'God protect us from famine, lies and earthquake' opined the inscription on the great Apadama staircase. We were visiting Perspolis, the 2500 year old spring

Often you pick up a CD hoping that the music lives up to the tantalizing title. But Ziba Shirazi's “Havaa-ye Taazeh” is indeed a fresh

People’s sensitivity about age has always fascinated me. Would I dare ask how old you are? Certainly not, at least, not unless you’re under thirty.