Iranian of the Day

Apple Pro Profile: Persian culture is richly veined with artistic accomplishment. It’s difficult to imagine architecture, painting, literature, music, dance, and, not least, Oriental carpets, without the finely-wrought aesthetic contributions of ancient Persia. In fact, the traditional Persian garden — an enclosed space known in Farsi as pairidaeza and intended to offer a protected spiritual and social retreat — is the origin of the “paradise on earth” known as the Garden of Eden. So you could say that Parish Kohanim’s love of beauty is in his blood. Born in Shiraz, he was raised on classical music, books, literature, art, and a deep appreciation for the gardens, the mountains, and the light of his native land. He learned early from his mother that the limitations on where he could venture — as a Jew in a Muslim country — should never apply to his imagination >>>