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An old buckle of a Persian Belt

October 19, 2015, 9:52 am
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Today I visited a unique exhibition at Rotterdam's World Museum: "The Persians, Warriors and Poets". It's a joint project between this Dutch museum and Stibbert Museum in Italy.

The exhibition is mostly focused on the Persian weapons in Safavid era; ca. 16th and 17th century. This era is quite important in the history of Persia (or Iran). Safavid kings reunited the country and Persian art (except for music) also blossomed in this period.


But now many Persians do not show interest in Safavid dynasty. It seems the main reason is the current political situation in Iran. The current government of Iran is Shia and Safavid kings were also Shia and cited Shia Islam as the official religion of Persia when they came to power; different from the rest of Islamic countries which are mostly Sunni. Another important point which should not be forgotten is the Persians were mostly Zoroastrian before the Arabs' attack to their country in 7th AD.

Anyway what attracted my attention at the exhibition is not weapons or religious/national stuff; it's a very cute belt's buckle. Very artistic! I made a photo of that which you can see in the beginning of this page. It has been made around 1800 AD by a Persian artist. I also love the color, a peaceful blue!


Today also BBC Persian TV aired an informative report from the exhibition. You can watch it here.
Rotterdam's World Museum has also published the catalogue of the exhibition as a superb book.
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Christmas Tree at Library of Congress

December 28, 2015, 8:55 pm
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The atmosphere of the Library of Congress is always wonderful. You feel that you are surrounded by science and can read and learn in a peaceful atmosphere. These days it's more lovely. The library staff has put a beautiful Christmas Tree in the main entrance of  Jefferson building which says hello to the visitor.
I wish peace and happiness for the whole world in 2016.
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Persian Princess Ashraf Pahlavi passes away in New York

January 7, 2016, 4:04 pm
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The Persian princess Ashraf Pahlavi passes away at the age of 97 in New York. She was a twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last king of Persia (Iran).

Princess Ashraf in the recent years could not recognize anyone around her.

After 1979 Islamic revolution and her departure from her homeland, she actively supported Iranian studies foundations in the United States, known as ISF.
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Princess Ashraf was the most controversial member of Pahlavi family. Her memories was published in 1981 as a book in English entitled "Faces in a Miror". Hormoz Abdolahi has translated this book into Persian.

Princess Ashraf's son Shahryar Shafigh was assassinated by the agents of Islamic regime of Tehran in early 1979 and Azadeh Shafigh (his sister) died by cancer in 2000 in France.

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in the United States | Photo Gallery

January 14, 2016, 11:00 pm
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The majority of National Air and Space Museum stuff in Washington DC is moved to a huge complex near Dulles Airport in Virginia. It's a must see collection for those who love both commercial and military air plains. The museum also shows part of US history and its military presence in Vietnam, Korea and World War.
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2016 : Hope for Zayandeh Rud

February 15, 2016, 8:43 pm
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l'Ecole Normale Supérieure de Téhéran, Perse, 1933

May 14, 2016, 4:19 am
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Homeyra, Mahasti and Hayedeh's Last Cassettes Promotion Before 1979 Revolution

June 11, 2016, 11:01 pm
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The promotion of the last albums by the Persian singers Homeyra, Mahasti and Hayedeh before 1979 revolution.
The advertisement has been published in an October 1979 issues of Etelaat Newspaper in Tehran. VAAY VAAY (by Homeira), BIGANEH (by Mahasti) and MAN KHODAM RAFTANIAM (by Hayedeh) are the title of the albums and which had been released by Jahan Music Company in Teheran.
All of these singers continued their activities later in the United States.
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Rare Photo: Queen Farah Diba with Lepers, 1973

June 21, 2016, 3:36 am
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A rare photo of Queen Farah Diba of Persia with lepers, close to the city of Birjand in 1973.
The photo, which is taken at Dr. Raaji Leprosy Centre, was originally published in the Persian-language weekly Kayhan Havai. 
On that time Queen Farah was trying to help the lepers to return to the society.
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Removing the name PERSIAN GULF from Berlin's Islamic Art Museum map!

March 5, 2017, 12:12 pm
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Recently the Islamic Art Museum in Berlin has organized an exhibition entitled "Ctesiphon". The exhibition displays the objects which have been found in this ancient Persian city by the American and German archaeologists in 1931.
The organizers of Ctesiphon exhibition has installed a big map at the museum which shows the West Asia. In the map the name of all seas and waterways are written except for the Persian Gulf.
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A museum is considered as a neutral and academic organization but it seems Berlin's Islamic Art Museum is just going to please Arab countries; maybe because of its financial ties with them.
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Clik here to view. Also at the end of the Ctesiphon Exhibition there is a sign in English and Arabic!
It seems Berlin's Islamic Art Museum does not know the language of Persian Empire and Ctesiphon was Persian, not Arabic.

Parts of the exhibition can be watched in this video. The objects are quite unique. If you visit Berlin do not miss this exhibition. It is on Pergamonmuseum at the Museum Island of German capital.

