Between Earth and the Universe: Isfahan's Royal Mosque
It's early morning, late September. I stride across Meidan-e Shah Square (the massive Royal Square) in old town Esfahan (or Isfahan),...
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edgardavidboshart
Mar 2, 20183 min read
Half of the World: Isfahan
In the wilderness about 200 miles south of Tehran is a place called “Half of the World.” Ishfahan, twice the capital of Persia, was the...
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edgardavidboshart
Feb 23, 20181 min read
Shiraz (II); House of Mirrors, Reflections on the Self
Shiraz, Iran is a poet's (Hafiz's) oasis, where the art of Islam has prominence
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edgardavidboshart
Feb 9, 20185 min read
Palaces of Persepolis - Theater of Conquerors
I arrived at the ruins of Persepolis, near Shiraz, with great anticipation. The skies were clear and the sun burned hot even in...
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edgardavidboshart
Feb 5, 20186 min read
Great Monarchs of Persia - Events of Biblical Proportion
Tomb of Cyrus the Great (all photos are my own) “O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus...
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edgardavidboshart
Jan 29, 20183 min read
Windcatchers
The historical vibrations of Persia really begin to hit home in the central desert towns of Iran, especially in the large city of Yazd —...
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edgardavidboshart
Jan 19, 20185 min read
First Town on Earth: Yazd, Iran
One of the oldest towns in the world displays some of the finest Persian architecture in central Asia
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edgardavidboshart
Jan 12, 20183 min read
Eternal Flame - Tower of Death
Modern Iran is certainly a paragon of Islam but the country’s culture also has deep roots in the ancient mostly unrecorded Zoroastrian...
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edgardavidboshart
Jan 5, 20185 min read
Persian Fire from Heaven: Zarathustra
Do human beings (living things) have real “free will”? The philosophical debate over this question probably will continue eternally even...
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edgardavidboshart
Dec 8, 20172 min read
Oasis of Kashan, Iran, Part I
Traveling through Iran-Persia from Tehran to Kashan
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edgardavidboshart
Dec 2, 20173 min read
Goodbye Tehran
While Tehran has much human drama to keep a first-time or umpteenth-time visitor entertained, the heart of Iran still beats in the...
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edgardavidboshart
Nov 17, 20174 min read
The Lion of Persia
Whose head is that? The Lion and Sun (شیر و خورشید, Shir o Khorshid) emblem (holding a shamshir, scimitar) remained the official...
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edgardavidboshart
Nov 3, 20174 min read
Persia's Carpets, Fabrics, Gems and Spices -- Part I (Carpets)
If your Persian rug wasn't made in Iran, then it isn't a Persian carpet. There is mystery woven into each fabric composition that is...
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edgardavidboshart
Oct 27, 20173 min read
The Bazaar of Wares and Religion
Iran/Persia is the torn heart of Central Asia (Asia Minor). Secular China is the body, Byzantine Russia the head, the Hindu Indian...
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edgardavidboshart
Oct 20, 20173 min read
Tehran: The Many Become One
Cosmopolitan Smog - view from Tochal Ski Mountain Tehran, the largest city and capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, fans out below...
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edgardavidboshart
Oct 12, 20176 min read
Faces of Iran, an Introduction (and Special Comment)
This account of Iran's people, land, arts, and history begins simply with a collection of faces -- of citizens going about their daily...
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edgardavidboshart
Oct 5, 20177 min read
Persia for Americans and Jews
Buckled in a business class seat on a Lufthansa airliner scheduled to depart from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington D.C. , on September...
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