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Persian Cemetery in Istanbul
Istanbul Persian Cemetery is located in Uskudar district, in the Asian side of the city. The cemetery created in ca. 1850 when the ecenomic ties of Persia (Iran) and Ottomans were growing.The cemetery...
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King Bahram and his Harpist in a Persian Pottery
King BAHRAM and his harpist AZADEH in a Persian pottery dated 13th century.This work is now kept at Victoria & Albert Museum in London.The idea is inspired from the stories of national epic of...
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American University's Honorary Doctorate for Queen Farah of Persia
A rare photo from the Persian-language weekly KAYHAN HAVAI which shows Queen Farah Diba while receiving American University's honorary doctorate. The document was offered to her by Raymond Geraldson,...
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IRAN @ 1972 Munich Olympics Games
A rare photo of Persian delegation at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, West Germany.The photo has been taken by Ali Ghashghayi and has been originally published in the Persian-language weekly...
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Princes' Gates : Destroying the Background View...
Today I was walking in downtown Toronto, from Union Station, alongside of the lake, to visit the Princes' Gates.When I reached the gates I got fascinated by the architecture of the gates but at the...
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Persian Carpet @ Aga Khan Museum of Toronto
In the main permanent gallery of Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, a huge Persian carpet is on display. This beautiful carpet belongs to Safavid era (16th century).Agha Khan Museum is a newly established...
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Georgi Traykov Girovski, President of Bulgaria in Persepolis, 1967
This morning I received various old Persian-language magazines from Tehran. Among them was a copy of FerdowsiMonthly which includes a rare photo of the late Bulgarian President Georgi Traykov Girovski...
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Queen Farah Diba and the members of a Persian Tribe
A rare photo of Farah Diba (Pahlavi), the last queen of Persia, with young girls of a tribe.The photo has been originally published in the Persian-language monthly Ferdowsi in Tehran in 1967.Based on a...
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SAE Institute; a Terrible Education Experience in Rotterdam
While ago I was advised by one of my friends in Rotterdam that if I am interested to attend a short video production course in English,SAEInstitute, (a kind of creative media education) is a choice.I...
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VOA stops radio broadcast service in Persian
Today started with a sad news for Persian media followers:Voice of America switches-off radio broadcast service in Persian. The TV and online sections will remain active. Voice of America's Persian...
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Reza Daneshvar Passes Away in Exile
Reza Daneshvar, the celebrated Persian writer, passed away in Paris on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 due to cancer. He was 68.Reza Daneshvar used to live in France after 1979 Islamic revolution in his...
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Our Persian Cat - Before and After Shaving !
Kali is our Persian cat. She is 7 now. We adopted her when we used to live in Romania.Few days ago Kali was shaved and now looks totally different, like a little lion!But she is happy because it's...
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Once Again: NIAC advertisement on New York Times
Once again the so-called "National Iranian American Council" (NIAC) has promoted itself in a full-page advertisement on New York Times.Today they have also sent a newsletter to their list proudly about...
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Morgenland Festival | Bimhuis | Amsterdam | July 2015 :: Photo Gallery
This year (2015) the German-based Morgenland Festival presented its programs in Amsterdam as well. The concerts took place at Bimhuis for three nights (16-17-18 July) and specially first and third...
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Netanyahu's Persian Twitter is Full of Mistakes!
Last week in New York Times I read Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a Persian-language twitter. It's good and hopefully an effective way to communicate with Iran's people but I am...
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Photo Gallery: Amsterdam Gay Pride 2015
Dutch People Are Cute and Funny!Huge crowd by the river Amstel @ Amsterdam Gay Pride 2015: This year, Dutch Ministry of Defense also had a boat in the pride :)
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Persian Postage Stamps from ca. 1850 (Qajar Era)
Today I found these Persian postage stamps in a market in Berlin. They belong to Qajar dynasty which was in power in Persia (Iran) in 18th and 19th century.I am not 100% sure but strongly believe the...
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The Dog and the Harmonica Player...
The man was playing harmonica and his dog was helping him to collection money.The dog's inocent face had a great effect on people to pay their own share. Many also were taking photo with the dog and...
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A Monster called Dutch Pancake!
I have always enjoyed Dutch pancakes; little sweat, tasty, so nice to have it in the afternon with a little honey. But yesterday something very exceptional happened in the center of Amsterdam.Look at...
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National Iranian Radio & Television Chamber Orchestra in Persepolis, 1968
A rare photo of Nartonal Iranian Radio & Television Chamber Orchestra (a.k.a "NIRT) in a concert at Shiraz Art Festival, Persepolis, 1968. The orchestra in this event was conducted by the...
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