Iran and Bread Diversity

 Bread, Iranians enjoy a rich variety of bread, from the four conventional types that are found in almost all areas around the country to the types that belong to special…

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Hafez and Fortune-Telling

  When in In Iran, if you are not ignorant of your surroundings, you might happen to see a child carrying a small box of colorful envelopes; some of them…

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Shazdeh Garden

Shazdeh Garden   In cartoons, mirages are usually portrayed as lush green oases surrounded by swaying trees; way different from the real-world mirages that people might happen to see. An…

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Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam  Situated in the middle of a garden on the southeastern city of Nishapur, the mausoleum of Persian polymath Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) draws many domestic…

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