Born in 1940 in Mashhad, Iran, Mohammad Reza Shajarian began learning Qur’an recitation from his father at the age of five. At the age of 12 he started studying the melodic corpus (radif) of Persian classical music while simultaneously learning to play the santur (struck zither) ......Read more

At the age of 19, after successfully passing the university entrance examination, he enrolled at Tehran University's school of Fine Arts; then he dropped college at 1967. In 1975, Aghdashloo held his first individual exhibition at Iran-America Society in Tehran. The exhibited pai ......Read more

Many women dream of having long legs, but 29-year-old Rentsenkhorloo Bud from Mongolia has long legs and then some. Standing at 6 feet and 9 inches, she officially has the world's second-longest pair of legs, measuring 52.8ins from hip to heel...Read more

Farnaz Ghazizadeh is an Iranian journalist, and BBC Persian Television Presenter. She has been involved with BBC Persian Television. In 1999, she married Sina Motalebi....Read more

Due to the geographical proximity between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, Persians were the first major group of foreign settlers in the region, with a history dating back to the...Read more

.As is often repeated by our elders, "Too much of anything is bad", tomatoes can have dangerous effects on your health when eaten in excess. From digestive troubles to diarrhoea, kidney problems and even body aches, excessive consumption of tomatoes can cause some serious harm to ......Read more

The consignment of humanitarian aid includes mainly food and medical supplies, said Mohammad Baqer Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS). Iran has also set up a field hospital in Beirut and sent a 37-member medical team comprising general physician ......Read more

Max Amini was born in Tucson, Arizona. He was raised on the East Coast and graduated from UCLA's school of Theater, Film and Television in 2004. As an actor, Max has numerous film and television credits including NBC's Heroes, regular appearances on Comedy Central's Mind of Menci ......Read more

She also introduced taxis for the first time in Tehran, white Fiats that slowly replaced old horse carriages during the 1950s. Her son, Ali Amini, briefly became a Prime Minister of Iran under Mohammad Reza Shah, and after the Iranian Revolution of 1979 lead an opposition movemen ......Read more

Somayeh Noor is an  businessman living in the UAE, whose name has been around for several months. In June of this year, it was reported that the World Beauty Association selected Ms. Noor as the UAE's most fashionable businessman...Read more

The microwave contains an electron tube called a magnetron, which produces electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength a little shorter than a normal radio wave (which is why it’s known as “micro”). The non-ionizing (meaning it can't directly break up atoms or molecules) microwav ......Read more

The added flavor and ease of storing dried tomatoes are benefits of the preservative process.Sun drying of tomatoes adds an added...Read more

She was released late in 1980, but never acted in cinema again despite that she was never technically banned from acting in films. She was engaged to Behrouz Vosughi, but they didn't officially get married. One of Pouri's sisters is Aki Banayi (Akram Banayi) who is is a singer an ......Read more

He was an Iranian pilot and Major General in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, during the Iran-Iraq War....Read more

Earlier this week, journalist rights groups and Iranian dissidents urged Romania to not deport Mansouri, saying he should be prosecuted in Europe for ordering the mass arrest of reporters while serving as a judge in Tehran. The German chapter of Reporters Without Borders filed a ......Read more