A documentary on Alexander's attack on Persia triggered the writing of this poem (which came to me spontaneously after watching the film). In the beginning,

These brilliant designs by Zartosht Soltani are from Roozaneh dairy products in Iran. (16 total) (16 total)

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While it may seem like every new Western Rock band is made up of angry punks railing against a world they think owes them something,

I always see Kurds in the streets of Tehran with their traditional clothes. And I ask myself, why they don't dress like others? I traveled

On a recent lazy Saturday I was channel surfing, waiting for a World Cup game to come on ESPN. As usual, whenever you need something

My roof was leaking when my wife called from Dubai. She had left London three weeks ago on assignment with MBC Television and judging by

It is the children's last day of school tomorrow and I find myself feeling an ancient excitement about the summer. I remember this feeling from

Interview for the Italian journal, Buddhism and Society. After the attack on the Twin Towers, do you think that we need to start a deep

  Once again I have returned to Iran, and once again, I have had to face one of my fears. As an adult male, I

I am sitting back in a bit of a daze too much wine, too much song, too much wom… Well you get the picture. Azin

There are more things on heaven and earth than are even dreamt of in the philosophy of a Robert Fisk, even though he dares say

In the minds of a majority of Iranians, the late Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh is a shinning icon of independence, democracy, patriotism and the rule of