• History of Ta'zieh in Iran
    • Freydoon Arbabi Ta'zieh had reached its peak during the Q ājar era, especially during the reign of Nasser-edin Shah. However it has been declining ever since to a vanishing point. Except for an occasional ...
    • Islamic religious music
    • From the following aspects Islamic music is important: ·Compared to other religious music in Iran, Islamic music is more diversified and superior in quality. ·Islamic music covers a greater portion of the Iranian...
    • Allameh Seyyed Mohammad Hosein Tabatabaie
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    • Hafez, a Persian Mystic Poet
    • Khwajah Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi (also spelled Hafiz)was a Persian mystic and poet. He was born sometime between the years 1310-1337 in Shiraz , Persia (Iran), son of a certain Baha-ud-Din. Hafez is ...
    • Ayatollah Shirazi
    • azi (Feb 25, 1892 – September 29, 1984) Ayatollah Sayyed Abdullah Shirazi was a Grand Ayatollah of Shi'a Islam. He is not to be confused with Grand Ayatollah Mirza Hassan Shirazi of the Tobacco movement, and Ayatollah M...
    • Shihabuddin Yahya Suhrawardi
    • rdi (549-587 A.H./ 1153-1191 A.D.) Mausoleum of Suhrawardi Shihab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash ibn Amirak Abu 'l-Futuh Suhrawardi was born in the village of Suhraward near modern Zamjan in Persia. In time he would be cal...
    • Abu Bakr Mohammad Bin Zakariya Razi
    • Abu Bakr Mohammad Bin Zakariya al-Razi , was a versatile Persian Philosopher , who made fundamental and lasting contributions to the fields of me...
    • Avicenna
    • nna (Born at Kharmaithen, in theprovince of Bokhara, 980; died at Hamadan, Persia, 1037) [Note: Avicenna was actually Persian, not Arabian] Ibn Ali Al-Hosain bin Abdallah bin Sina, called by the Latins AVICENNA was...
    • Ayatollah Sheik Fazlullah Nouri
    • uri (1843-1 August 1909 ) Sheik Fazlullah was born in 1843. Finishing primary years of education, He left Iran for Najaf and later in 1299 immigrated to Samara to enjoy Mirza Shirazi’s excellence. Finally in 1883 he ...
    • Martyr Mostafa Chamran
    • ran (1311-31 Khordad 1360/1932-21 June 1981) Chamran was born in 1932 inTehran. At 15, he began his activities with Islamic associations, participating in classes of commentary on the Qur'an by Late Ayatollah Taleghan...
    • Ghiyath al Din Jamshid Masud Kashi
    • shi (about 1380 in Kashan, Iran-22 June 1429 in Samarkand, Transoxania [now Uzbek]) Details of Jamshid Kashi's life and works are better known than many others from this period although details of his life are sketc...
    • Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Isa Al-Mahani
    • ani ( about 820 in Mahan,Kerman,Persia - 880 inBaghdad, Iraq) There is very little information regarding al-Mahani's life. We do know a little about al-Mahani's work in astronomy from Ibn Yunus's astronomical handbook al-Zi...
    • Omar Khayyam,
    • The Astronomer-Poet of Persia 18 May, the commemoration day Omar Khayyam lived between 1044 and 1123 CE. His full name was Ghiyath al-Din Abul Fateh Omar Ibn Ibrahim Khayyam . Omar Khayyam was an outstanding mat...
    • Sheikh Sadough
    • ugh The Memorial Day 5 May Mohammad bin Ali bin Hosein bin Babvieh Qomi, renowned as "Sheikh Sadough" was born in 917 in a pious, scientist family from Qom. (Some had also reported 918 or 919 for his birth y...
    • Freydoon Rassouli
    • Freydoon Rassouli is a visionary artist who has come to the attention of the international art world in recent years. What makes his art so unique is the way he translates spiritual experience from his subconscious...
    • Ayatollah Morteza Motahari
    • ayatollah Morteza Motahari, born 1920, received his elementary education in theology from his father, Sheikh Mohammad Hossein in his home town...
