History

[custom_adv] Plasco Building is a commercial building at the intersection of Capital and Istanbul. Plasko’s first building was referred to as the first skyscraper and modern building in the Middle East. This 17-story building with a metal frame, which was opened in 1341, was one of the most important centers of clothing production and sales in Capital. On Thursday, January …

[custom_adv] Hossein Golgolab (1363–1276) was a botanist, writer, poet, translator, university professor, musician, and photographer. He was fluent in French, English, Russian, Arabic, and Latin languages and was one of the experts of the Persian Academy of Sciences in the field of finding equivalents for scientific words. The famous poems “O Iran” and “Azerabadgan” are among his works. Since his …

[custom_adv] Atefeh Gorgin is a contemporary journalist, poet, and writer. Atefeh Gergin started working as a journalist for an information newspaper. In 1348, she married Khosro Golsarkhi. He was 23 years old when he published his first book, Jang Sahar, in the early years of the 1350s.  On April 16, 1352, Atefeh Gergin was arrested while working at Homeland Radio …

[custom_adv] On 8 January 1936, Reza Shah issued a decree, Kashf-e hijab, banning all veils. The official declaration of unveiling were made on 8 January 1936, and the queen and her daughters were given an important role in this event. That day, Reza Shah attended the graduation ceremony of the Capital Teacher’s College with the queen and their two daughters …

[custom_adv] Slathering on sunscreen might protect your skin while you’re lounging poolside, but it won’t save you from the effects of the chlorinated water.The chlorine added to pool water to keep it bacteria-free can also strip your hair and skin of the natural oils it needs to stay protected and moist, leaving your complexion itchy and sensitive, dermatologist Laura Ploch …

[custom_adv] Palestine conceded a goal after just 64 seconds in their opening match at the Asian Cup as Iran launched their title bid with a clinical 4-1 win on Sunday.The match in Qatar coincided with the 100th day of the Israel-Hamas war, the grim milestone adding extra significance to an occasion that went beyond football.Palestinian flags were scattered among the …

[custom_adv] Mohammad Nasiri Sarasht (born on August 9, 1324) is a former weightlifter. With a total of 6 world and Olympic gold medals, including five world championships and one Olympic championship, he is the most proud weightlifter of Iran and one of the famous weightlifters in the world. He participated in the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games and …

If one were to trace the first visual representations in Persian history, the bas-reliefs in Persepolis (c.500 B. C) would be one of the earliest examples. Persepolis was the ritual center of the ancient kingdom of Achaemenids. As Honour and Fleming state, “the figures at Persepolis remain bound by the rules of grammar and syntax of visual language.” This style …

[custom_adv] Franz Anton Beckenbauer 11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a German professional football player and manager. Nicknamed “Der Kaiser” (“The Emperor”), Beckenbauer was a versatile player who started out as a midfielder, but made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero). With success at …

[custom_adv] Mohammad Khordadian (born March 3, 1335) is a dancer and teacher of various Arabic dances who lives in Istanbul. He was a dancer in his youth and immigrated to England and then America after the revolution. His father is originally from Qazvini, and his mother is from Sabzevari. In the early 1970s, while dancing in different places, he made …