NYTimes FOR the director of a shuttered museum in a country at war, the imaginary can be a welcome refuge. Condemned to contemplate his own and his country’s fate in great halls emptied of visitors, Donny George paces past showcases of ancient vessels and jars and clay tablets, and he dreams. Max Becherer/Polaris, for The… Continue reading The Ghost in the Baghdad Museum
Category: History
Going to UDVADA on Behram Roj
Going to Udvada on Behram Roj is a custom that a lot of Parsis followd. I personally know of a coupleof people who go religiously (pun intended) every single Behraom Roj. The following is an interesting article I got as an email forward. The name of the author is just signed as Neville. Read ahead.… Continue reading Going to UDVADA on Behram Roj
Norouz in Sistan va Baluchistan Province
People of Zabol in Sistan va Baluchistan province start the celebration of the New Year from the last five days of the year. Panjak traditional ceremony is held in Khajeh Mountain during these days. “From the ancient times every 12 months had 30 days throughout the year in Sistan va Baluchistan province. Therefore, 5 extra… Continue reading Norouz in Sistan va Baluchistan Province
Makkah, the birthplace of Islam was a Hijazi…
Khaleej Times Makkah, the birthplace of Islam was a Hijazi trading haven rich from the Red Sea caravan trade between Yemen and Byzantine Syria, a place where a Syrian monk, a Persian Zoroastrian priest’s renegade son and an Abyssinian slave could all exchange ideas of human possibility and witness the seal of prophethood on a… Continue reading Makkah, the birthplace of Islam was a Hijazi…
Udvada Where The Fires Are Always Burning
CYRUS H. MERCHANT describes and FARZANA CONTRACTOR photographs Udvada for the UpperCrust. A tribute to the Holy City of the Zoroastrians on the occasion of Jamshedi Navroze today. The 20th day of the Zoroastrian calendar is not just another day, but a date with Victory. For, it belongs to the angel Behram Yazata who presides… Continue reading Udvada Where The Fires Are Always Burning
The palaces of Iran
Iranian Ben Sarjhi has been photographing the architecture of his homeland for many years. The whole collection is found here
The Magi of the East
‘the Magi’. Now, historically, the magi were well known as astronomers, interpreters of omens and dreams, even kingmakers whose duties included electing the king. But more importantly, they were the hereditary members of a priestly class in ancient Persian kingdom of Parthia (now Iran) — or priests of Zoroastrianism, the religion of the modern day… Continue reading The Magi of the East
