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Contribution of Persia to the World Civilization


"Persia" is the Greek name of Pars, a province of modern day

Iran. Meanwhile, the name Iran (=Land of the Aryans) is derived from

the Aryan people, who first moved from Central Asia, and settled in

what is now Iran, some 30,000 years ago. And here are some of the

most important contributions of the people of Persia or Iran, to the

world civilization:



1. The first human civilization - - The Persian

Civilization (=Eilam); It was ahead of Egypt by 500 years, of India,

by 1,000 years, and of China, by 2,000 years, of Greece by 3,000

years, and of Rome, by 4,000 years! According to Professor Arthur A.

Pope, the famous Orientalist (A.H. Saidian, Iran: Land and the

People, Tehran 2001 P. 358)

Professor Pope also believes that the world owes its greatest

industrial developments, in the early stages, to the Persian

Civilization! (Ibid).

Another Orientalist, the French Professor Kalamar of the

Sorbonne University of Paris believes that: The Persian Civilization

is the mother of all civilizations! (Ibid).



2. The first empire in the world, the Persian Empire (from

the Indus River down to the Danube River in Europe and up to the Nile

River in Africa;Central Asia, present day Iran, Iraq, Turkey,

Azirbaijan, Armenia, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Macedonia,

Cyprus,Lydia and up to the borders of Greece. It stretched from

Ethiopia to India, with 127 provinces and 28 different nationalities).

"The Greeks and Romans later copied the best features of the

Persian Method of Governing the Empire. (World History, Philip

Groisser, New York, 1970, p. 17).



3. Cyrus the Great conquered Babylonia, Assyria, Media and

India; His son Cambodia (any influence on the Cambodian People?)

added Egypt later, and for the first and the last time in history,

all the governments of the known world were ruled under one color!



4. Insurance by Government was started during Cyrus the

Great of Persia. (Gardeshgari, Iran, March 2000).



5. Weight, Money and Measurements were standardized in

Persia, for the first time, some 2, 500 years ago (Gardeshgari, March

2000)



6. Sanskrit, which is the mother of all modern languages,

was born in Iran, before it went to India (Gardeshgari, Aug. 2001).



7. The Stone Age, which dates back some 70, 000 years ago,

was started in Iran, the cradle of the earliest human civilization!

(Gardeshgari, July 2000).



8. In Iran today, there are 1.2 million historical sites,

discovered so far, with some 70,000 historical moulds (Gardeshgari,

July 2000).



9. The first accounting tools were found in Iran, belonging

to 9,000 years ago. (Gardeshgari, March 2000).



10. The first brick invention took place in Iran.

(Gardeshgari, Iran, March 2002).



11. The world's greatest masonry work is Perspolis, Iran.

(Gardeshgeri, Iran, March, 2000).



12. The architecture of castles originated in Persia

thousands of years ago.



13. Iranian tales/legends are some 20, 000 years old.(Ibid)



14. According to the Shah-Namah of Ferdausi, the first

caesarian operation (actually Persian-Birth) was done in Persia, some

5,000 years ago upon the birth of Rustom from his mother--- Rudabeh.

(Gardeshgari, Iran, Jan. 2000.



15. According to the Persian Holy Books--- Avesta, the first

anesthesia was practiced in Persia 1,000 B.C.



16. According to Professor Griffith Taylor of Australia, the

homo sapiens (Caucassians) were originated from the Iranian Plateau,

also known as the Land of Mahd(the Medes?) and scattered throughout

the world some 17,000 years ago (15,000 B.C.)Gardeshgari, Iran, Jan.

2001.

No wonder, the famous Orientalist, Professor Arthur Pope

said: "Western world has a vast unpaid debt to the Persian

civilization!"

Also Hegel, the great German Philosopher, wrote: The

beginning of evolution of man starts with the history of Persia

(Hegel, Philosophy of History p. 174).



17. Some paintings in Lorestan caves in Persia, that show a

horse-riding man, are 17,000 years old! (15,000 B.C.) (Gardeshgari,

Iran, Jan. 2001).



18. The original homeland of the Chaldeans (Father Abraham?)

was Susa, Iran. The word Chaldean comes from Khald, which comes from

Kurd (Kurdish) who were originally Tajiks (Gradeshgari, Iran, Sep.

2000).



19. According to the Encyclopedia Britanica, "It may well be

proved eventually that the human race evolved in Central Asia or

Iran" (Gardeshgari, Iran, Sep. 2000).



20. According to the Indian Professor, Mereji Baba Kolka: A

group of Iranian migrants were settled along the Nile River and

founded the Egyptian civilization, thousands of years ago!

(Gardeshgari, Iran, March 2000).



21. Sumerians were originally Iranians from Kurdestan. So

were the Chaldeans, Babylonians, Assyrians, Achadians; All of them

spoke Chaldean, as their original language.

22. According to Professor Filder Petry : The civilizations

of Egypt and Mesopotamia are actually branches of the older Culture

of Eilam (Persia), which dates back to 6-10 thousand years ago!

(Gardeshgari, Iran, March 2000).



23. The Turkish People are a result of the mixture of the

early Iranians, and the Chinese; Semites and Egyptians, Palestinians

and Arabs, are the mixtures of Iranians and Africans; while the

Indians are a mixture of Iranians (Brahman) and the native blacks of

India, Dravidians. (Gardeshgari, March 2000 p. 47).



24. The history of first people of Persia goes back some

30,000 years ago (28,000 B.C.) Gardeshgari, Iran, March 2000).



25. The oldest rock relief in the world is the Bistoon rock

relief in Persia some 2,500 years old.



26. The most mammoth ziggurat was constructed in Persia,

near the historic city of Susa, thousands of years ago.



27. The biggest thatch construction also took place in

Kerman, Persia, some 2,000 years ago.



28. King Darius of Persia wrote the first Human Rights

Charter, some 2,500 years ago. It is still engraved in the Alvand

Mountain (Ganj-Nameh), near the ancient Persian Capital of Hagmataneh

(Present City of Hamadan).

It was this concept of Human Rights, freedom of

religion and the equality of all races that lead to the freedom of

the Jews, from the captivity of Babylon, by Cyrus the Great of Persia

(539 B.C.).



29. While all other world powers persecuted and

discriminated against the Jews (e.g. The Egyptians, Assyrians,

Babylonians, Romans and later Germans and the Russians etc.) the

Persians were the only world power who actually liberated and

protected the Jews (the only monotheistic religion of that time). By

doing so, the Persians pioneered the freedom of religion and culture

of the minorities in the world. (While some European conquerors, like

Alexander the Great, destroyed Persepolis and other areas, or exiled

their people, the Persian kings supported the local culture and

religion).



30. The first World Super-Highway, that connected the East

and the West, was the Silk Road. It joined China to Europe; and its

main part was Central Asia (Ancient Persia) with its many Caravans,

Caravansarais, Bazaars, etc. etc.



31. The first time that the Navy was used in a Military

Operation was by the Persian Army some 2,500B.C.

32. The first time that the ships were used as bridge to

cross the river, was done by King Darius, who crossed the Nile and

conquered Egypt.



33. The first ruler who planned and constructed the Suez

Canal in Egypt was King Xerxes of Persia (539 B.C.).



34. The first time that a canal was built to connect two

seawaters was by King Xerxes of Persia, who built the Xerxes' canal,

near Greece, and attacked Greece, during the Persian Wars, 500 B.C.

(International Herald Tribune, Nov. 15, 2001).



35. One of the earliest Legal Codes in the world is called

The Law of the Medes and the Persians (the "unchangeable").