    • AYATULLAH KHOEI
    • OEI (15 Rajab 1317 H. / November 19, 1899 A. D - 8 Safar 1412 A.H./August 8, 1992) Seyyid Abulqasim Musawi Khoei was born in Azerbaijan, Iran and passed away in Najaf, Iraq. Educated in the established traditional way o...
    • Aliakbar Sanati
    • Painter /Sculptor Born 1916 Kerman/Iran Artworks Paintings Portrait of Ali Akbar Dehkhoda(old) Watercolor   Portrait of Master “Abdul Hosein Sanatizadeh” Watercolor ...
    • Kraftwerk’s New Album
    • KRAFTWERK will release a new live album in June, featuring tracks recorded on their 2004 world tour. ’Minimum-Maximum’ is a double CD package which will include songs spanning their 35-year career - recorded duri...
    • Saadi Shirazi
    • He was born in Shiraz around 1200. He died in Shiraz around 1292. He lost his father in early childhood. With the help of his uncle, Saadi completed his early education in Shiraz. Later he was sent...
    • Farid o-Din Attar
    • At 14 April, the Memorial Day (1119-1220 CE) Farid o-Din Attar was born in Nishapour and lived about 1119-1220 CE (another source mentions he lived about 1136-1230 CE). He lived close to 100 years and was killed...
    • LEONARDO DA VINCI
    • NCI Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Inventor, Lutanist, Scientist Italy, Renaissance Born 15 April 1452 - died 1519 ARTWORKS Self Portrait 1512 Red chalk 13.11 x 8.39 inches / 33.3 x 21.3 cm National Galler...
    • Sin City: More Stars
    • There is a mode of thought stating that just because a cast and crew have fun making a movie, doesn’t mean the movie will be fun to watch. Sometimes this isn’t true, but usually it is, and filmmakers get so caught u...
    • The Ring Two more Horror
    • Academy Award® nominee Naomi Watts (“21 Grams”) reprises the role of investigative reporter Rachel Keller in “The Ring Two,” the sequel to the 2002 horror hit “The Ring.” Hideo Nakata, the director of the original Ja...
    • ′Allamah Sayyed Muhammad Husayn Tabataba′i
    • 321 A.H. (lunar)/1282 vor A.H. (solar)/ A.D 1903-Aban 1360/November 1981) Biography Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i'was born in Tabriz in a family of descendants of the Holy Prophet which for fourteen gener...
    • First American Theater (2)
    • Exactly when the first dramatic performance was given in America it is, of course, impossible to say. There are records inVirginia of a play being acted in that colony [6] and the players summoned to court in con...
    • Charles Théodore Frère
    • Orientalism born 1814 - died 1888 Charles-Théodore Frère, referred to familiarly as Théodore, was born in Paris on June 24, 1814.  He was the older brother of Pierre-Édouard Frère, an e...
    • Parvin Etesami
    • Famous Iranian poetess (9 March 1906–1941) Parvin was the daughter of Yusuf E’tesami Ashtiani (a.k.a E’tesam ol-Molk). Born in 9 March 1906 in Tabriz, she studied at an American Girls College in Iran. She is con...
    • THE FIRST AMERICAN THEATRE
    • The history of the theatre in America begins early in the Eighteenth Century, about the time the first rumblings were heard of the storm which was to break the ties still holding the Colonies to the mother country. ...
    • Famous Picturs Of Rudolf Ernst
    • Ernst , Austria, Orientalism born 1854 - died 1932 ARTWORKS Standing Guard Oil on cradled panel 24.09 x 19.41 inches / 61.2 x 49.3 cm Private collection Signed R Ernst' (lower right) The Pasha's Favour...
    • THE OLD ENGLISH PANTOMIME
    • The old English pantomime was modeled with certain modifications upon the masque of the Elizabethan and the Stuart days, which by its gorgeous scenery and mechanical effects anticipated the spectacular displays of...
    • Al-RAZI (Rhazes)
    • es) (ca.250/854-313/925 or 323/935) (born in Rayy, Iran, ca. 864; died in Baghdad, Iraq, 930 AD) "Rhazes was the greatest physician of Islam and the Medieval Ages." – George Sarton Al-RAZI, Abu Bakr Muhamm...
