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    To me and to many others, nothing is comparable with spending a night under the shallow ceiling of desert’s sky whose all shining stars seem reachable.Imagine you witness this beautiful scene in a quiet night of a very old city made out of clay, which can not easily get rid of the warmth the sun [...]


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Saadi, a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson!
    Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803–82), An American essayist, poet, and popular philosopher has a poem called " Saadi" .As the name suggests it is  about Persian great classic poet "Saadi Shirazi". Emerson who didn't know Farsi and  ...

The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: an Icon to National Identity
     Introduction: Epic poems are part of the heritage of many peoples around the world. Long before writing became the mode of transmitting culture and history, story tellers (usually in verse and song) have enthralled their communities ...

Religions of Iran
    The overwhelming majority of Iranians - at least 90 percent of the total population - are Muslims who adhere to Shia Islam. In contrast, the majority of Muslims throughout the world follow Sunni Islam. Of ...

Persian Art
      Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts, the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. Not one of these books can be understood unless we read ...

The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: an Icon to National Identity
     Introduction: Epic poems are part of the heritage of many peoples around the world. Long before writing became the mode of transmitting culture and history, story tellers (usually in verse and song) have enthralled their communities ...

The Art of Pottery
    The taste and talent of this people can be seen through the designs of their earthenwares R. Ghirshman The history of the art of pottery in Iran goes back into ancient time. When agriculture came into existence ...

The History of Iran and its People
    Iran, which is located in Central Eurasia along the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf, is home to several million people that all come with their own unique history. When you look deep into the ...
Iran, Land of four Seasons
    Iran is one of the few countries that have all four distinguished seasons. And at any time of the year, in each section of the country, one of the four seasons is visible. Iran’s variety ...
Tehran
    The modern powerhouse of the government and its engineers, Tehran (meaning warm slopes) was originally a village on the suburb of Rey, Iranian capital until Mongol invasion of the country in 1220 AD, when it ...