Ashk Peter Dahlén (born 3 June 1972) is a Swedish-Iranian scholar, linguist, Iranologist, and translator of classical Persian literature. He is trilingual in Swedish, Persian, and English.

Traditionally, beards have been associated with manliness, and there’s research to back that up. A study from the journal Behavioural Ecology asked people from two different cultures to assess bearded and clean-shaven faces with the results showing that bearded men were judged by both men and women to have higher social status. They were also thought to be older and …

Yadollah Sharifirad (born 24 March 1946) is a former fighter pilot, former military attaché and writer. In 1978, he was a member of Golden Crown aerobatic team. Sharifirad was one of the most successful Iranian Northrop F-5 pilots during the Iran-Iraq war.

Between fiscal year 1964 and FY 1978, Iran’s gross national product grew at an annual rate of 13.2 percent at constant prices. The oil, gas, and construction industries expanded by almost 500 percent during this period, while the share of value-added manufacturing increased by 4 percent. Women’s participation in the labor force in urban areas increased.

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), also known as Mohammad Reza Shah , was the last Shah (King) of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow in the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979.

Manoto is an international free-to-air Persian language general entertainment channel launched in October 2010 that is owned by Marjan Television Network Ltd. , which was established by Kayvan Abbassi and Marjan Abbassi. It is based in London and its programs include documentaries, films, series, news and reports.Manoto’s viewership rates are difficult to determine; however, anecdotal reports about the channel’s ubiquitous …

Seyyed Mehdi Baligh, better known as Arsene Le Pen, was a thief and criminal who carried out most of his illegal activities in the 30s and 40s. In one of these clever scams,he illegally sold the Palace of Justice as a luxury hotel to two American businessmen.

Ivorian singer and plus-size model Eudoxie Yao says her relationship with Guinean musician Grand P is going well after online trolls accused them of only being together for ‘commercial reasons’.  

This particular Persian journey starts in an out-of-the-way town called Ab-ali (hereafter Abali for ease of typing) about 60 or so kilometres to the northwest of northern Tehran. The town, nestled (although that word has more romantic overtones than the town perhaps demands) at a height of about 2500 metres above sea level, has a population of around 2500.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy , is the naval warfare service branch of Iran’s regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh).It is charged with the responsibility of forming Iran’s first line of defense in the Gulf of Oman and beyond with the mission of acting as an effective blue-water navy.