36. The first system of federal government was started in

the Persian Empire. There were many Ostans (Stan or State, like what

you see in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Hindu-stan, Uzbeki-stan, Etc.) that

were run by the satraps or smaller kings (Shah) who were under the

great king or Shahan-Shah (Kings' King).



37. The first secret service, called the eyes and the ears

of the king, was started in Persia.



38. The first world leader, who was called great, was Cyrus

the Great of Persia, some 200 years ahead of Alexander the Great!



39. Darius the Great of Persia established the First Tax

System, Customs Duties, Official Records and The Legal Code, in the

world level.



40. Countries of the world, whose names are originally

Persian:

1) Afghanistan, 2) Iran, 3) Kazakhstan, 4) Azirbaijan

(Fire Temples Land), 5) Turkministan, 6) Qirqizistan, 7)

Tajikistan 8) Uzbikistan, 9) Pakistan (Land of the Pure), 10)

Hindustan (also the Khalistan of the Sikhs).



41. Regions of the world, whose names are originated from

Persian:

1) Dagestan (Caucasus), 2) Qara Bagh (Azirbaijan, also

Afghanistan) 3) Baluchistan (Iran and Pakistan) 4) Rajastan

(India) 5) Panjab or Punjab (India and Pakistan) 6) Waziristan

(Pakistan) 7) Turkistan (China) 8) Kurdistan (Iran, Iraq, Turkey,

Syria and Russia), 9) Bash-Kurtustan (Russia), 10) Hazara

(Afghanistan, Pakistan) 11) Kafiristan, 12) Noorestan (Afghanistan)

13)Possibly, the Iranon tribes of the Southern Philippines, the Ire-

an of Palawan (Pahlawan?) in Southern Philippines, and the Irian Jaya

of Indonesia, etc.



42. Capitals of the world, whose names are Persian:

1.Baghdad (Iraq), combination of Bagh (God, Garden) and Dad

(justice / giving) A God given Place (Diosdado) or Garden of Justice

(of King Anush Ravan or Anushirvan of Persia).Actually, Baghdad was

rebuilt by the Iranian Master Architect, Nou-Bakht, during the

Abbasid Era (8th century A.D.).

2.Damascus (City of Musk, capital of Syria, the oldest

existing city in the world).

3. Ashq Abad (or Eshqabad) capital of Turkmenistan.

4. Islamabad capital of Pakistan (Note: Abad in Persian means

Town, City).

5. Baku (Baad Kubeh = the Windy City) capital of Azerbaijan.

6. Doshanbeh, capital of Tajikistan.

7. Tashkant (or Tashkent) capital of Qirqizistan.

8. Muscat or Muskat (=Musky, see Webster) the Capital of

Oman, on the shores of the Persian Gulf.

9. Samarkant (or Samarqand) Capital of Uzbekistan.

10. Bandar Sri Begawan (Brunei).

11. Iravan (Yerevan) capital of Armenia

(Armanestan).

12. Astana, Capital of Kazakhstan.

13. Moscow or Musk_va (City of Musk, from Moschi

or Moschos=Persian word for musk).



43. Historical cities whose names are Persian:

1) Bukhara, 2) Samarkand 3) Khawrazm (Khiveh) in Central

Asia, 4) Allahabad, 5) Ahmed Abad, 6) Heydar Abad, 7) Faiz

Abad, 8) Jamshid Pour, 9) Mahmood Abad, 10) Shah Abad etc.

(India) 11) Faisal Abad , 12) Heydar Abad, 13) Ghazi Abad,14)

Khorram, 15) Chaman, 16)Islamabad, etc. (Pakistan) 17) Rajshahi 18)

Cox Bazaar, (Bangladesh) 19) Mozaffar Abad (Pakistani Kashmir) 20)

Kufah or Kuppah (Hillside) Iraq 21) Salman Pak (Pure) Iraq, 22)

Ctesiphon (Iraq), 23) Halabcha (Iraq) 24) Khorsabad (Iraq) 25)

Nippur (Iraq) 26) Khanaqin (Iraq) 27) Khan Azad (Iraq) 28) Diwaniyyah,

(Iraq) 29) Bandar Sri Begawan (Brunei) (Note: Bandar in Persian

means port city like Bandar Abbas) 30) Banda Aceh (Indonesia) 31)

Shirwan (Caucasia) 32) Nakhjavan (Armenia) 33)Mozdok

(=Mazdak,Caucasia) 34) Astarkhan (Russia)etc.



44. Famous Persian Queens/Princesses in History:

1) Queen Vashti of King Xerxes ( see the Bible) 2) Queen

Esther, a Jewish girl, born in Persia, who became the Queen of

Persian King Xerxes (see Old Testament, Book of Esther Note: Esther's

tomb is in Hamadan Iran today) 3) Queen Cleopatra of Egypt (Part

Greek, Part Persian) 4) Queen Mumtaz Mahal (of Taj Mahal ) the Queen

of the Mogul Emperor of India, 5) Princess Shahr Banu of the Sasan

Dynasty, the daughter-in-law of Prophet Mohammad (wife of Imam

Hosain) 6) Madam Maragel, one of the wives of Emperor Harun Rashid,

the Abbasid Khalif (she was the mother of Mamoon, the most

intellectual Khalifah in the history of Islamic civilization, who

translated and transferred all Greek philosophy and science books

into Arabic language), 7) Puran-Dokht, the First Lady of Khaliffah

Ma'moon, 8) Princesses in several Arab states of the Persian Gulf,

including the mother of Shaikh Makhtum of the United Arab Emirates,

9) Nusrat Bhutto, the First Lady of Pakistan (1971-1978) wife of

Pakistani Prime Minister, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. 10) Jihan Sadat, the

First Lady of Egypt (1970-1982), wife of President Anwar Sadat of

Egypt, etc.



45. In the Field of Fashion: Almost all the clothing and

dresses of the Mogul Darbar in the Indian subcontinent (Including

Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc) are Persian in origin; that includes the

world famous Nehru Tunic or Shirwani, the Jinah Cap (made of lamb

skin), the Shalvar Qamis, the Indian Turban, the Parsi Gara (Persian

Style Embroidery in India), and a variety of shoes and other

accessories, including the well known Sukarno cap in Indonesia,

Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, etc.



46. According to Professor Noel Malcon: Necktie (or cravat

in European languages) came from the Croats (of Balkans) a branch of

Iranian people who migrated from Persia, some 2000 years ago! Even

the Serbs are originally from Persia.

(Ref. Malcolm, Noel: Bosnia, A Short History, Mc. Millan,

London 1996). Also: CNN World Report, November 16, 2003.



47. In Jewelries: Almost all the famous jewelries of the

Moguls of India (including those of Taj Mahal) were designed by

Persian master designers. The well-known Kooh-i Noor is a Persian

name, which means the mountain of light.

Incidentally, the word Jawaher (as in Jawaher Lal-Nehru)

comes from the Persian word Gauhar (=Gem/Precious stone). Also the

word La'l is another Persian word, meaning Ruby.





48. In Linguistic Influences:

1. For 700 years, Persian was the official language of the

Moguls of Indian subcontinent (including Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc).

Practically, every Mogul miniature contains not only the

Persian arts and drawings, but also Persian poetry in Farsi Alphabet

(a mixture of Persian and Arabic letters) in them.

2. Urdu language: the official language of Pakistan (and

India) is a result of Marriage between Persian-Arabic (which came

through Persia) and the Sanskrit. It is now spoken by some 800

million people around the world. ( Even Sanskrit itself was born in

Persia, before it reached India, some 7,000 years ago!). Gardeshgari,

August 2001.

