Block 65       Karim Mottaghi          Due to the...

Block 65


Due to the failure to take timely preventive measures by responsible institutions and organizations, the prevalence of ‘Coronavirus’ became more serious in Iran, since March. Coronavirus continuously takes victims in all provinces and cities of the country. Dealing with the funeral and burial rites of the victims of this event varies according to the common traditions and cultures ... Read More
   Happy New Persian Year       Khashayar Javanmardi...

Happy New Persian Year


Welcoming spring and start the new year with the desire to be refreshed is what Iranian thinking these days.
My city now speaks the same language as all the cities around the world.
Fear and anxiety spread its shadow in the sky of ...
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    Wandering in the West Mountains        Erfan Dadkhah...

Wandering in the West Mountains

Erfan Dadkhah

A group of Iranian nomads lives amidst the Zagros Mountains1 who have played a pivotal role in Iran's history for centuries, yet now, have deliberately been obliterated. The first time I saw them, I was... Read More
    Waiting for Tishtrya        Erfan Dadkhah...

Waiting for Tishtrya


Upon creation of the world, Ahura Mazda[1]  decreed Tishtrya[2] to water the world, commanded the clouds to rain, and revive the land. Ahriman[3], the perpetual enemy of happiness and virtue, got wrathful and decreed Apaosha[4] to blow dire winds, dry the lands, and... Read More
   The Pursuit of Happiness       Khashayar Javanmardi...

The Pursuit of Happiness

Khashayar Javanmardi

I was in the first grade. My teacher said that ‘My best students live abroad, they immigrated.’ My parents talked about their classmates who lived abroad.
My aunts, uncles, my extended family, and my distant relatives migrated one by one. Going abroad for me meant... 
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   Anzali Wetland       Khashayar Javanmardi        The...

Anzali Wetland


The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest inland body of water, classed as the world’s largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The Caspian Sea has been slowly evaporating for the past two decades due to rising temperatures associated with... Read More
   Fighting Cocks       Reza Golchin       Fighting cocks...

Fighting Cocks


Fighting cocks are roosters that participate in the blood sport of cockfighting (Acockfightis a blood sport between two roosters (cocks), or more accurately gamecocks... 
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   Halab       Reza Golchin         Roof and building...

Halab

Reza Golchin

Roof and building side façade:
Architecture in Guilan (The north of Iran) has undergone drastic changes over the past few years. One of the changes in the use of tinplate in roofing materials and building side façade. The reason for... 
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   The Natural History of Decay        Mehri...

The Natural History of Decay 


No creature has been involved in the formation of what we call nature today as human, the only creature that separates itself from nature by its own choice, Abandons it, and comes to the cities... 
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