    • Jacques-Louis
    • David , France, Neoclassicism born 30 April 1748 - died 29 December 1825 DAVID, JACQUES LOUIS (1748-1825), French painter, was born in Paris on the 30th of April 1748. His father was killed in a duel, whe...
    • History of Tragedy
    • “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. “ SHAKESPEARE, As You like It In discussing the history of dramatic literature, all historians down to a few years since have, without exceptio...
    • Ali Akbar Dehkhoda
    • Persian literary scholar, poet, author, and a political and social critic (1297- 7 Esfand 1324 / 1918- 25 February 1945) Ali Akbar Dehkhoda was born inTehran 1879. His father, Khan Baba Khan Ghazvini, ...
    • Sir Antony van
    • Dyck , Belgium, Baroque Born 1599 - died 1641 He was a Flemish painter, who was one of the most important and prolific portraitists of the 17th century and one of the most brilliant colorists in the history of...
    • A brief history of Persian Carpet and its patterns
    • rns The history of Persian Carpet-a culmination of artistic magnificence - dates back to 2,500 years ago. The Iranians were among the pioneer carpet weavers of the ancient civilizations, having achieved a superlative degr...
    • History of Comedy
    • The evolution of comedy is much simpler than that of its sister art, though as to its origin and earlier development there is little exact information. All that Aristotle can...
    • Hamid Ajami
    • ami Hamid Ajami was born in 1962 in a traditional family in Tehran. His late father, Mr. Hedayatollah, a respectful poet and a prestiged calligrapher, was his first instructor.      Hamid Ajami ...
    • Ta'ziyeh, the Total Drama
    • Peter Chelkowski Professor of Middle Eastern Studies New York University The dramatic form known as the Passion play is often associated exclusively with Western, and specifically, Christian theatrical t...
    • Nicolai Fechin
    • Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Ceramicist, Woodcarver United States Born 1881 - died 1955 Nicolai Fechin was born in thevillage of Kazan, Russia, the son of Ivan Alexandrovitch Fechin, an accomplished woodcar...
    • War of the Worlds
    • Next summer, the earth goes to war. From Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures comes the motion picture event of the year: Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds, starring international superstar Tom Cruise. Th...
    • History of Tragedy in Theater
    • SHAKESPEARE, as You like It In discussing the history of dramatic literature, all historians down to a few years since have, without exception, confined their attention to the rise of Greek Drama, to its imitation...
    • Master Mohammad Baqer Aqamiri
    • He was born in 1950 in Yasoukand, Garous, Bijar. He was so interested in painting from childhood that after being educated, he entered university and took painting courses and finally got the Painting bachelors degr...
    • Hide and Seek
    • A father discovers his 9 year-old daughter has come up with an unexpected and terrifying way of dealing with her mother"s death through an imaginary friend. The daughter has an imaginary friend named Charlie, and her father soon ...
    • Sultan Mohammad Khoda Bandeh (Aljaito)
    • to) Founder of Shi’aism in Iran (15 Zihajeh 703 ascended to throne inTabriz) In 709 Q. (688 Sh. /1309), during thekingdom of Aljaito, the eleventh king of Ilkhanan, Shi’a was formalized. Sultan was fan of Sonnis before ...
    • Sanai′i
    • Abolmajd ibn Adam reputed as Sanai'i that was also its pen name. Being born in the early years of the second half of the 5th century (maybe in 473 Sh.) in Qaznein was from a respected & cherished ancestry. He attained...
    • Khajou Kermani (Khwaju Kermani)
    • Abu-ol-Ata Kamal–o-Din Mahmoud-ebn-e-Ali-ebn-e Mahmoud-that his pen name was Khajou Morshedi Kermani -was one of the greatest mystics & poets of 8th century of Iran. He was born in a noble family in Kerman ...
    • Dr. Nour Ali Boroumand
    • Musician (1285 – 1355 / 1906 – 1976) Dr. Boroumand was born inTehran in 1285. He was interested in music since childhood. At the age of 13, he started learning music with Darvish Khan. He continued his education...
    • Luis José
    • Estremadoyro Painter Peru Born 1955 The Rejoindure (1983) Oil on canvas 11.81 x 28.74 inches / 30 x 73 cm Private collection The Guardian of Liberty (2002) Oil on canvas 22.44 x 34...