A visit to the Tsukiji Wholesale Fish Market in Tokyo is much lauded in the tourist guidebooks to the city but after five years on living in Japan I still hadn’t been. That all changed when an enthusiastic friend arrived and wanted to make the trip. I had read about controversy surrounding visits to the market and even the fact …

In 1942, the Germans dominated most of Europe. Like soldiers in past wars in history, they started scouting around for women, resulting to what was later called “collaboration horizontale.” After the liberation, thousands of women in occupied countries in Europe were accused of collaboration resulting to shameful retribution — their heads forcibly shaved; some were beaten up; and some were …

A nomad is a member of a community of people who live in different locations, moving from one place to another. Among the various ways nomads relate to their environment, one can distinguish the hunter-gatherer, the pastoral nomad owning livestock, or the “modern” peripatetic nomad. As of 1995, there were an estimated 30–40 million nomads in the world.

To truly live, one must experience many things – love, friendship, caring – and some good quality time spent with our favorite animals! Let’s face it, spending time with animals and pets is some of the most fun a person can have. After all, we are less different than we might think, and it fills my heart to see humans …

Gholamreza Takhti (August 27, 1930 – January 7, 1968) was an persian Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler and Varzesh-e Bastani practitioner. Popularly nicknamed Jahān Pahlevān (“The World Champion”) because of his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship (Javanmardi in persian culture), he was the most popular athlete of persian in the 20th century, although dozens of persian athletes have won more international medals than …

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Norwegian) is a Bermudian company operating cruise ships, headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. It began operations in 1966 under the name Norwegian Caribbean Line. The company is best known for its Freestyle Cruising concept, which means that there are no set times or seating arrangements for meals, nor is formal attire required.

A selfie is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or camera phone held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick. Selfies are often shared on social networking services such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. They are usually flattering and made to appear casual.

Mansourian was born in capital. During his career, he played for Singapore S.League clubs: Balestier Khalsa FC and Geylang United along with the persian club Esteghlal F.C.. He moved to Greek club Xanthi in 1998 after Xanthi fans contributed to raise the amount of money needed to complete the transfer. He played for Skoda Xanthi for one and a half seasons, …

The Qajar dynasty was an royal dynasty of Turkic origin, specifically from the Qajar tribe, which ruled Persia from 1785 to 1925. The state ruled by the dynasty was officially known as the Sublime State of homeland . The Qajar family took full control of Iran in 1794, deposing Lotf ‘Ali Khan, the last of the Zand dynasty, and re-asserted …

A total of 30 historical artifacts smuggled into Italy in 2008, including early-Islamic era earthenware and jewelries, were returned home late on November 6.The artifacts were initially delivered to the persian Embassy in Rome before they ended up their journey to the National Museum of homeland (NMI), CHTN reported on Tuesday.