3. Persian literature of the Indian subcontinent, with great

writers and poets, the jewel of them being, the late Dr. Mohammad

Iqbal,the National Poet of Pakistan (and India).

4. The names and surnames of almost all the people in

Armenia (Armanestan) and the Armenians around the world, is totally

or partially influenced by Persian language and culture. (Examples:

Melekian, Saturian, Haturian, etc. etc.).



49. The first animal domesticated by man was goat, and it

was done in Persia (Manila Bulletin, February 20,2001). Also the so-

called Arabian Horse (originally Persian) See BBC Worlds' Simpson

Report.(Note: In Arabic Language, horse is called Al-Faras, and

Persia is called Al-Fars; while the Persian is called Al-Farsi!).

Other animals, which were also first domesticated in Persia, are

Sheep, Cow, and Camel.



50. The first people who used fish as food were the people

around the Persian Gulf, (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1998).

51. Nargileh/Hookeah or Shishah, the most famous pastime

smoking pipe in the Ottoman Empire, and the rest of Asia and the

Middle East, was invented in Persia (The Webster Dictionary).



52. The first time in the world that pearl was discovered

and harvested (Some 5,000 years ago) was in the Persian Gulf state of

Bahrain (which was part of the greater Persia, before the British

colonization in the 19th century) CNN 2002.



53. Noodles were first invented in Persia.(Expat. Weekly,

Manila 1996)



54. King Feraidun of Persia discovered winemaking method,

some 3,000 year B.C.



55. Punch (the mixture of five beverages) although was

popularized in British-India, is actually a Persian concoction. Panj

in Persian means five, the number of the mixtures. (Philippine

Daily Inquirer (Trivia) Feb. 2000)

Also the word Punjab (or Panjab = Five waters/rivers,

in India and Pakistan) and Panjacila (Five Principles) of Sukarno in

Indonesia, etc.



56. A Persian Alchemist, called Zacharia Alrazi discovered

the Industrial Alcohol.(Al Razi is known in the west as Rhazes).



57. The first Beer-making techniques were discovered in

Medeo-Persia, some 5-6, 000 years ago. (On the

Net://www.udli./ucla.edu/).

The legend says that beer was first brewed by

Ninkasi, some 3,500B.C. (For details, see the cult of Ninkasi).

*Manila Bulletin,August 30, 2002.



58. Various musical instruments, including setar (cithara or

cittern) and probably even guitar, Tamboor (Tambourine,) and Santour

(Dulcimer). Other musical instruments are Tar (six-stringed, while

Setar is four-stringed) and Ud, from which the medieval European lute

developed; as well as Ney or Flute. (Iran Today, MFA, Tehran, 1976,

p. 122). Iranian Music has even influenced the Flamenco tradition of

Spain. (Iran Today p.122).



59. The first people, who started the "Birthday"

celebration, where the Persian nobility and the royalty (So, "Happy

Birthday" could originally be a Persian song?)



60. The first time that cake was used in a birthday party was

by King Darius of Persia when he conquered Egypt. (500 B.C.)

Philippine Daily Inquirer 1999.



61. Polo game was invented in Persia, some 500 years B.C.

(Philippine Daily Inquirer 1998).



62. Wrestling, both as an art of war and sports, originated

in Persia.



63. Poker was also invented in Persia some 3,000 years ago.

It was called Aas. (The Philippine Daily Inquirer (Trivia) June 18,

2000.)



64. Chess, although originated in India, but was perfected

and passed on to the West, through Persia, in 10th century; thus the

words Chess (from Shah or King) Shakhmat (Shahmat) Rookh (rokh, or

Chariot) etc.



65. The world's first known money appeared in Persia, 800 B.C.

(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 27,2002)



66. The words Paradise, Star, Bazaar, Caravan, Bank, Check,

Roxan, Rose, Jasmine, Parthian-Shots, (=Parting Shots), Sugar

(Shakar), Paw (Paa) Cow (Gau), Name (Naam); Nan (Bread) Nah (No),

Bad, Behtar (Better), Mushk (Musk) Pajamas, Orange, Dervish, Khaki,

Sepoy (Sepahy), Istana (Astana), Diwan/Divan, Pashmina (the Cashmere)

Kooh-e- Noor (Mountain of Light), Pasha, Pesh Marga, Jungle, Magi,

Magic, Magician, Mummy (Moumi) Sherryvalies (Shalvar), Kaftan

(Caftan), Taffeta, Shawl, Shahtoosh, Sherpa, Bang,Band,Spinach,

Saffron, Lemon, Woe! (Waa/Waay!), Gyn (Zan=Woman) Bakh-shish, Penta

(Panj=five), Thou (Toh), Me (Man), Am (-am), Eyebrow (Abru), Lips

(Lab), Pharao (=Far-zand or son of Ra/Mithra, the Sun-god of Persia

and later, Egypt) Buss (Buseh), Officer (Afsar/Afsara), Mouse

(Moush), Ouch (Aaakh), Aura (Ahura), Aurora, Murra, Ricksha (Rakh'sh)

as well as Pope (Papa/Baba), Pedar (Father) Madar (Mother) Nana

(Nanny=Mother), Baradar (Brother) Brethren, Dokhtar (Daughter), etc.

(almost 300 words in the English language)



67. The world's first public postal system was invented in

the Persian Empire some 3,000 years ago.



68. Cuneiform, the earliest form of writing in the world. The

cuneiform (wedge-shaped) was invented in what is known in History as

the Medeo-Persia, some 5-600 years ago.



69. The earliest known written documents, clay tablets,

inscribed more than 4,000 years ago, were found in the Medeo- Persian

region. These cuneiform texts include the earliest known creation

myths, legal codes, medical prescriptions and recipes--- Ledgers,

deeds, receipts --- and the list of everything, from the types of

bird, to the musical instruments and the woods used to make them.

(The Philippine Star, May 24, 2002).



70. The first calendar, composed of a year with 354 days, was

invented in Medeo-Persia, 2000 B.C. (*Philippine Daily Inquirer April

27, 2002) And during the Islamic era, another new Calendar, but this

time the most accurate calendar ever devised, in the whole history of

mankind, came into being --- the Jalali Solar Calendar by the Persian

mathematician and poet par excellence, the Great Omar Khayyam.

Omar Khayyam's Persian solar calendar is even more

accurate than its Western Gregorian counterpart. (The Persian

calendar has an error of only one day in every 5,000 years, as

opposed to one in every 3,500 years for the Gregorian calendar). See

Iran Today, MFA, Tehran, 1976 p. 130.



71. The latest archeological excavations show that, glass was

first produced in the Asia-Minor region, some 4, 000 years ago. (Echo

of Islam Magazine, Tehran, Iran. Aug. 1986).



72. The Art of Miniature was originated in Persia, by Maani

(founder of Manichaeism) some 2,600 years ago, and reached China,

later, (Gardeshgari, Iran, Sep. 2002)



73. The first operation on human skull in the world, took

place in Persia, some 5,000 years ago! (Gardeshgari, Iran, Sep. 2002)



74. The origins of all the Indo-European languages, including

Indian, German, English, Greek, Spanish, French and many other

European languages today, are Iranian. (Gardeshgari, Iran, Sep. 2002)

So, it should be called Irano-European, not Indo-European!



75. Did you know where the Saxons (of Saxony - - Germany and

the Anglo-Saxons of Britain) came from? Well, the British

Orientalist, Sir Percy Sykes, himself a Saxon, went around the world

to look for their origin. He found out that the Saxons originated

from the Central Iranian Plateau, which was called Sakstan (Present

day Sistan- Baluchistan!) Gardeshgari, Iran, Sept. 2002. (How about

the Saxan or Sassan Dynasty of Persia?).



