The Persian

Zoroastrianism is an ancient Persian religion. It was once the state religion of the Achaemenid Empire and Sassanid Empire. In the eastern part of ancient Persia over 1000 years BCE, a Persian prophet called Zoroaster simplified the Iranian gods into two opposing forces: Ahura Mazda (Good) and Angra Mainyu (Evil) which were in conflict. Prophet Zoroaster was better known as Zarathushtra by the Greeks, which means “Shining Light”. In Zoroastrian cosmology, the universe is manifested by Ahura…

that served together as flight deck crewmen aboard the USS Harry Truman. Birkinsha served from June, 2006 to March, 2011 and went on 2 deployments in the Persian Gulf during both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom war campaigns. Brian Parker served in the Navy from Jan 2010 until Feb 2013. Parker went on 1 deployment in the Persian Gulf during Operation Enduring Freedom. Later he endured an injury on the flight deck in which the military granted him medically separated.…

made an influence on people's morals and values. In ancient Persian culture they follow their own morals and values unlike in ancient Indian culture, they follow and respect the duties of social groups. In American culture they each follow their own rules and duties according to their own morals and values. It is one's responsibility to follow their own morals and values even if it could affect them negatively in the long run. In Persian literature, there is a story about Rustam and Sohrab.…

Montesquieu’s The Persian Letters: Culture. “I saw an insatiable lust for money suddenly springing up in every heart. I saw the instantaneous development of a hateful conspiracy to get rich, not by honourable work and unstinting behaviour, but by ruining the king, the state and other citizens.” ― Montesquieu, The Persian Letters (Letter 147) The Persian Letters is an epistolary novel about two men, Usbek and his friend Rica, traveling over the course of fourteen months from Isfahan (modern day…

of themselves in mind. Invasions ranging from the time of the Persian Empire to the settling of the New World exemplify the maltreatment of other humans for personal gain as a recurring process. At the beginning of the cycle is the Persian Empire, a prime example of how humans invaded and conquered previously owned land for self-interest. In order to have the largest empire and increase the number of accessible trade routes, the Persians continuously went on conquests to take land from other…

easy in Afghanistan and the chance of death is much higher. This is indicated by this quote, “ how many rockets explode…”. The reader can also tell that the author is from Afghanistan by this quote, “ I say, in Dari”, as Dari is one of the numerous Persian languages spoken in Afghanistan and in the title, The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif, Mazar-e-Sharif is the third largest city in Afghanistan and the title made it seems like he is from Mazar-e-Sharif. From the clues mentioned the author, Najar…

Since the time of great antiquity, heroes emerge in both history and literature across the global arena. Historically, a hero will surface immediately to counteract disputes and clashes without any adjournment. In Persian and English medieval literature, too, the presence of heroes is inevitable. Heroes (e.g. Beowulf, Sir Gawain, Rostam, Sohrab, Sekander, etc.), both, historical and literary, share common features, such as selflessness and compassion for their people. Outsiders, however, are not…

While the Persian Empire should have claimed victory at the end of the Persian Wars, regretfully this is not the case.The victory by Athenians over the Persian Empire echoed throughout Greece for years to come; Greece had witnessed the fall of a massive empire. Most of Greece has offered earth and water to the Persian Empire except for, most notably, Athens and Sparta. Although Sparta was unconcerned about the spread of the Persian Empire, Athens felt threatened and decided they must take action…

The Painting on Ivory depicts King Khosrow and Queen Shirin in the Garden Court and was constructed by Persian Rovhani during the 20th century. The lively scene makes its presence known in that it is vivid in its use of color yet uniform all the same, the text is included around the images rather than the other way around, and the individual events are separated into discrete horizontal sections yet are woven together seamlessly into the fabric of the scene. In addition, the narrative of the…

her. The hand of God placed Esther in the position where she could speak out for her people. Esther’s faith provided the strength needed to stand for what was just, to be able to expose a treacherous man, and ultimately save her people. In the Persian Period there was a king by the name of Xerxes. His kingdom reached from India to Cush and included 127 provinces. Xerxes was ruling from the city of Susa, which was home to his winter palace (Pell p. 5). After three years in power Xerxes threw a…