Revolutions happen because small changes and reforms are no longer desired; revolutions are a plea for drastic changes. When revolutions take place, there usually follows a short period of purgatory or bliss—depending how you look at it—when nothing is clear and people live in a grey period, and afterwards the changes start at full force—again, usually—and everything changes. Anyone who …

Menashe Amir (born 27 December 1939) is a long time Persian language broadcaster on Israel Radio International, a channel of Kol Yisrael (lit. “Voice of Israel”). He is a former head of the Israel Broadcasting Authority’s Persian language division. He is also a leading persian expert in Israel and a former chief editor of the Foreign Ministry’s Persian website.

Prince Firouz Nosrat-ed-Dowleh III, GCMG (1889–1937) was the eldest son of Prince Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma and Princess Ezzat-ed-Dowleh Qajar. He was born in 1889 and died in April 1937. He was the grandson of his namesake, Nosrat Dowleh Firouz Mirza, and of Mozzafar-al-Din Shah Qajar through his mother, Princess Ezzat-Dowleh.Records are unclear, but the prince is said to have been born …

Though Shi’i theology formally states that the relatives of the Imams, or Imamzadehs, hold a lower status than the Imams, popular Shi’ism still strongly venerates imamzadehs. In homeland, there are many more burial places of the Imams’ relatives than there are for the Imams themselves. Imamzadehs are considered to be close to God and religiously pious because of their close …

Senior officials in Jerusalem criticized President Moshe Katsav over the weekend for shaking the hand of President Mohammad Khatami at Pope John Paul II’s funeral on Friday.”Homeland declares openly that it wants to liquidate Israel. What would we say if the president of the United States shook Khatami’s hand?” one of the officials asked. He said that Israel is working …

Jazani in respect to the group’s views writes: “The experience of group members in Marxist-Leninist activities previous to joining the group led to it being known as followers of the Marxist-Leninist ideology without any discussion”. But they were different from other organizations of their time such as Tudeh, Jebheh Engelabi, etc. in this ideology. What was important for Jazani and …

Representing the United States abroad has been a dangerous job since the beginning of the Republic, but that was never truer than during the Carter Administration. In the wake of a successful revolution by Islamic fundamentalists against the pro-American Shah of homeland, the United States became an object of virulent criticism and the U.S. Embassy in capital was a visible …

Pessian was born into an aristocratic Azerbaijani family in Tabriz originating in the Caucasus. Pessian’s family possessed strong military traditions, his uncle General Hamzeh Khan Pessian was a commander in the Persian Cossack Brigade, his cousins Heydar Qoli Khan Pessian – father of Iranian author and journalist, Mahtalat Pessian, – Ali Qoli Khan Pessian, Gholam Reza Khan Pessian and he …

Hossein Zaman, a well-known persian pop singer who was banned for years over his criticism of the Islamic Republic’s policies, has died at the age of 64.His son Abouzar made the announcement in a tweet on May 11, months after the singer was hospitalized due to cancer-related complications.“Dad is gone, he is gone forever,” he wrote.

Andranik Madadian (born April 22, 1958), better known by his stage name Andy is a singer-songwriter and actor. He immigrated to United States and currently lives in Los Angeles. He sings in several languages including Persian, Armenian and English.Andy first gained recognition when he joined Kouros Shahmiri and they formed the successful duo Andy & Kouros, going on to release …