Three months ago the beach between Jaffa and Tel Aviv was site of happiness for everybody, including Palestinians coming there to enjoy the end of ramadan
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The accidental discovery of Iran by a young german traveler
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Another example that most of the greatest things in western civilisation have their roots in some ancient Persian tradition
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Instead of linking Iran to the "Edict of Cyrus", they "newly invented" an "Edict of Cyprus"
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Mohammad Reza Shajarian, a living legend of classical persian music on his European concert tour played together with the Shahnaz Ensemble in Munich
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The Persian-Archaemenid empire under Dareius the Great had its largest extension in the 5th century BCE, when its north-western boarders extended up the Thrakian plains in nowaday Bulgaria
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An open letter to an iranian friend here in the west.
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Sorry for being a bit naive, but I"d like to raise a rather unpolitical question, regarding horses in Iran
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This is an extended reply to Amir Parviz (for a Secular Monarchy) recently posted thesis, arguing that western-style democracy wont bring any benefit to the people of Iran
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In 1979 US rock musician Frank Zappa composed the rock opera "Joe's Garage" inspired by the 1979 islamic "revolution" in Iran
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In response to a collection of traditional iranian toys which were posted two weeks ago by Ghormeh Sabzi, I"d like to demonstrate how similar traditional dolls might look in other parts of the world.
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A new documentary by french film-maker Manon Loizeau shows in dramatic scenes how the violence by the Basidj turned the 2009 post-election demonstrations in Teheran into a blood shed.
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After watching this nice video sentence of nocturnal Teheran, I felt a cold shiver down my back. A neon-sign pointing to Hotel Evin?
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