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January 2010


Opera by Darya Dadvar

A blen of opera and traditional music of Iran,Guilan, Khorasan,... Hotel Negresco, Nice, 2003

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Ancient Persia Part IV

The Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BCE), also known as the Persian Empire, was the successor state of the Median Empire, ruling over significant portions of what would become Greater Iran. Please enjoy watching Part 4 of Ancient Persia Picture Collection.

Ancient Persia Part II

Several more pictures of Ancient Persia

Ancient Persia Part I

The empires that rule Persia:

* Early Civilization in Persia
* The Achaemenid Empire (550-330 B.C.)
* The Seleucid Period (320-141 BC)
* The Parthian Empire (250 BC- AD 225)
* The Sassanian Dynasty (A.D. 224-642)

A few pictures from ancient to mondern Persia (aka Iran) (Part I) >>

The Tragedy of Karbala Documentary

The Tragedy of Karbala - An amazing, short, and sad English documentary explaining the tragedy of Karbala, a tragedy occured 1370 years ago in the land of Karbala, Iraq, where the symbol of justice and peace, the grandson of Prophet Muhammed, Imam Hussain (AS), his family members, and companions were brutally and unjustly killed by the army of a dictator and an oppressor called Yazeed.

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Persian Kebab Recipes

Kebab Barg & Kebab Koobideh Recipe (Video)

Wondering how to make Persian Kabob?

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Aroosake Man Persian Rap

Music Video: Mojan YZ - "Aroosake Man" - Persian Rap

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Iranian Hostage Crisis Documentary

On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took approximately seventy Americans captive. This act triggered the most profound crisis of the Carter presidency and began a personal ordeal for Jimmy Carter and the American people that lasted 444 days.

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Googoosh Iranian Pop Singer

Googoosh (in Persian گوگوش) defined as Swanhawk (alternately spelled Gogosh, Gugush, Googosh or Gougoush; born Faegheh Atashin, (Persian: فائقه آتشین , born 5 May 1950 in Tehran) is an Iranian pop singer and actress. She is one of the most famous Iranian singers for different generations.

Enjoy listening to her music: (Hejrat)

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Persian Pocket Dictionary - Zhaleh Daftarian

A brief interview with Zhaleh Daftarian in regards to a Persian pocket dictionary.

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Omar Khayyam‎ - The Poet of Uncertainty - BBC Documentary

Omar Khayyam (Persian: عمر خیام), (born 1048 AD, Neyshapur, Iran—1131 AD, Neyshapur, Iran), was a Persian polymath, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, physician, and poet. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, and music.

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