76. The Iranian Capital of Tehran with 3,200 years of history

has much greater historical treasures to offer to humanity than the

entire country of Greece! (Gardeshgari, Iran, Sep. 2002)



77. Domes of the Byzantine Churches and Palaces were an

adaptation from the Persian Architecture (Gardegari, Iran, Aug. 2000)



78. The world famous Holland Windmill is originally Persian,

and the Dutch know about it! (Gardeshgari, Iran, Aug. 2001).



79. The Sumerians and Egyptians were the early migrants who

came from the Iranian Plateau, thousands of years ago! (Gardeshagri,

Iran, Sep. 2002).



80. The Sumerian Seamen (probably) discovered America, many

centuries before Christopher Columbus. (Gardeshgari, Iran, Aug.

2001)



81. Archery of which the world famous Parthian Shots (or

Parting Shots) is a good proof, originated in Persia.



82. Persian carpet, walnuts, hazelnuts, Pistachio nuts,

pilau, kebab, beryani, shawarma, naan (bread) yoghurt, spinach,

saffron (the world's most precious spice), rice, grapes, lemon,

tulip, rose and perfume-were all originated in Persia.



83. Vertical windmill was invented in Persia, in 9th century,

A.D. (Ancient Inventions p. 398). Also the hand operated mills.



84. Trousers called Shalwar, were invented by the Persians

(while the Greek and the Romans preferred skirts).

Also the world famous shawl and many other innovations

in clothing and shoe making, including a variety of hats and caps,

etc. The word pajama in English comes from the Persian words Paa

(leg) and Jameh (clothes).



85. The wheel was first invented in the cradle of

civilization, the area that is known in History as Medeo-Persia, some

5,000 years ago. (*Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 27, 2002) See

Persian wheel (Webster Dictionary).



86. Chariots of war were invented during Cyrus the Great of

Persia (559-529 B.C.)



87. Cross, as an instrument of punishment for the criminals

was first invented by the Persians, and it was

adopted by the Romans, some 2,300 years ago.(Philippine Daily

Inquirer 1997) Also Swastika, etc.



88. Condom comes from the Persian word kandu or kondu, a

long vessel made from the intestines of the animals and used for

storing corn. Even today kondu (or kendu) is used in Persian language

for the beehives as well as small clay storage for grains or food.

(Condominium also?). Well, in Western Iran, there is a town called

Kanduan [plural of kandu]. In that town, all the houses are dug in

the mountain, on top of each other--a natural condominium).



89. Qanat or kanat, the underground water supply systems

that are stretched several miles, were also invented in Persia.



90. Silo for grains preservation, some 1300 B.C. (Ettelaat,

Iran Daily, 2001).



91. Baad-gir or Wind Shaft, the earliest form of modern air-

conditioners,which was built on top of the roof in order to catch the

fresh air and transfer it inside the building.



92. Aub-Anbar, the underground water reservoir that kept

water cool and safe, for the community (Take note of the word Aub,

the Persian word for water and its relation to Eu de Cologne, water

of cologne; also the ending of the words like Mindan-ao, Dav-ao, Lan-

ao,Mara-nao, Maguin-danao, Tugigar-ao, Suri-gao, Dan-ao (even Tamar-

ao, Carab-ao?) as well as Aub-dast -- Filipino and Chinese Muslims'

ablution with water, or Panj-ab, in India and Pakistan. etc.).



93. The first man who used an Airplane, to fly, was a

legendary Persian King, by the name of Keykaus. He tied 4 big birds

to his coach and placed some baits in a distance, dangling in front

of the birds to catch. (And thus for him to fly!).



94. The oldest combination lock, (with secret numbers) was

made some 800 years ago in Persia (Professor Arthur Pope, History of

Persian Civilization. c/o Ettelaat Daily, Tehran, Iran, January 25,

2003).



95. Embroidery was first invented by the Scythian people (a

branch of Persians) Ref. Webster Dictionary & CNN 2003.



96. The first travelers Inns called caravansaray (Inns of

caravan) some of which still exist along the Silk Road, were built in

Persia.



97. The largest mud-brick structure is the citadel of Bam, in

Kerman Province of Iran. It is 2,000 years old!



98. Parasol (Decorative Umbrella), used as an honor, over

the heads of the kings and the dignitaries, was invented in Persia,

too.



99. Crown or Taj (See Taj Mahal)- the bejeweled headpiece

for the King or the Queen, was first used in Persia.



100. The art of tile-work was invented and perfected in

Persia, many centuries ago. It was copied by others, but was never

equaled in its elegance and beauty.



101. Persian Blinds (or Persiana in Spanish and other

European Languages) is the origin of what is known today as the

Venetian Blinds (Webster Dictionary).



102. Blue Jars. The blue jars with floral designs (just

like the Blue Domes) are also a Persian invention. The Chinese

adopted these blue jars, after Genghis Khan invaded Persia in 13th

century A.D.



103. Chewing gum (called saqqez) as well as a variety of

other gums, including the well-known mummy or moumi (Webster

Dictionary).



104. There are many other ancient inventions that are

originated in the greater Persia. Some of them are as follows:

1) Needle 2) Weaving (like Taffeta, Shawl, etc.) 3) Roads/Hi-

ways 4) Chain mail (for body defense) 5) Spoons and Forks 6) Boots 7)

Gloves 8) Soap 9) Shampoo, 10) Perfume 11) Protocols and Etiquette

12) Turkish Bath 13) Dagger, hammer, axes 14) Military Marches,

15) Catapult, 16) Puppet Show 17) Tradition of syndication (for

farmers, workers, professionals) 18) Dams 19) Sickle 20) Jars and

Pots of clay 21) Brick making 22) Metals 23) Seals (Origin of

printing?) 24) Wheel (Persian wheel) 25) Coins 26) Oil 27)

Compass 28) Animal skin for writing 29) Measurement 30) Lighthouse

31) World map 32) Basic Human Flight 33) Military Fire Power 34)

Alphabet 35) Early Electrical devices 36) Fast Reporting system

(Like mores code, using mirror and sun) etc. (for more details see

Iran: Land and the People, by Mr. A.H. Saidian, Tehran, 2001)





105. King Cambyses II, of Persia, was the first person that

examined the dead bodies of the mummies of Egypt, after conquering

the Egyptian City of Memphis, in 600 B.C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer

(Trivia)June 15,2000.)



106. Also, the first people who fought against the

superstitious beliefs of the Egyptians (e.g. cats, bulls, crocodiles

worshipped as gods) were the Persians. King Cambyses II threw many

cats over the walls of Memphis City, and the Egyptians who believed

in cats as gods, were so scared that they surrendered the city,

without a fight (Philippine Daily Inquirer,Trivia ,2001).



107. The first person that gazed into a crystal ball (to see

the world events, just like a TV or a satellite) was King Jamshid of

Persia (see Jam-e Jamshid).



108. Persians were also pioneers in Astronomy, as Bible

states that the Magies saw the birth of Jesus Christ in the stars.

(see Mathew, Chapter II).



109. The belief that Number 13 is an unlucky one, was started

in Persia, some 5,000 years ago. Even today, all Persians (the

Kurdish, the Baluchis, the Central Asians, etc.) leave their homes

every 13th day of the New Year (March 21) and they go out in the

fields, so as to avoid the bad luck of the 13th day of the New Year.



110. Incidentally, the Phenomenon of the New Year itself is a

Persian Tradition, where the Natural New Year (first day of the

Spring, not middle of the winter!) is celebrated on March 21, every

year. (CNN,January 01, 2003).



