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The Conference of the Birds: A Study of Farid Ud-Din Attar's Poem Using Jali Diwani Calligraphy
By Farīd al-Dīn ʻAṭṭār, Farah K. Behbehani
Written in the twelfth century by the Persian poet and mystic Farid ud-Din Attar, The Conference of the Birds tells how the birds of the world have gathered to search for a mythological king.