I know Ayaan Hirsi Ali has many detractors who vehemently oppose her just because she has the courage to stick her neck out and tell
Mohammad, an Arab child, entered his classroom on the first day of school. “What is your name?” asked the teacher. “Mohammad” answered the kid. “You are in
Even though we still do not know for sure how we got to be on this planet, we have a long history of living on
“The Corruption of Capitalism” is Richard Duncan’s easy to read, thoroughly researched book, providing a lucid and original argument about the causes of the current global
What a misguided volley of negative reactions from Iranian monarchists to Mohsen Namjoo’s recent song, Reza Khan! Isn’t the artist just saying out loud what
Moments drop and echo in the deep well of memories that carve images of sounds now faded away… nerves signal to flashes of eyesight brightening
Echoes of history in my ears fill time-lapses The screaming chimes of ringing collapses, Forgotten crimes of dark apocalypses I can see all when time
There was once a guy who ran away from home to join the army. He had been 17 and disoriented, thin and short, not quite
The strained breast of the ugliest witch Vomits the dirtiest teeth with laughter And we, the naïve people With One thousand four hundred years Behind
TWO ARTISTS FROM GAZA WHO FOUND AND REDISCOVERED EACH OTHER THROUGH THEIR ART An exhibition uniting the works of two artists who grew up together
Frank Hurley was a famous Australian, photographer, documentary maker and adventurer. He was the official Australian photographer during WWI and WWII. He force landed in
Brockman, John (ed.), This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works, Harper Perennial, 2013. In 1997, the Reality Club, which
Your echo for me Is filled In a narrow alley Among lonely days And fitful dreams. My echo for you sounds Between your shadow And
Fly, flight, plight, despair, frozen tears, frozen anger, forgotten wish, forgotten dream, forgotten tears melted anger, dried tears, running tears, frozen dream. Human born out
There are four amazing exhibitions at British Museum currently: “Vikings life and legend”, “Wise men from the east Zoroastrian traditions in Persia and beyond”, “Roman
A review of the book: Anahita – Ancient Persian Goddess and Zoroastrian Yazata (Paper and Kindle details) Book Review by Terry Graham (review produced here with
Witches, Whores, and Sorcerers: The Concept of Evil in Early Iran. By Satnam Mendoza Forrest. This is an English language book (236 pages), published University
The setting of Reza Alsan’s controversial history, Zealot: The Life and Times Of Jesus of Nazareth, parallels the situation in Israel/Palestine today. Then as now
As the famous story goes, Iranian-born Jazz singer Rana Farhan and American guitarist Steven Toub set their first jazz piece to classical Persian poetry on
در باره تحقيقات عباس قلى خان كاشكى شاه از وطنش جدا نبود – كاشكى كاشكى شاه نوكر آمريكا نبود – كاشكى كاشكى اينهمه غارت نمى
در باره تحقيقات عباس قلى خان كاشكى شاه از وطنش جدا نبود – كاشكى كاشكى شاه نوكر آمريكا نبود – كاشكى كاشكى اينهمه غارت نمى
It was amusing and a bit odd to watch the crowd of spectators in an Iranian basketball arena chanting “Kevin, Kevin.” Rarely in U.S. media
Democracy in US Has become a real mess Democracy for lobbies Democracy for press Democracy in UK At one time it was ok But
I wrote this letter to President Obama following the ground invasion of Gaza by Israelis in January 2009 and the massacre that followed. The invasion
This September the city of Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina will host the 6th biennial convention of the Association for The Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS). The
