Hi. My name is Shabnam Ghayour and I’m a “Food-a-holic”. Therapy-Style confessions aside, yes, I am indeed Shabnam or ‘Sabrina’ as my clients know me. ...Comment
The current arrest of five Iranian-Americans in Tehran on charges of promoting "velvet revolution" has once again raised the issues of Iranians in Diaspora to...Comment
Excerpt from introduction to Rostam: Tales of Love & War from Persia's Book of Kings, translated by Dick Davis (Mage Publishers, 2007). "Rostam is Iran’s...Comment
Recently, I've come across several articles and photo essays about the various events surrounding Norooz and Sizdah Bedar. I've also received emails from patriotic Iranians...Comment
Mossadegh is the true story of the coup orchestrated by the C.I.A. in 1953 that installed the Shah of Iran. Driven by an infectious power-pop...Comment
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Your lukewarm tears are mine, And my butterfly laughter is yours, From the land of flowers and dreams, I like to send chocolates and fairytales...Comment
Wine is seen as the natural partner of many great cuisines, but few people associate it with Persian food, one of the world's most sophisticated...Comment
"Jashne sadeh bar shomaa khojasteh baad..." This is how we were greeted by a nice lady, wearing a traditional Persian dress and sprinkling Golab on...Comment
A rant based on this page on Wikipedia about politically-motivated euphemism: WWI: Sauerkrat and Hamburgers renamed to "Liberty Cabbage" and "Liberty Burgers" to rally anti-German...Comment
New York City -- By pushing the doctrine of democratization of the Middle East, it seems, US and Great Britain, have embarked on an international...Comment
I am looking out of the window. The sun is shining very brightly, snow has covered everything and the scenery is absolutely beautiful. You feel...Comment
On January 22nd the National Organization for Women (NOW) commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, which legalized a...Comment
Since the resurgence of fundamentalism in the Muslim world, many women have been stoned to death for committing adultery. This is the story of one...Comment