More information about the exhibition: PERGAMON MUSEUM website
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Mohammad Manzarpour fired from VOA Persian Service

March 28, 2017, 10:52 am
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Manzarpour (Photo: Facebook)
Mohammad Manzarpour, the editor of Voice of America's Persian Service has been fired today.
The reason is not clear.
Manzarpour was one of the close staff members of VOA Persian Service to the director Setareh Derakhshesh. VOA management (BBG) had already received countless complaints in regard of Mazarpour's and Derakhshesh's unprofessional behavior at work.

Before joining the VOA Persian Service, Mohammad Manzarpour was a producer at BBC Persian Service at its Washington bureau. His cooperation with BBC was stopped in 2013 in a suspicious atmosphere as well.

Voice of America has not given any comment on Manzarpour fire.
WATCH: One of the most successful productions by VOA Persian Service (an Interview with Iraj Pezeshkzad, author, produced by Hooman Bakhtiar and Bijan Farhoodi) 




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SHAHNAMEH FERDOWSI (Baysonghori Manuscripts)

April 13, 2017, 12:09 pm
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Imperial Bank of Persia (1931 advertisement)

August 26, 2017, 5:53 am
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I just received an old newspaper from Birmingham. The daily, dated February 1931 contains an advertisement of "Imperial Bank of Persia".
In various online sources, it is mentioned that Imperial Bank of Persia has been active since 1889 to 1929 but it can not be correct because this advertisement has been published in 1931. Anyway:
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The beautiful building of Imperial Bank of Persia is still in operation in Tehran under the name of Bank Tejarat, located in Toupkhaneh Square. The designer of the building is Markar Galstiants (1885-1985), the Persian-Armenian architect.
IBP was the first modern bank in Persia / Iran and established with a concession from the Persian government to Baron Julius De Reuter.

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Persian Cat Lustreware, 13th century

December 1, 2017, 3:21 pm
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As a cat lover, wherever I go I capture the cats! This time I have discovered a 13th-century Persian cat at the British Museum. The lustreware has been made in the city of Kashan and it has been offered to the museum as a gift around 1934. 
The cat looks chubby and lazy. Typically Persian! the cat I mean of course :)) 
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Masterpieces from Ziwiye, Kurdistan Province of Persia

October 16, 2018, 9:42 am
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12th-century Stone-paste from Persia 'Hoopoe'

December 2, 2018, 9:40 am
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Persian stonepaste (Fritware) from the 12th century in the form of hoopoe.
Stone-paste is a type of pottery in which frit is added to clay to reduce its fusion temperature.
In the 13th century the town of Kashan in Persia/Iran was an important centre for the production of fritware.
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Rare Photos of Reza Shah funeral in Tehran 1950

February 19, 2019, 2:20 am
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The coffin of Reza Shah was brought back from the Kingdom of Egypt by train and then by airplane, making two stops, one in Mecca and the other in Medina. Then, later, his body was transferred by plane to Ahvaz, and then later by train to Tehran.
On May 8, 1951, Reza Shah's Imperial funeral took place in Ray, in which Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, along with the entire Pahlavi family, many ministers and Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, participated
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Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878 – 1944), was the Shah of Persia from 15 December 1925 until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of his country on 16 September 1941. Reza Shah is considered the founder of modern identity of Persia/Iran.
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King Faisal of Saudi Arabia & Mohammad Reza Shah of Persia 1974

March 9, 2019, 8:43 pm
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Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, King of Persia (Iran) welcomes King Faisal of Saudi Arabia in Tehran, 1974.
This rare photo was originally published in the state Persian-language periodical 'FARMAN'. The title of the volume is 'Tarikh-e Talayi-e Asr-e Pahlavi' [The Golden Age of Pahlavi Era].
King Faisal ruled Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 and Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi was the king of Persia from 1941 to 1979.
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Persia, the countries are in cold war with each other. In 1987 during the Hajj ceremony, hundreds of Iranians were killed in a clash with Saudi security forces and in 2006 the Saudi Embassy's building in Tehran was set on fire with Molotov cocktails.


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Shah of Persia in Europe: Nassereddin Shah Qajar (1873)

May 8, 2019, 11:36 pm
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A sketch of Nassereddin Shah in 1873 by the Dutch artist J. L. Ten Kate. It was originally published under the title "De Schah van Perzië in Europa" in Amsterdam at the same time.

Nassereddin Shah (Naser al-Din Shah Qajar) was the 4th king of Qajar dynasty in Persia. The Qajars ruled the country from 1789 to 1925. At the start of the 20th century, the Qajars were replaced by a new power: the Pahlavi dynasty.


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IRAN AIR flight ticket in 1971

May 29, 2019, 9:07 pm
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Rare Portrait of Ahmad Shah Qajar, King of Persia

February 8, 2020, 2:30 am
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Clik here to view. A rare portrait of Ahmad Shah Qajar, king of Persia, by Seyyed Hossein Arjangi (aka Mir Mossavar).
1910 / oil on canvas.

Currently, the painting is kept in a private collection in Europe.

Ahmad Shah (1898-1930) was only 11 when he came to the throne. This portrait which may have been made from a photograph, was intended to give the child a proud, imperial bearing. But in actual fact he had little power.

Ahmad Shah was the first constitutional monarch of Persia (Iran). In 1921 his war minister Reza Khan fomented a coup and later founded the Pahlavi dynasty.


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