World Art Day 15 April
World Art Day, a celebration to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art, was proclaimed at the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 2019. Art nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural diversity for all peoples across the globe and plays an important role in sharing knowledge and encouraging curiosity and dialogue. These ...
CRNO JEZERO CAVE, CROATIA
The Dubrovnik Times reports that an archaeological team from the Dubrovnik Museums recently uncovered 4,000 years of human occupation in the Crno Jezero (“Black Lake”) Cave. The 780-foot-long cavern snakes its way 300 feet underground near the village of Ponikve on the Pelješac peninsula. The excavations highlighted the different ways that ...
Happy Sizdah Bedar
Thousands of years ago, on the thirteenth day of the Nowruz celebrations, a day traditionally known as Sizdah Bedar, Iranian gathered and celebrated in the plains and deserts, singing, dancing and praying to the “God of Rain” for the enduring prosperity of the land. Since then, Iranians have continued this ...
Medieval Documents Recovered at Sudan’s Old Dongola
WARSAW, POLAND—Science in Poland reports that a medieval document has been recovered at a large residential structure at the site of Old Dongola in Sudan by a team of researchers from the University of Warsaw. The text, written in Arabic on paper, is an order issued by King Qashqash, a ruler ...
Study Tracks Arrival of Bow and Arrow in North America
TULSA, OKLAHOMA—The bow and arrow were first used in western North America some 1,400 years ago, according to a statement released by PNAS Nexus. Briggs Buchanan of the University of Tulsa and his colleagues radiocarbon dated 136 weapons made of organic materials, which were recovered from glacial ice patches, dry ...
Pasargad Heritage Foundation’s Nowruz Message -1
On the eve of the Iranian New Year, Nowruz stands as a profound reflection of our grounded, enlightened and lucid culture, On the eve of Nowruz, the foundation and essence of which are built upon the undeniable presence of humanity and our collective need for happiness, On the eve of Nowruz, which ...
The Pasargad Heritage Foundation names the year (1405-2585) “The Year of the Lion and the Sun”
On the eve of Nowruz and the beginning of the New Year, following its annual tradition, the Pasargad Heritage Foundation has announced the designation of the New Year (1405-2585), "The Year of the Lion and the Sun." This year, this designation carries a profound cultural and historical significance. After forty-seven years, ...
Anahita: The Deity of Water, Fertility, Healing and Wisdom
The article below by Shapour Suren-Pahlav titled “Anahita: The Deity of Water, Fertility, Healing and Wisdom” was posted originally in the London-based CAIS website. Kindly note that a number of pictures displayed in the article below are from Kaveh Farrokh’s lectures at the University of British Columbia’s Continuing Studies Division , Stanford University’s WAIS 2006 Critical World Problems ...
Professor Ilber Ortayli Highlights Links between Turkic and Iranian Civilizations
The article below is derived from a BBC Persian interview with Turkish History Professor Ilber Ortayli of Galatasaray University in Istanbul Turkey who outlines the long-standing cultural and historical ties between the Turkic and Iranian peoples since pre-Islamic times. Below is the BBC-Persian interview with Professor Ortayli: Readers are invited to ...-
Posted On 20 Sep 2025The Rich History of the Persian Language in India By Dr. Kaveh Farrokh
The article, written by Maryam Papi and entitled “The Persian language has a rich history in India, but it’s slowly dying out,” appeared in Quartz India on September 7, 2017. It was first posted on Sc (click the title to read more)...
