Category Archives: Iran

Darb-i Imam

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Muller

The small Darb-i Imam shrine (1453), about 300 meters west of the Great Mosque, may in fact be one of the gems of Timurid architecture in Esfahan. The site is rather hidden in the labyrinthine lanes of the northern part of … Continue reading →

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Abstract Art

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Muller

For some time, the Gonbad-e Qabud in Maraghah in Western Iran has attracted considerable attention. Maraghah is a small city east of Daryacheh Urmiyeh in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. It lies about 100 km south of Tabriz close … Continue reading →

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Damage Control

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Muller

Not entirely unprecedented, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad interfered today with yesterday’s verdict of the Revolutionary Court sending Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi to jail for 8 years for charges of espionage. In his letter to Tehran’s prosecutor he interestingly also mentioned … Continue reading →

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Decagonal Tesselations

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Muller

The Great Seljuq Empire (1037-1194 CE) has been described as a period with stunning scientific and artistic achievements in particular in Iran. Their capital became Esfahan in central Iran under Malikshah I (d. 1092). Among the many Seljuq monuments found … Continue reading →

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Shimon Peres

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Muller

The Israeli President [1] has joint the felicitators around Barack Obama sending the people of Iran New Year greetings. In an audio message, the 1994 Nobel laureate (with PLO leader Yasser Arafat) doesn’t conceal, however, his deep antipathy for the … Continue reading →

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