THE EYERANIANS

شب یلدا؛ شب چله، شب ایرانی   ايرانيان سی ام آذر ماه با جشنی شبانه با آخرين روز پاييز وداع می گويند ؛ جشنی که از آن به عنوان جشن شب چله يا شب يلدا نام برده می شود.   شب چله برای ايرانيان شب تولد ميترا خداوندگار روشنايی است. آنها طولانی ترين شب سال [...]

Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history. The film’s advance animation techniques bring ancient wonders to life, giving an unprecedented look at Iran’s historical and cultural achievements. Beyond the gate of time lies a civilization with seven thousand years of celebrated heritage. A [...]

Prof. Kaveh Farrokh, author of “Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War,” gets the best History Book award from WAALM – Persian Golden Lioness Awards in London, 31 Oct 08.

از مبدأ هجری خورشیدی و 3734 از مبدأ اندازه‌گیری گاهشماری ایرانی رضا مرادی غیاث آبادی نسخه‌های پی‌دی‌اف سالنمای سال آینده ایرانی همراه با راهنمای زمان جشن‌ها و گردهمایی‌های ملی ایران باستان در دو گونه هفتگی و ماهانه منتشر شده است. این سالنما را می‌توانید از اینجا دریافت کنید: سالنمای سال 1388 ایرانی، هر هفته در [...]

A poem is being recited in laki (kurdish dialect) about the past glory of Iran to the Bisotun mountain in Kermanshah. Acompained by Shahram Nazeri’s Voice.

An ancient gold cup mysteriously acquired by an English scrap metal dealer is expected to fetch close to a million dollars at auction after languishing for years in a shoe box under its current owner’s bed. Owner John Webber says his grandfather gave him the 5.5-inch (14-centimetre) high mug to play with when he was [...]

Here is a classic picture of an Iranian Passport belonging to the late Abolqasem Shoraka (1903-1998) from 1932 AD or 1311 AP (AP = Anno Persico or Persian year). The first thing you will notice is that French was the main foreign language in Iran under Reza Shah Pahlavi. English replaced French a few decades [...]

Kayhan newspaper reports that Qatar formally apologized for using Arabian Gulf rather than Persian Gulf. به دليل استفاده از عنوان جعلي خليج عربي قطر رسما از ايران عذرخواهي كرد وزير كار قطر با حضور در محل اقامت وزير كار ايران در ژنو، از جمهوري اسلامي ايران به خاطر بكارگيري عنوان جعلي «خليج عربي» رسماً عذرخواهي [...]

I was just informed by the host of the Shahrbaraz blogsite (http://shahrbaraz.blogspot.com/) that a new movie has been produced which is based on the life of Temuchin/Temudgin (same as demirchi=blacksmith in Turkish). The movie Genghiz Khan.was produced in Russia last year (2007) and has been shown in festivals but it’s now scheduled for public release in [...]

I received this photo this morning and you may find it of interest. It is a photograph of a 13-year old Iranian solider who has captured close to a dozen pan-Arabists during the liberation of Khorramshahr: View full size (see also: http://kian-abdollahi.blogfa.com/post-36.aspx) An interesting facet of pan-Arabism in Iraq was that it brainwashed Arab conscripts into [...]