How did a 400-line poem based on the writings of a Persian sage and advocating seize-the-day hedonism achieve widespread popularity in Victorian England? The Rubáiyát
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Judaism, the very original Arch of the Covenant for the three Abrahamic monotheistic religions of Jewish, Christianity and Islam, is now ubiquitously practiced, observed or
Willem Marius Floor was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands. After finishing high school, he attended the University of Utrecht were he studied Arabic and eventually became
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Most of world’s popular religions have relied on political powers to legitimise their claim, offer protection and support, so the ‘true faith’ can spread far and
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Many books, articles, essays in recent years have been written about dogs and their relationship to humans. They all testify to the strong bond between
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‘Cyrus is the Father, and Googoosh the Daughter, if there’s ever been one’ Familiar stranger, I love thee; To the land of tales, take me
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به سفارش استادم سخت مشغول مشق تار در ایوان عمارت بودم، هشت نُه ساله بیشتر نبودم اما چون قد بلندی داشتم و هیکلم همچو نی
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