Persian Realm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GORBY: Shahbanou Farah, Mikhail Gorbachev and Mahnaz Afkhami

Mikhail Gorbachev who recently celebrated his 80th Birthday will be honoured at a spectacular concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London>>>

Barbara Walters On Interviewing Muammar Gaddafi in 1989

CNN’s Chris Cooper interviews Barbara Walters on Her Interview of the Libyan Tyrant in 1989. Walters had the audacity to ask him if he was mad>>>

PRESIDENCY ON SCREEN: Anthony Hopkins in Oliver Stone's "NIXON"

A biographical story of former U.S. president Richard Milhous Nixon, from his days as a young boy to his eventual presidency which ended in shame>>>

Shah to Nixon on "Revolutions" vs "Evolutions" in Middle East (1969)

Greeted by President Nixon, the Shah of Iran makes an amazing speech on "Revolutions" vs "Evolutions" in the Middle East which seems to echo through time.(10/21/1969)>>>

How Truly Democratic And Stable Is The British Monarchy?

As the UK is rocked by riots concerns are raised as to the stability of the democratic institutions in Great Britain and the role of the Royal Family>>>

PRESIDENCY ON SCREEN: Josh Brolin as Bush in Oliver Stone's "W."

A chronicle on the life and presidency of George W. Bush from 1967 to his wild and carefree days in college to the Presidency of the United States>>>

Princess Ashraf Pahlavi visits a hospital (1951)

Princess Ashraf Pahlavi visits a hospital 1951 (the year her daughter Princess Azadeh was born)>>>

WHO'S THE EXPERT? John Simpson Proves Barbara Slavin Wrong on Libya

Veteran War Correspondent John Simpson proves If anything that political or historical assessments by so called "experts" are anything BUT Rocket Science (For lack of a better word)>>>

US tabloid titles "Liz Taylor and Ardeshir Zahedi Very Much in Love"

Ardeshir Zahedi Iran's ambassador to Washington and Elizabeth Taylor make headlines in an American tabloid as the hottest couple in town>>>

Machiavelli's "The Prince" and the "Art" of Governing

The first rule in Politics is Not about distinguishing between Good and Evil but Doing What is Right at the right time. Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469 – 1527) author of The Prince>>>

CLEOPATRA VISITS PERSIA: Elizabeth Taylor at Chehel Setoon (1974)

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, one of the 20th Century's biggest movie stars, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 79. A Persian Tribute to the Hollywood Legend. RIP Liz >>>

ROYALTY ON SCREEN: Grace Kelly in "The Swan" (1956)

The film deals with the story of the daughter of a minor branch of a European royal house who is being considered as a wife for her cousin, the heir to the throne>>>

Julie Andrews & Anne Hathaway in "Princess Diaries 1&2"

Mia, an awkward San Francisco teenager, has just learned her deceased father was the crown prince of Genovia>>>

Beirut Duty Free Rocks Airport with Dabke Dance ;0)

Whilst the idea of a flash mob isn't a new thing, a Dabke / Hip-Hop flash mob in Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (Beirut Duty Free) at a time when the region is in flux is certainly a first>>>

ELEMENTS OF DESTINY: Women Displays Royal 7 Seen On Shores of Caspian Sea

An anonymous brave Iranian women displays a Royal Haft Seen in honor of Iran's Royal family and particularly in tribute to Shapour Ali Reza Pahlavi.>>>