111. The Persian Businessmen Mr. Hosain Qermezian and his

brothers, in Canada, introduced the first Mega Mall in the West,

during the 40s and the 50s. In that Mega Mall (which was probably

inspired by the Persian Bazaar or Timcheh) everything, from a needle

up to the latest car, is available under one roof!



112. The world's most glamorous building-cum-mausoleum, (one

of the Seven Wonders of the World) the Taj Mahal in India (also the

Shish Mahal or Mirror Palace in Pakistan) was designed by a Persian

Master Architect, Ustad Eisa Shirazi and his son Mohammad Shirazi, in

1631 A.D. (Village Voice, Manila, Feb.2002. Also the world's most

glamorous and the best loved Queen was a Persian Lady,Arjumand Banu

or Mumtaz Mahal, whose Mausoleum is also the best ever; -- The Taj

Mahal. In the words of the English poet, Sir Edwin Arnold: "Not a

piece of Architecture as other buildings are, but a proud passion of

an Emperor's love wrought in living stones." (Village Voice, Manila

Feb.2002).



113. The world's most educated (100% highly educated)

Community is that of the Parsis (the Persian Zoroastrians) who live

mostly in Iran, India, Pakistan and England. They are also one of the

most financially successful communities in the world. (They

established the first Cancer Hospital, and many other educational and

Social Centers, including some of the oldest and biggest libraries in

India - -see International Herald Tribune, April 24, 2003).

Incidentally, the most well known poet of the Gujrati language in

India is a Parsee by the name of Khabar-Dar.



114. The world's most expensive residence belongs to a

Persian by a name of Dr. Nasser Khalili, who lives in England. His

classical English Mansion is worth over $240 Million (Manila

Bulletin, June, 12, 200).



115. For further details on Persian Culture, see Webster

Dictionary for terms such as: Persiana, Persian ammoniac, Persian

apple, Persian berry, Persian blue, Persian buttercup, Persian cat,

Persian clover, Persian daisy, Persian date, Persian deer, Persian

earth, Persian green, Persian iris, Persian lamb, Persian lawn,

Persian lilac, Persian melon, Persian nightingale, Persian rose,

Persian wheel, etc.



116. In the fields of Religion and Philosophy: The oldest

living religion in the world, is Zoroastrianism, the ancient religion

of Persia, (Philippine Star, Jan. 26, 2002).



117. The first divinely revealed religion, which still

exists today is Zoroastrianism. No other religion has influenced

other world Religions like Zoroastrianism. It has influenced Judaism,

Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, (Mahayana), Manicheanism and the Pagan

European Cults. Over half of the world has virtually accepted a

significant portion of Zoroastrian teachings. Many Christian

traditions as well as some of its Philosophy are actually the

adaptations from the Zoroasterianism and Mithraism, the Persian

Religion of Sun god worshipping. Here are some examples:



1. The Christmas is, in reality, the Birthday of Mithra the

Sun-god (Not the Son of God!) which was born on December 25, after

the Saturnalia Festivals).

2. Virgin Mary (mother of Baby-god Jesus) resembles

Anahita, the Persian goddess, The Mother of

gods!

3. Sunday (the Christians Holiday) is actually dedicated

to Sun-god or Mithra, the Persian god.

4. Songs and praises in the churches.

5. Bread and wine tradition.

6. The white ropes of the priests.

7. Celibacy of the Priests and Nuns

8. Cross, Swastika, etc.

9. The symbol of Smiling Sun (Mithra) on some Christian

flags (like that of Argentina) etc.

(Note: Even the Egyptians adopted the Persian Sun-god - -

Mithra, as their highest deity, and called him "Ra" (Probably short

for Mithra). In fact, Pharaoh [The title of the Kings of Egypt] means

The Son of Ra!). Is it possible that Ray in English has also

something to do with Ra or Mithra? How about Rex (king) in Latin, Rey

(king in Spanish), etc?



Aside from Zoroastrianism, the other religious and

philosophical movements of Persia, include Mithraism (the Sun god),

which was also adopted by the Romans; Manicheanism, which was later

on adopted by the Christians in North Africa, and probably the first

communist movement called Mazdakism (500 A.D.) Later on Sufism,

Carmathism, Ismaili (Agha Khani), Babism, Bahaism, Akhbarism,

Kasravism, etc., etc.





118. According to some scholars, the most important person in

the recorded history of religion, is the Persian Prophet - -

Zoroaster. (Check Internet, Persian Culture, also Mithraism,

etc).



119. FAMOUS PERSIAN PROPHETS/RELIGIOUS FOUNDERS:

1. Zoroaster (500 B.C.), Founder of Zoroastrianism, the

oldest living religion in the world, that has influenced all other

religions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

2. Maani "The Messenger of Light" (the founder of Gnosticism

and Manicheanism that influenced Christianity, later). The _expression

of "Manichaean language" or religious absolutism came from there.

3. Mazdak (founder of Mazdakism, a communist movement at 500

AD).

4. Baabak Khorram-din, 800 AD (Founder of the Religious-

Political movement of Khorram Dinan).

5. Hassan Sabbah (founder of Militant Esmailism and the

originator of the Assassins, or the Hashashin movement, also known

as Fedayins, 11th century A.D).

6. Agha Khan Mahallati 1900 A.D. (Founder of Agha Khani /

Esmaili sect.).

7. Baab (Ali Mohammad) 1900 A.D. (Founder of Babism).

8. Bahaullah,1900 A.D. (Founder of Bahaism).

9. Shah Nematullah Kermani, Sheikh Safi-Uddin, Safi Ali Shah

and many other founders of Sufi Orders.



120. The hippies of Europe and America got their hairstyle

and their shabby looks (and probably their ideas, too from the Fekirs

and Qalandars of India, who in turn got it from the Dervishes and

Sufis of Persia!



121. The philosophy of Yin and Yang (male-female/positive-

negative), which is the foundation of the Taoist religion in China,

Korea, Japan, etc., was first introduced by the Persian Prophet

Zoroaster, as the Ahura Mazda (God of light) and Ahriman (God of

darkness) some 5,000-6,000 years ago.

It was later on expanded further by another Persian

Prophet-Maani, as religious and philosophical Dualism of Good and

Evil (see Webster).



122. The concept of Celibacy in Christianity was one of the

many influences of the Persian Prophet Maani on the Christian Faith

("Manicaean influences on the Augustinian Doctrines") see Webster.



123. Special respect for the animals, particularly cows and

bulls, which was very popular among the early Egyptians and the

Indians today, has an Aryan (Iranian) origin. It's because of those

animals' great roles in agriculture and human sustenance. (And

considering that the early Egyptians and the Brahmans of India, were

actually the emigrants from the Land of Arya, the connections becomes

more evident).

But, while the Indian and the Egyptian cultures

considered all animals sacred, even the dangerous ones (crocodiles,

snakes, disease-carrying mice, etc.) the Persians respected the good

ones, but also did not hesitate to kill the harmful.



124. The latest archeological, historical and linguistic

researches very clearly show that the Europeans (Eastern and Western)

were originally the migrants from the Land of the Aryans (Iran). So

were the ruling classes of Egypt (the Pharaohs), and India (the

Brahmans), as well as the ancient Greeks and the Romans.

In other words, all those leading cultures of the

ancient world were the children of the migrant Iranians of the olden

days.

But how about the White Americans of today? Well,

the White Americans are actually the children of of the European

migrants, or the "grandchildren" of the Persians or the Iranians!



