A view of Sheikh Zayed Road - a major highway in Dubai that has been the site of rapid urban development. (Image credit: Al Miller) Passing remarks, it turns out, can make a lasting impression. I had come to appreciate such remarks while conducting my dissertation fieldwork in Dubai during the course of 2010. That year saw me regularly engage ... Continue reading »
Cambridge Dictionaries Online defines Altruism as "willingness to do things which bring advantages to other people, even if it results in disadvantage for yourself". In Persian, Altruism may be translated as Enssaan Doosti, Bashar Doosti, Nou@ Dousti (in which @ stands for the letter Ain), Az Khod Gozashtegi, Eissaar, etc. Oxford Dictionary identif ... Continue reading »
Perez PradoMambo JamboDance performed by Matt and Ula RiversMusicarranged for 2 pianosPerformed by SHIRIN ... Continue reading »
The new Kiosk documentary "Kiosk, A Generation Destroyed By Madness" is a wonderful behind the scenes peek into one of our best rock bands. If like me you have followed the rise of Kiosk ever since their ground breaking debut album "Adameh Mamooli", and own every album since, you naturally want to see and hear and read and watch more. This film d ... Continue reading »
TEL AVIV -- Amid a heated war of words between Israel and Iran over the Islamic republic's nuclear ambitions, one musician is hoping that an unconventional weapon will help cool the tensions.
Iranian-born Israeli Menashe Sasson, 67, broadcasts traditional Persian melodies for an audience in his old home country from a studio in Israel. He hears a n ... Continue reading »
Gole Yakh - 70's pop song by Kourosh Yaghmaei arranged by Sahba Aminikia Performed at Echoes of Tehran San Francisco Conservatory of Music May 6, 2013 ... Continue reading »
A new wind instrument, named the yasnai, will be introduced during concerts that are being organized by tar virtuoso Kayvan Saket.
Mohammad Beigi, the creator of the instrument, will play it during the concerts, which will be held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall from May 8 to 10, Saket said at a press conference on Monday. Beigi is an expert construc ... Continue reading »
“As the 2013 Iranian presidential election quickly approaches, many in the religious minority communities brace themselves for the worst,” said Sekulow, whose organization represents Abedini’s Idaho-based family. “Meanwhile, Pastor Saeed currently suffers in solitary confinement in Evin prison -- a place in which he said a single day passes like a ... Continue reading »
Shahram, a 20-year-old university student, listens to American R&B. He sings along to his favourite songs while driving his Kia Pride â a Korean version of the Ford Festiva â and is always looking for Persian R&B, which is as scarce as cocktail lounges in Tehran. His friend Pejman, 19, finds himself in hip-hop, which he regards as the only true ave ... Continue reading »
“Favoritism”, “Cronyism”, and “Nepotism” are barriers to the culture of human rights cultivation. In every modern society, ethical issues and ethical decision-making are among the major shared concerns. One of the most basic themes in ethics is fairness. On the concept of fairness and justice, philosopher Aristotle says, "Equals shou ... Continue reading »
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