Last week, The Smithsonian Museum of National Art in Washington DC featured "Grass" (the 1924 legendary documentary about the Bakhtiari people's harrowing migration) with musical accompaniment by Iranian American musician Kamyar Arsani, a master of the traditional Iranian frame ...
This film by DW (German government news service) provides the viewer with stunning arial views of Iran's mountains. It unfurls the rich tapestry of Iran’s history, from the legendary Order of the Assassins to the Mongol invasions./The film also introduces us to the historic ...
Many Iranians and Greeks do not realize one of Greece's earliest canals and marvels of the ancient world was built by Persians! The Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece, that juts into the Aegean Sea for some 50 kilometers, was once bisected by a canal about 30 meters wide. The ...
The following is a historic collection of documentaries that have captured the life, views and personal life of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran's last King, deposed in February 1979 (although Dr. Abbas Milani has pointed out to other close relationships in Shah's life):/His wedding ...
Former President Richard Nixon explains his views about Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (the deposed Shah of Iran):/He discusses his view about Jimmy Carter, Iran and the hostage situation:/His views about Israel and the Jewish lobby, and why an American President must on occasion ...
The videos filmed in 1945 by an American soldier stationed in Tehran depict the lives of US troops and Tehran residents:/The US Army was stationed in Amir Abad:/The American Community school in Tehran:/Related to Tehran: /Related to History:
The history of Jewish people in Iran dates back to some 2500 years ago when Cyrus the Great, the Persian King (from 559 to 530 BC) conquered Babylon and liberated the Jews from captivity. He is venerated in the Hebrew Bible as Cyrus the Messiah for issuing the decree of liberation ...
The Jiroft civilization is an early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BC) archaeological location near Jiroft in the Halil River area bordering present-day Sistan and Baluchestan and Kermān Provinces of Iran. There is now emerging evidence that Jiroft civilization existed at least 2,000 ...
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī or Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273) was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran. Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, ...
Published in 1721 by Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, "Persian Letters" (French: Lettres persanes) is a novel that recounted the experiences of two fictional Persian noblemen, Usbek and Rica, who spend several years in France under Louis XIV and the Regency. Persian ...