125. The first people, who accepted and believed in Jesus

Christ, were the Persians. See the story of the three Magi/Wise

men/Kings, who came from Persia to see baby Jesus (Ref. Mathew II).



126. In Political and Economic Fronts. The first revolution

in the Middle East, even ahead of the 1917 Russian Revolution, was

the Mashruta (Constitutional) Revolution of Iran, in 1906. It changed

the country from an absolute Monarchy to a Constitutional Monarchy.



127. The first religious revolution in the world, that led to

the establishment of an Islamic Republic, took place in Iran in 1979.

Ahmad Ben Bella, the revolutionary president of Algeria called it

the "Miracle of our Age". (Ettelaat, Tehran January 1980).

That Islamic Revolution caused the Revival of the

Islamic aspirations all over the Muslim world, which is visible

everywhere, today. (Time Magazine, New York, April 16, 1979. Also

International Herald Tribune September 4, 2002)



128. The first nationalization of oil and other natural

resources in the Middle East was lead by Dr. Mohammad Mosaddeq of

Iran, in 1940s and 1950s.



129. The first oil well in the world was found and drilled in

the Persian City of Baku (or Baad Kubeh = the Windy City, now the

capital of Azerbaijan) in the 1394, A.D. (New World, Siemens

Magazine, Germany Sept. 2001). It was in this same region that the

first Temple of Fire was built by the followers of Zoroaster the

Persian Prophet some 5, 000 years ago).



130. The first oil pipeline also was built in Baku, from the

woods of the Caspian region.



131. The first oil tanker in the world was built in Baku, and

it was named after the Persian Prophet the Zoroaster. (Source: New

World, Siemens Magazine, Germany, Sept. 2001).



132. The largest inland body of water in the world, is

located in Northern Persia. The Caspian Sea, with the best Caviar in

the world, plus oil, gas and a lot of flora and fauna.



133. In Poetry and Literature:

A. One Thousand and one Nights (The "Arabian Nights" or

corrected The Persian Nights, written in the 10th century A.D.)

B. Undoubtedly the best poetry that was created by man, in:

1. The Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayyam

2. The Shah Namah of Firdausi (The "Paradise Man") the story

of Rostum and Sohrab.

3. The Math-nawi. The ultimate light of mysticism and Sufism

by Jalalud Din Rumi. (The best-seller in the US today)!

4. The best Love Songs in the Odes of Hafez of Shiraz, who

is considered as the "Greatest Poet ever who walked this earth"! (See

The Gift, Collection of Hafiz's Poems, by Daniel Ladinsky, 1998,

N.Y., USA). Hafez is also adored and "worshipped" by J.W. Goethe, the

greatest poet of Germany and Europe).

5. The classical Persian Romanticism by Nezami of Ganjeh;

6. The Purest Sufi Expressions in the "Ruba'iyyat"of Baba

Tahir "The Oryan".

7. The Sweetest language in poetry and prose in the Rose

Gardens (Gulestan and later Bustan) of Sheikh Sa'di.





In Islamic Sciences and Islamic Civilization:



The Persians also played the greatest role in the

development of the Islamic Sciences and Islamic Civilization, as well

as the preservation and spreading of it, in the world, as follows:





134. Salman Al-Farsi was the first person to translate the

Holy Quran into a foreign language (i.e. Persian).



135. The first time the Holy Qur'an was printed in a Muslim

country (by modern machines) was in Persia, in 1866 A.D. (Ref.

Ettelaat International, Tehran, 1996).



136. The first melodious translation of the Holy Qur'an (as

the original Arabic is also melodious) for a better reading and an

easier memorization of its verses, by the non-Arabs, was done by the

Persian scholar, Dr. Fazlollah Nikayin - - in the USA(1998).

This translation which is titled, "Qur'an: A Poetic

Translation from the Original" is first of its kind, not only in

English language, but also in any other translation of the Holy

Qur'an, in 1,400 year history of Islam. (Reference: The Ultimate Book

2000, Skokie Publications (Illinois) U.S.A.)



137. The most translated language of the entire Holy Qur'an

in the world is Persian---some one thousand translations (Ref.

Ettalaat International, Tehran, 1996)



138. The youngest person, who ever memorized the entire Holy

Qur'an, was a 5-year-old Persian boy by the name of M.H. Taba-Tabai.

(He received a Ph.D. from the Hijaz Islamic College of England, as

the youngest scholar of the Holy Qur'an in 1996).



139. The greatest Imam among the majority of Muslims---Imam

Abu Hanifah was a Persian.



140. The greatest master of SUFISM (Islamic Mysticism) was Al-

Ghazzali, another Persian teacher, (Some orientalists consider him

as the most qualified scholar in Islam, aside from the Prophet

Mohammad himself).



141. The greatest interpreter of the Holy Quran in Islam, is

Tabari, also a Persian.



142. All the earliest collectors and writers of the

traditions of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) who preserved and spread

his words, were Persians--Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidi, Ibni Maja, Nasai

and Abu Dawoud.



143. The man, who finally defeated the western crusaders,

liberated Jerusalem from the invaders and saved the Muslims from a

total annihilation, was a Kurdish (Persian) man by the name of

Salahud Din (Saladin the Magnificent).



144. The greatest grammarian of Arabic language was a Persian-

-the Sibwaih of Shiraz.



145. The first compiler of Arabic Dictionary was a Persian by

the name of Khalil Bin Ahmad.



146. The first scholar who organized, formulated and

established the Science of Rhetoric, Elocution and Prosody in Arabic

language was a Persian master by the name of Sheikh Abdul Qadir

Jorjani (Gorgani).



147. The greatest Philosophical mind after Aristotle, who

preserved philosophy from destruction during the Dark Ages (of

Europe) was Al-Farabi the Persian. He was a linguist and a music

virtuoso. He is known as the Second Master. (After Aristotle).



148. The greatest intellectual during the Middle Ages was Abu

Ali Sina (Avicena) the Persian Physician-Philosopher (see

International Herald Tribune, Oct. 11, 2001).



149. The first scientific book that was printed in the world,

after the invention of the printing machine, was the Cannon of Abu

Ali Sina (or Avicena, the Persian Physician-Philosopher). His medical

masterpiece was the most popular textbook of Medicine, in European

Colleges and Universities, during the Middle Ages and up to the 18th

Century A.D.(By the way, the earliest College of Medicine, recorded

in the History of Iran was "Gundishapur Medical School", 500 A.D.

Also take note that the terms, Medica, Medicine, etc. came from

Medes=Medeo-Persian Men).



150. The first man who introduced Arabic numerals in the West

(which used Roman Numerals, before) was a Persian scholar by the name

of Al Kharwrazmi (9th century A.D.).



151. The first physician in the world, who treated Small Pox,

was Zakariyya Al Razi (10th century A.D.).



152. The first scientist who invented a computing machine was

Al-Kashani (15th century A.D.).



153. The first scientist who explained the cause of rainbow

in 13th century A.D. was another Persian called Qutb Shirazi.

(Source: Islam: A global civilization, Cambridge, U.K. 1995.)



154. The first scientist who measured the distance between

the Earth and the Moon was a Persian by the name of Naseer ud-Din

Tousi (13th century A.D.).



155. The first physician who diagnosed and treated Meningitis

during the Dark Ages was Abu Ali Sina (11th century A.D.). (Source:

The Islamic Text Society Cambridge U.K. 1995).



156. The greatest Muslim scholar, who collected and preserved

Islamic traditions and teachings, is another Persian by the name of

Mohammad Majlesi (17th century A.D.) His masterpiece on Islamic

teaching and traditions (titled, Behar Al-Anwaar) is 100 plus Volumes.



