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Food. That small bunch of happiness on our day to day lives. The much-expected participant of every party, and the game changer to every occasion. Now add the word Persian to food, and you will have one of the most amazing types of food on the earth. The Persian Food. Welcome to your guide to [...]

You may or may not have heard that Iran has strict rules for clothing and dressing. Specially for women. Hijab (abiding Islamic dress code) is mandatory in Iran, but in practice there is quiet some flexibility in what this entails. According to Iran law women must wear clothes that relatively hides their body shape and […]

While it is dangerous to jump over fire, it is what everyone wants to do on Chaharshanbe Suri in Iran. This fire festival has been around for over a millennium, and dates back to the pre-Islamic period in Iran. Iranians usually celebrate this day together with their relatives. They put up fire on the eve […]

The city of Yazd in Yazd Province is the spectacular city of mudbrick structures and windcatchers. The word “yazd” comes from the word “izad” which means God in Farsi. This is especially significant given the city’s association with Zoroastrianism. With the Arabic conquest of Iran after the Sassanid period, around 4th century, the city became […]

You might have heard about the top tourist attractions of Tabriz, in Iran, a lot. As one of the cities along the ancient Silk Road Tabriz has enjoyed prosperity for a long time now. It also became the capital city of Iran for a long time. The city is the center of Eastern Azerbaijan Province […]