Showing posts with label Iranian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iranian. Show all posts
Thursday, August 6, 2015

Persian Postage Stamps from ca. 1850 (Qajar Era)

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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...
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Reza Daneshvar Passes Away in Exile

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Reza Daneshvar, the celebrated Persian writer, passed away in Paris on Wednesday, 27 May 2015 due to cancer. He was 68. Reza Daneshvar...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

King Bahram and His Harpist on a Persian Pottery Piece

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King Bahram and his harpist Azadeh, depicted on a 13th-century Persian pottery piece, are now housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum ...
Saturday, November 22, 2014

Princess Fatemeh Pahlavi : A Rare Photo

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Recently I have discovered a quite rare photo of the Persian princess Fatemeh Pahlavi. Fatemeh (also spelled Fatimeh) was Reza Shah ...
Monday, July 28, 2014

Iran's New Wave of Crackdown on Journalists

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Iran's government has started a new and huge campaign to crackdown on journalists. Seraj Mirdamadi, the former contributor of vario...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

PARADE SCENE: Ceramic from Safavid Persia

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This beautiful ceramic is coming from Persia. It has been made in 17th century during Safavid era; an important time in the history of ...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Persian Lion and Sun Flags in Toronto Streets

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People from every country live in Toronto. In these days because of 2014 World Cup many of them are using car flags. Persian community ...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Persian Bride and Groom in 1944

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A Persian bride and groom in 1944. The photo has been taken in the city Isfahan. --------- The photo is from my family archive. Cop...
Friday, May 9, 2014

Persian Communities in front of European Parliament, 8 May 2014

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Yesterday around 100 people of Persian communities in Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands were gathered in front of EU Parliam...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Persian Fire-Jumping Festival in Holland

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Tonight Persians in various parts of the Netherlands celebrated "Chaharshanbeh-Soori"; their ancient fire-jumping festival which ...
Saturday, November 30, 2013

KARNA @ Persepolis Museum

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KARNA is one of the ancient Persian musical instruments. This Karna which is now kept at Persepolis Museum near Shiraz shows the importa...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

Persian Family on Norwegian Daily Cover

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The Norwegian daily Byavisa in one of its recent issues has published the photo of an Iranian immigrant families in Norway whose membe...
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Persian Fritware from 13th-Century AD

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This artistic work has been created in Persia in 13th-century; when the country was ruled by Seljuq dynasty. was a Turkish Sunni Musl...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Mossadeq Foundation in Geneva

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Mossadeq Foundation which is based in Geneva is a great place for those who love Persian history, culture and art; hundreds of books in ...
Saturday, May 25, 2013

Persian Opposition Groups at Swedish Parliament

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This morning, 25 May 2013, more than 100 members of Persian opposition groups started a two-day conference at Swedish parliament. The e...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Mohammad Nasiri, an Olympic Gold Medalist for Persia

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A rare photo of Mohammad Nasiri, Persian weightlifter and an Olympic Gold Medalist for Persia [Iran]. The photo shows him in 1973 World ...
Monday, May 13, 2013

Persian Ballet Dancers, Tehran, 1975

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(Left to Right): Hayedeh Changizian and Jamshid Saghabashi, two of greatest Persian ballet dancers in Tehran. In the above photo which ...