157. The most prominent religious and political figure in the

history of Islam in the past 1,000 years (as far as the political and

religious revival of the Muslim world is concerned) was Ayatullah

Ruhullah Khomeini, the leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran

(1979). He was named, Man of the Year (Time, 1980).



158. The greatest collection and preservation of the Islamic

Arts in the world belongs to a Persian patron of Arts, by the name of

Dr. Nasser Khalili, who lives in England. (Mabuhay Magazine,

Philippines, 1998).



159. Qawwali, the Art of Sufi chanting with music, started in

Persia, in the 9th century A.D. before it came to India (also

Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, etc.) It was also spread westward to

Turkey and other countries up to Algeria, Tunesia and Morocco, in

North Africa.

It is a form of Praising Allah, remembering the Holy Prophet,

and the spiritual men of God, thru musical songs.



160. The first scientists who claimed that the Earth was

actually round (not flat, as the Europeans believed) were the Muslim

scholars of Persia (Gardeshgari, Iran, March 2002).



161. Persian Muslim Scientists knew the Law of Gravity, as

early as 840 A.D. (Ibid).



162. The Iranian master musicians, like Abu Ishaq Musuli,

actually thought the Arabs the Fine Art of Music, but later on they

gave up on music, upon conversion to Islam, because of Religious

reasons (Motahhari,Khadamat, Tehran, Iran, 1970).



163. The most popular word among the Muslim Communities,

around the world for Teacher/Guru/Master/Spiritual Leader, is

Ustad/Ustaz, a Persian word which means Educator/Trainor .



164. Muslims in Central Asia, South West Asia, South East

Asia and China, still use the Islamic terms, in Persian, rather than

in the Original Arabic Language. Examples are: Namaz (Prayer) Ruzah

(Fasting) Bang (call to prayer) Aub-dast (Ablution) Farman (Teaching)

etc. etc.



165. The most brilliant and the most intellectual Caliph in

the History of Islam, was a half-Persian, by the name of Ma-moon.

His father was Khalifa Haroon Ar-Rashid, and his mother, a lady from

Persia by the name of Maragel.

This same Khalifa Ma-moon, translated and transferred

all the Greek Philosophy and Science books into Arabic (by the help

of mostly Iranian scholars) and thus saved Ancient Science and

Philosophy for mankind, by protecting them from destruction during

the Dark Ages of Europe! He established the House of Wisdom or House

of Sciences in Baghdad in 9th Century A.D.



166. The first Muslim woman in the world, who won the Noble

Peace Prize, was the Iranian Lady Judge, Shirin Ebadi (Year 2003).



167. Iran was probably the only country in the Middle East

(and one of the few in the world) that was not colonized by the

foreign powers, in the Modern History.



168. One of the chief architects of OPEC (the first oil

cartel in the Third World, which turned many poor oil producing

countries into super-rich) was the Shah of Iran, Shah Mohammad Reza

Pahlavi (International Herald Tribune, October 18, 2003)



169. The world's most exclusive "couturier" (for the rich and

the famous) is Mr. "Bijan", an Iranian master designer in New York

with over $300 Million of income annually. (Mohajer, info@i...)



170. The First Sheikhul Islam of Siam (Modern Thailand) was a

Persian Statesman by the name of Shaikh Ahmad Qommi (1600 AD). He

was later on appointed by the King of Thailand as the Prime Minister

of Siam. (Thailand: A Golden Land by M. Tamhidi, Al Hoda Publishing,

Tehran. 2001)

Also, the first Sheikhul Islam of Aceh in Indonesia,

Seyyed Hassan Astar Abadi was a Persian religious leader, during the

reign of "Sultan Malek Salek" of Aceh, 17th century. (ibid.)

 

look how much the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC HAS ACHEIVED!!! WOW SO GREAT!

Islamic Republic Achievements:
1. Execution, flogging, stoning and amputation of limbs in public.
2. Mass killings of political prisoners.
3. Assassination of political dissidents outside of Iran.
4. Political serial killings in Iran.
5. Construction of many new prisons holding thousands of political prisoners.
6. Political oppression.
7. Promotion of international and domestic terrorism.
8. Violation of human rights in every category.
9. Lack of civil liberties.
10. Improvement and growth of Iran's Cemeteries.
11. Killing and imprisonment of journalists.
12. Violation of women's rights.
13. Censorship and closure of publications.
14. Forcing Iranians to flee the country resorting in five million refugees throughout the world and "brain drain".
15. Oppression of religious minorities.
16. Filtering the internet.
17. Jamming out of country satellite TV and radio stations.
18. Stealing Iran's wealth by the Mullahs and transfer of funds to abroad.
19. Destruction of Iran's Economy.
20. Widespread poverty throughout Iran.
21. Severe Inflation.
22. Devaluation of Iranian Rial.
23. Increase in unemployment.
24. Increase in the crime rate.
25. Promotion of corruption, prostitution and addiction.
26. Housing crisis in Iran.
27. Malnutrition, retarded growth and increased rate of depression among Iranian youth.
28. Public health crisis in Iran.
29. Making Iran an international "embarrassment".
30. 1979 Occupation of the US Embassy in Tehran and holding hostages for 444 days.
31. Conflict with neighboring countries.
32. Iran-Iraq War resulting in millions dead, wounded, handicapped and homeless.
33. Destruction of Iran's Airline Industry.
34. Causing economic sanctions against Iran.
35. Producing weapon's of mass destruction.
36. Inability to get Iran's fair share of natural resources from Caspian Sea.
37. Promoting regional conflicts in the Middle East.
38. Destruction of Iran's industries.
39. Lack of technological advancements.
40. Air and environmental pollution crisis in Iran.
41. Destruction of Iran’s agriculture.
42. Destructions of fine arts, theater, cinema and music in Iran.
43. Promoting Islamic Fundamentalism.
44. Closure of Iranian Universities under cultural revolution for three years.
45. Attacking University campuses to kill and crack down on students.
46. Violating the constitution of the "Islamic Republic".
47. Hiring hooligans to beat and crack down on Iranian citizens.
48. Improving and selling contraband by regimes elements for additional income.

GOOD JOB FUCKFACES

 

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Friday, May 18, 2007

Wow, it's been so long...I just feel like I need to update my life.  I've decided to go to SBCC for fall and maybe spring semester...Everything is pretty much final.  I put the deposit in for my house, which is 6554 del playa, the house is tight, it's brand new, not even done being made yet.  It's about 650 a month, and I have to pay for it myself.  I work for my dad now, and he pays me cuz I need to pay for my house and all.  Schools over next week, it's finals week so it's going to be a bitch.  I've been going to SB a lot lately too haha.  Gotta check out the place and have some fun
I've been doing pretty good...I got an A in astro lab which means I don't need to go to that class anymore, thank god it was so hard.  And now polisci is like my hardest class, kinda sad since...it's my major?  I really wana get into UCLA.  I apply so soon. 
Today I went for my consult for my nose job.  This guy Dr. Lau.  Neil referred me cuz his dad works with him or whatever.  He said my nose job would cost 3000, and sara's is 9000 DOLLARS! that's such a rip off...Beverly Hills nose jobs aren't even that expensive....
I'm really excited for this semester to end.  I'm taking 4 summer classes.  Criminal Law, Business Law, Psychology, and Film. 
I need to find a job soon when I move to SB. 
I'm living with Kasra and Andrew who is some dude from SB also who I've chilled with a few times in SB, and he's pretty tight, and in the other room, Micaela and some other girl Sam.
Hmmm what else is up....No new girls in my life, and I try not to really like hook up with hella girls like I used to do. Whatever, summer's comin, summa lovin! Ohhhh yeah!
Anyway, I'll start writing more.

