The Revolution is over

Or so says the Economist, in a thoughtful feature article. Read the whole thing here. I wanted to point out the demographics – as shown below. There was a big birth-bulge after the Iran-Iraq war, with the pressure to restock the country with young people. The more recent dip takes Iran back below pre-revolution birth levels: “The …

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Yalda 2014: We had an Empire: right now it’s being remodelled

Yalda is on the 21st December this year. As I’m sure you all know, it’s the longest night of the year. The forces of Ahriman are at their peak of their strength. The next day is known as “khoram rooz” or “khore rooz” (the day of sun). It belongs to Ahura Mazda, the Lord of …

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The umbrella – a Persian phenomenon

Jonas Hanway was the first person in Britain with an umbrella – and he got the idea whilst trading around the Caspian Sea. Although the BBC, in today’s review of the history and the future of the umbrella, are correct that the Egyptians and the Chinese were early adopters of the parasol / umbrella, it’s …

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