In 2005 I had the immense pleasure of interviewing the eminent Iranian physicist Cumrun Vafa, of Harvard university, for Shahrvand English Magazine. Here follows a transcript of that interview.
Yalda : Seed of Light in the belly of Darkness
A history of one of the oldest traditions in Iran/Persia, and the world, celebration of the winter’s solstice, Yalda night; looking back at it’s Zoroastrian origins.
Sabbath, Persian Days of the Week, and Judaism
Originally published in Shahrvand English (N° 4) - October 26, 2004 Some time ago, a non-Iranian friend of mine and I were talking about the days...
Star Wars VII : The force awakens – A Review
Yes so it has taken a long time to get to this point, but it was not supposed to. I had hoped to see the...
Review : Interstellar
Not sure this is the proper way to review a movie, but it's what felt more natural, as a first approximation. What i liked : ...
Behzad & Peter: A Musical Tale
Originally published on Shahrvand English (N° 25) - April 12, 2005 I simply could not hold back the well of illogical, nationalistic pride, as [wikipopup]Peter...
The persian role in the development of Arabic grammar
Wheat field, Choue, France || f1.8 || 1/5000 || ISO100 || 50 mm || Nikon D7200 || 2018 Through a twisted path i came across this quote...
Fereydoon Moshiri: A Delicate Soul
Sunday October 24 was the sad anniversary of a loss: the day the flame of one of the brightest figures of contemporary Persian literature was...
Mehregan : A brief biography
A brief history of the ancient Iranian festival of Autumn : Mehregan.
Memories of Mr. Mir-Karimi
What i want to talk about, is something that is very close to my heart, because it is about a man whom i am NEVER...