Massoume Price adds four new books to her Culture of Iran book series: Medieval Iran, Modern Iran (which cover Iranian history and art by using hundreds of images from objects in major museums in Iran and around the globe Read the full story
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“Culture of Iran” Book Series: Massoume Price Releases Four New Books
Posted on 19 December 2012.
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Spring Equinox: Persian New Year, Norooz 1391 (2012)
Posted on 19 March 2012.
There’s no rooz like Norooz!
Norooz (Persian: New day) 1391 is here.
Is your haft seen set?
Do you have on some new clothes?
Are you getting ready to meet up with your family, eat some food–probably sabzi polo and mahi (rice with greens/herbs and fish)–have a good time, laugh it out with your kin, and collect some money from your elders?
If so, you’re on the right track.
This year’s Persian new year, Norooz, falls on March 20th at 1:11 AM Washington DC time.
Norooz shaad (Persian: happy)!
Check out a list of global saal tahvil times below:
Tehran: Tuesday 08:44:00 AM March 20, 2012
New York: Tuesday 01:11:00 AM March 20, 2012
Chicago: Tuesday 00:14:00 AM March 20, 2012
Denver: Monday 11:14:00 PM March 19, 2012
Los Angeles: Monday 10:14:00 PM March 19, 2012
London: Tuesday 05:14:00 AM March 20, 2012
Paris: Tuesday 06:14:00 AM March 20, 2012
Rome: Tuesday 06:14:00 AM March 20, 2012
Berlin: Tuesday 06:14:00 AM March 20, 2012
Athens: Tuesday 07:14:00 AM March 20, 2012
Jerusalem: Tuesday 07:14:00 AM March 20, 2012
Moscow: Tuesday 08:14:00 AM March 20, 2012
Tokyo: Tuesday 02:14:00 PM March 20, 2012
Sydney: Tuesday 04:14:00 PM March 20, 2012
UTC/GMT: Tuesday 05:14:00 AM March 20, 2012
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First-Ever Middle Eastern Comedy Festival
Posted on 17 September 2009.
Credit: Digi Socks Design
In an effort to ”use comedy to change stereotypes in film and television,” the first-ever Middle Eastern Comedy Festival is set to kickoff on September 22nd, 2009 in Los Angeles.
The group of stand-up comedians, actors, writers, and directors consists of: Persian, Israeli, Arab, and Armenian talent.
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Middle East Mystique: Cruising the Persian Gulf and Visiting Persepolis
Posted on 24 August 2009.
Original Photo: National Geographic
CrystalCruises wants to take you on a “journey into the heart of ancient lands, where the Persian, Greek, Egyptian, Roman and Ottoman empires once ruled the world, and monuments to their great legacies still stand,” via their cruise, World Voyage IV: Middle East Mystique.
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