Brian Appleton — Sepehr Haddad was born in Washington DC in 1957. His family returned to Iran, where he completed his schooling in Bahar-e-No (Miss Mary) Elementary school, then to Iranzamin (Tehran... Read more »
Kaveh Farrokh (Ph.D.) (Langara College) — To rule over ancient Afghanistan was to be the Kushans, an offshoot of the Yueh-Chi briefly discussed earlier. After their expulsion of he Sakas the Yeuh-Chi... Read more »
The Persian Dogs Under a bill in Iran certain animals will be forbidden for the reason of protection: “Protection of public rights against dangerous and harmful animals,” prepared by hard-line conservative lawmakers... Read more »
There are many accounts as to the beginning of Mehregan. A few, different versions are listed below: — Mehregan is a day of victory when Angels helped Fereydoon and Kaveh become victorious... Read more »
Yas Rahemtulla — Content Warning: Mention of Mental Illness A friend’s grandfather passed away last month. When I told her I’d be writing this blog post, she mentioned that her grandmother found... Read more »
Song of the North is a large-scale, cinematic performance combining the manual art of shadow puppetry with projected animation to tell the courageous tale of Manijeh, a heroine from ancient Persia, who must use... Read more »
As I was passing through the vicinity of Jondi Shahpour I heard a tale by Khajeh Mohamad Mahtab which I will take to my grave with me. As I walk, I see... Read more »
Reza Vaghefi — Introduction Throughout history of the world and in every corner where there is a dictator or someone with full authority and ability to dispense benefits from peoples’ treasury, there... Read more »
The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) has released a book series to raise children’s awareness of the species at risk of extinction in Iran. Children above nine... Read more »
Sources: Nazari Co info@nazari-pistachio.com, Persiansarenotarabs.com and grandorco.com — The pistachio is one of the most important dried fruits in the world and has a high nutritional value including: heart health benefits: Because of... Read more »