CIAO!


Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Blah, so, I just finished reading a 50 page chapter in my polisci book, my test is on thursday, and I have 3 more chapters to go....GG for me.  Let me talk about my wonderful weekend though!  I went to SB with Shepler!  It was soooo much fucking fun!  I'd like to add that I did NOT see Lisa....It was actually pretty nice...To have the control not to see her.  She called me last and was pretty pissed that I didn't hang out with her, she like yelled at me for not calling her and shit...Hmmmm, you've been ignoring me for how long?  And I ignore you ONCE and she flipped out haha.  Well anyways, it was amazing, I'm still undefeated in Beer pong.  Me and Shepler are such a good team lol.  It was so fun, we stayed at Kasra's house, partied at micaela's and kasras place.  I saw the place I might live in next year.  I might go to SBCC!! And live with Kasra and Micaela, and a bunch of other people, but kasra, micaela and I are sharing a room! I'm going back during my spring break, which is ucsb's first week back from spring break.  To my surprise, I did not hook up with any girls this weekend....Kinda proud of myself, haha. 
So I was in Astronomy lab today...And I looked back and this guy in my class, must be in his late 20s or early 30s...He has two sleeves of tattoos on his arm...I noticed one with a bottle that said XXX on it....And I was about to be like yo dude that's tight that you're edge, I am too...Then I realized I'm not....I drink now.  Weird thing is that i'm still pretty against drugs and stuff.  Pretty hypocritical, isn't it?  Although i'm not going to lie...I've made a lot of friends that drinking has brought to me....If that makes any sense?  And hooked up with...Uh, one too many girls...heh.  But yeah, at first I didn't regret it....I mean, the first time I drank in SB, I pretty much got over Lisa....It's weird, SB brings out the best in me, I am hella happy when i'm there.  And I saw hella people from Northgate in SB, it was so random, but made me so happy!!! Also, now that I've started drinking, I ask myself...When am I going to stop?  I'd really like to.  It's sad that you can't live a normal social life in college without drinking...I never believed in that....But wow is it weird when I go to a party now and i'm the sober guy...It was the story of my life all of high school. Heh. On the other hand, I look at it this way....I had the self control to go ALL of high school without even drinking alcohol or smoking once.  And I will never smoke weed.  So, I feel like if I went that long....Then I have the self control.  I never drink to a point where I get sick, or where I do stupid shit...Well except for the girls, hah.  But yeah...Other than that, I'm so happy with life right now.  I was kinda bummed that I got a B+ on my astronomy test, because I studied SO hard for it....Oh and my astronomy teacher thought I was cheating, cuz on the back of my scantron, I wrote down the phases of the moon really quick while she was handing out the test, so I could remember them and not forget because I am hella bad at remembering them...And she thought I wrote it at home and wrote "See me" on the test and I explained to her...If I was cheating, I'd probably have erased it....And I didn't think it was a big deal.  I really like my astronomy teacher though.  Mrs. Castle is a baller haha.  She's a lot of help, and it's a reallly fun class, even the stupid ass astronomy lab which I despise so much.  Hopefully I get really good grades this semester...Because if I don't...Uh, I'm kinda fucked for UCLA, heh...
On the trip to SB with Shepler, I realized what a great friend he is, and he's been one of my best friends for so long, almost like one of my own brothers.  Me and him go way back, I hope I am friends with him like till I am old and dying, hah.  I love that kid man.  Seriously, my trip to SB wouldn't have been as good without him there
I'm really excited for spring break! and for everyone to come back from college.  I should sleep now, I don't wana miss English again, and I gotta read 3 more chapters tomorrow.  Ughhhhhhhhh. 
Whatever, life is great!!!
In other news, I might get my nose job this summer...If Sara gets one, I wana get one too for sure, I don't wana wait till next summer, heh.  And Sara is looking for a new car...She wants a benz...But my parents said if she wants to move to SB also and get a nose job, yeah right.  So she has to get a pretty crappy car, hah sucks for her.  She just wants to show off....I like my benz because it is german excellence...I don't even like to show off my car, I feel like a prick when I show it off.  Speaking of my car, I called a place for tint today...fucking $260 bucks....Such a bitch...It's like 100 bucks less in So cal....So now I gotta save up more.  I'm trying to find cheaper places though.
Whatever, life has been great!  Now I just need another lady in my life to make me complete!  Woo!!! Although I'm really lovin the single life, muahaha.


Fun times in SB...Oooo yeahhhh


Saturday, February 17, 2007

Xanga has gotten a lot cooler than before.
Thought this thing was kinda fun:



Your Political Profile:
Overall: 20% Conservative, 80% Liberal
Social Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
Personal Responsibility: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal
Fiscal Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
Defense and Crime: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal


Sunday, February 11, 2007

Currently Listening
Babel
By Original Soundtrack
Bibo no Aozoro
see related

Damn.

So shit...I saw this movie Babel last night...Wow, I just gotta say everyones gotta go see it.  It's main focus is how everyone in the world is somehow connected and how a gunshot can be heard around the world.  I'm listening to the soundtrack right now, it's so amazing, the main theme to it...It hella makes you think.  But all I can think about is Lisa...It's hella giving me goosebumps.  And I keep thinking about how done we are...And how we'll probably never get back together.  I hella just want to cry...But I've given so many of my tears to her, that there just aren't any left to give.  All I can do is sit with a blank stare on my face and just sit and think. 
I need a companion in my life.  Someone who can just sit with me for hours and talk about nonsense.  Someone I can feel complete with again.  Aight...here come the tears.  Fuck...It's been a while.  Well, the tears come the emotions spill.  I've been okay for a while now.  I've felt like life has been getting so much better.  I was happy...I don't know why I all of a sudden just started thinking of Lisa again.  I wonder if she ever misses us..Micaela keeps trying to persuade me to move to Santa Barbara.  I feel if I ever moved there it would somehow be because of Lisa...And that's why I don't think I would ever move there.  I mean...Unless I didn't get accepted into UCLA of course.  But for comunity college...I know why I'm like this...I hold shit in for too long, and then it all explodes, and this is the point where it happens.  Those random nights where it just fuckin happens.  And I have no one to go to.  I feel like I can't even go to my best friends for help anymore because I've just come to the point where I don't want them to care.  I don't know if I'm crying because I don't have Lisa in my life right now...Or because I don't have a companion.  I think it's just not having my heart be complete. I seriously thought that I was over the bad part.  Hopefully this is just me being a bitch.  I haven't cried in so long.
Well, the fact of the matter is.  Lisa is with another guy, again.  And for some reason I didn't even give a shit, then I saw a picture of them, and, it ripped my insides apart...Whatever, I know I won't let myself get to where I was before.  When I was super depressed.  Well, I guess i'm cool now, just needed to get all of that out.  I've been holding shit in for way too long, with no one to talk to. Xanga I love you, forever. haha.

Anyways, fuck this shit, I'm valentinesless, whatever.  If Valentines Day wasn't such an american marketing scam i would probably care more.  On February 14th, you're either really sad, or really happy.  Meh. 

I just need to start studying more.  I need straight As this semester.  I gotta get into UCLA.  I need to. 

Anyways, I love Kasras music video for Means nothing.  I love the lyrics, since I can relate, and I love how the video was made, although not the best thing in the world, you get the point:








And to end, some photos that always put a smile on my face:


Picture 009


Picture 007


Picture011


This is the song that I am talking about, listen, it's amazing.



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