The more I thought about episode during the day, the more it came back to a some chronic problems with our current education system …
If I were to simplify things into a soundbite : “In north america you get marks what you know, in France you lose marks for what you don’t know”.
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.
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...
Wheat field, Choue, France || f1.8 || 1/5000 || ISO100 || 50 mm || Nikon D7200 || 2018 Through a twisted path i came across this quote...
A brief history of the ancient Iranian festival of Autumn : Mehregan.
A dangerous WMD, depleted unranium, used by the american miliatry since the first gulf war.
This was somethign that i sent to a bunch of friends in email some time ago, but has stayed with me. It is part of the Introduction to [1] Nikos Kazantzakis‘s [2] The...
Little red dragonflies are flying back and forth harmlessly all around me, engaged in seriously in their own business. The water undulates serenely. The white goose...
There are at times those moments in life which are as beautiful as they are rare, when you are truly MOVED by something. Have you...
Originally published on Shahrvand English (N° 14) – January 11, 2005 It is very easy for one who has never (or rarely) travelled abroad and...
