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Three Poems by Allama Iqbal: Khizr-e-Rah
Tehrān :: Iran | about 8 hours ago
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He is best known for his appearance in the Qur'an in Sura al-Kahf. Although not mentioned by name, he is assumed to be the figure that Musa (Moses) accompanies and whose seemingly violent and destructive actions so disturb Moses that he violates his...
Tags: Khizr Jis, Khizr Young, Allama Iqbal, hai zindagi, main hai, toe hai, Persian, Mother Earth, Iran, Tehrān, Indian Muslims
How An Empire Was Lost in a Day: The Battle of Issus
I continue on with the series of how various ancient empires lost their status in one day because too many people think that the USA will always remain a superpower. However, that is how people thought when other empires ruled the ancient worlds...
Tags: empire, day, issus, darius, alexander, alexander the great, macedonians, persian empire, persian, persia, iran, soldiers, war, battle, strategy, chess
Ben Kingsley will now act as SHAH JAHAN who built the Taj Mahal
Ben Kingsley the english actor who has previoulsy won an Oscar by playing the role of the great Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Gandhi) will be playing another Indian historical role as Shah Jahan, the great Indian Emperor who built the Taj Mahal....
Tags: Ben Kingsley, Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Hollywood, Bollywood, Aishwariya Rai, Mumtaz Mahal, Indian History, Wonder of the World, SBK Productions, Miss World, Beauty Pagent, Indian Film Festival, David Ashton, Agra Fort, Persian, Indian, Islamic architectural styles, Islamic, monument, Mogul emperor, Taj, Taj the Movie, Seven Wonders of the World, bafta, golden globe, screen actors guild, India, Mumbai, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Emperor, Mumtaz, Islamic architecture, Tourism in Uttar Pradesh, Entertainment Culture, Agra, Mohandas Gandhi, Mughal architecture, allnews
Egypt rejects discovery of Persian army
Cairo :: Egypt | 2 days ago
Credibility Reports had earlier announced that the remains of an army led by Persian King Cambyses II had been discovered by the Castiglioni brothers in a small oasis not far from Siwa. Some 50,000 warriors are said to have been drowned in a great sandstorm 2,500...
Tags: Egypt, Zahi Hawass, persian army, Alfredo Castiglioni, Persian, Cairo, Siwa Oasis, Supreme Council of Antiquities, Cambyses II of Persia
Foundation Tied to Iran Has Record of Donations to Columbia University
Tehrān :: Iran | 3 days ago
Credibility The donation, the largest of many the foundation has made to Columbia, became a matter of interest this month when federal prosecutors accused the foundation of illegally providing money and services to Iran ...Stone, a spokesman for Columbia, said Monday...
Tags: Columbia University, New York Post, using universities, Iran, columbia universities, rutgers universities, Persian, Alavi Foundation, islamic charity, funding donates, Tehrān, Lee Bollinger, Controversies surrounding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bnai Haman, Politics, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Antisemitism, Alavi, Hooshang Amirahmadi, Politics of Iran, Iranian Plateau, Western Asia
Review: The Beginnings of Divination
Qazvīn :: Iran | 6 days ago
Credibility Reading the future and shunning possible mishaps is mankind’s oldest dream. In 16th-century Iran and Turkey, where Persian, the literary language of Iran, was also used at court, it inspired some of the most intriguing book paintings ever. These were...
Tags: Persian, Dr. Farhad, Iran, exhibition books, Qazvīn, Shahnameh, Persian language, Manuchehri, Entertainment Culture, Persian literature, Iranian culture, Farhad
Culture: The crisis of an Islamic Republic
Tehrān :: Iran | 12 days ago
Credibility The crisis of an Islamic Republic In the light of recent suppression of opposition in Iran, Hamid Dabashi reviews the effects of the Islamic Revolution These are the times that try men's souls . . . . Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we...
Tags: Islamic Republic do, Iranian, Islamisation, Hojjat Al-Islam Kadivar, political culture, cosmopolitan culture, iranians political, Persian, Afghanistan, iranians cosmopolitan, Iran, Tehrān, Ruhollah Khomeini, Protests, Islamic terrorism, Islamism, Islam, Islamic history, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Revolution, Politics
Legendary Lost Persian Army Found in Sahara
Rome :: NY :: USA | 17 days ago
Credibility Twin brothers Angelo and Alfredo Castiglioni are hopeful that they've finally found the lost army of Persian King Cambyses II. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, Cambyses II and his armied were buried by a cataclysmic sandstorm in 525 B.C. He...
Tags: sahara desert, Sahara, persian army, Persian
Iranian Band Shams Ensemble Plays US Shows to Promote Freedom
Shams Ensemble, a musical troupe that features music drawn from Persia's distant past and has become a rallying point of overseas support for the Green Revolution in Iran, begins a three-concert tour in the US starting Sept. 27 in San Francisco. Their...
Tags: shams ensemble, iran, iranian revolution, green revolution, iran revolution, freedom, justice, san francisco, california, music, hope, passion, teresa rodriguez williamson, evan karp, change, rumi, persian, brazilian, kurdish, huffington post, tango diva, davies symphony
Israel accuses IAEA of withholding Iran info
Tehrān :: Iran | 2 months ago
Credibility Israel accuses the International Atomic Energy Agency of withholding information on Iran's nuclear program...It further called upon the international community to 'take substantive and prompt steps' to put an end to Iran's nuclear program. Chief Mohamed...
Tags: Iranian, Israeli, nuclear programs, israel accuses, IAEA, Tehran, Persian
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