Category Archives: History

Peugeot Company History

Posted on May 13, 2008 by persiancowboy

  Company history Although the Peugeot factory had been in the manufacturing business for some time, their entry into the world of wheeled vehicles was by means of the bicycle. Armand Peugeot (educated at the Ecole Centrale Paris) introduced the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Civics Quiz

Posted on April 15, 2008 by persiancowboy

I hope that we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. – Thomas Jefferson Abraham … Continue reading →

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The Enigma of the Red Snake

Posted on April 13, 2008 by persiancowboy

It is longer than Hadrian’s Wall and the Antonine Wall taken together. It is over a thousand years older than the Great Wall of China as we know it today. It is of more solid construction than its ancient Chinese … Continue reading →

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Haft Sin Table in the State Dinning Room of the White House

Posted on March 21, 2008 by persiancowboy

A traditional Haft Sin table celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is seen set Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in the State Dining Room of the White House. Nowruz is, in Persian and some other cultures, including Kurdish culture, a family-oriented … Continue reading →

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Croatians and Cravats are of Iranian Origin

Posted on March 6, 2008 by persiancowboy

By: M. A. Sepanlu, January 2002 British scholar Noel Malcom in his book “A short history of Bosnia” printed in Britain offers valuable research about the racial relationship between Iranians and some ethnicities of the former Yugoslavia. He writes: “The … Continue reading →

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What is the National Council of Iranian Resistance?

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Andrew

Although never elected, these so called Iranian “dissidents” claim to represent the “real” government of Iran. Interesting, especially since they appear to advocate a US attack against Iran, something that Iranians overwhelmingly oppose. And even more interesting given that they … Continue reading →

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Letter of protests over Google’s Use of Divisive Terms for the Persian Gulf

Posted on February 12, 2008 by persiancowboy

The following is a great letter by NIAC’s Trita Parsi about Google’s use of “Arabian Gulf” in Google Earth. Dr. Eric E. Schmidt February 1, 2008 Chief Executive Officer Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, California 94043 Dear Dr. … Continue reading →

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NYT: The Other Iran

Posted on February 12, 2008 by persiancowboy

Greg Von Doersten for The New York Times   By JAMES VLAHOS Published: February 10, 2008 “MADRASA kojast?” Where is the religious school? Leaving my hotel on the tree-shaded boulevard of Chahar Bagh Abbasi in Esfahan, Iran, I had ducked … Continue reading →

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Interview with Prof. Richard Fry

Posted on January 28, 2008 by persiancowboy

This is a great interview with Prof. Richard Fry.

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Stephen Kinzer at Washington Cathedral U.S. and Iran Panel

Posted on January 16, 2008 by persiancowboy

Stephen Kinzer, former New York Times bureau chief and author of “All the Shah’s Men” talks about the history and causes of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. This is part of a Panel Discussion: “The U.S. and Iran: a Difficult … Continue reading →

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