• THE MEDIEVAL DRAMA (3)
    • But although the evolution of the passion-play from the liturgy is obvious, we find in the mystery, when it was presented in the language of the people by the craftsmen and the burghers, one element which is not of ...
    • HISTORYof KABUKI
    • UKI During the period of the Ashikaga Shogunate (1338-1573), Kyoto was the centre of luxury and effeminate culture among the wealthy, and of increasingly licentious revelry among high and low alike. The first half of t...
    • Mahmoud Farshchian
    • Master Mahmoud Farshchian was born on January 24, 1930 in Isfahan, where he grew up in the proximity of many architectural masterpieces that gradually and subliminally sharpened his awareness of proportion, co...
    • Francis Hodgson Burnett
    • tt (1849-1974) Frances Hodgson Burnett was born inManchester, England, onNovember 24, 1849. Her mother moved toKnoxville, Tenessee in 1865. Miss Hodgson began writing for magazines soon after. Her first widely-known st...
    • M.C.
    • (Maurits Cornelis Escher) Born 1898 - died 1972 Illustrator Holland Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is one of the world's most famous graphic artists. His art is enjoyed by millions of people all ove...
    • The Allies (Al-ahzaab): 45-48
    • -48 Verse of the week O Prophet! Surely we have sent you as a witness, and as a bearer of good news and as a warner And as one inviting to Allah by his permission, and as a light – giving torch And give to the believer...
    • The martyrdom of Haaj Hossein Qaffari
    • ari (7 Day 1353 /28 December 1974) Hossein Qaffari Azarshahri was born in 1295 Shamsi (1916) in a farmer family. Soon he lost his father and was grown up under his older brother’s custody. He passed his primary education in...
    • Roudaki Samarqandi
    • ndi Iranian Poet (3 Day 28? /23 december 90?) Ja’afar Roudaki was born in the third century in Roudak, a village in Samarqand (now a city inTajikistan). As a young man, he started composing poem and adopted “Roud...
    • Imam Khomeini’s letter to Gorbachev
    • hev (13 Day 1367/ 3 January 1988) On 13 day 1367, Imam Khomeini sent a letter to Gorbachev, leader of Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, illustrated about Islam and invited him to accept it. Let’s read some parts o...
    • The King  & Three Thieves: A Persian Tale
    • ale by Kristen Balouch The story of the Persian king and the three thieves who help him to learn tolerance and generosity is told in clear simple language that children of all ages can understand. The illustrations...
    • Iranian Miniature History
    • It is difficult to trace the origins of the art of Persian miniature, as it reached its peak mainly during the Mongol and Timurid periods (13th - 16th Century). Mongolian rulers of Iran instilled the cult of Chines...
    • Abol-Hasan Saba
    • Iranian Musician (1281-1336/ 1902-1957) Saba was born in Tehran. His father Abol-Qasem Kalmal-o-saltaneh, was a literary man and familiar to take in music. Saba got familiar with musical instrument in his ear...
    • Hamdard University
    • ity http://www.hamdard.edu.pk/ The emergence of Hamdard University on the educational scene ofPakistan is a relatively recent phenomenon but the progress it has made so far is phenomenal. The University, however, do...
    • Uniting Day of University and Seminary in Iran
    • ran (27 Azar 1358 /18 December 1979) History indicates that our national has been always desired and wanted the truth. Iranian were the first nation accepted Islam eagerly. After the Prophet passed away, our nation wa...
    • Seyed Abdol-Hossain Dastgheib
    • eib (20 of Azar 1360 / 11 December 1981) Friday, 20 of Azar 1360, Ayatollah Seyed Abdol - Hossein Dastgheib, while going for Friday prayer in Shiraz, was martyred by bomb explosion in one of the city alleys. Seyed Abd...
    • Ireland Proverbs (2)
    • (2) Firelight will not let you read fine stories but its warm and you won't see the dust on the floor. As the old cock crows the young cock learns. Humor to a man is like a feather pillow. It is filled with what is easy t...
    • Hans Christian Andersen
    • sen Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind http://www.readprint.com/work-28/Hans-Christian-Andersen The Bell http://www.readprint.com/work-18/Hans-Christian-Andersen The Brave Tin Soldier http://www.readprint...
    • The Martyrdom of Ayatollah Dr. Mohammad Mofatteh
    • teh (1307 - 27 Azar 1358 /1928 - 18 December 1979) Mohammad Mofatteh was born in 1307 Shamsi (1928) in a clergy family in Hamedan [i] . Hojat-ol-Islam Haj Mahmoud Mofatteh, one of the proper preachers and a lover of...
    • Love
    • ove Hadith of the week "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. The second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two comman...
    • Recognizing Iraq as the aggressor of Iraq–Iran war
    • war (18 Azar 1370 /9 December 1991) At the very last hours of 31 Shahrivar 1359 (22 September 1980), in talks with the representatives of both governments, the united nations’ the Secretary-General suggested them to ...
    • Irans research Day
    • Day (25 Azar / 16 December) Some had defined research as reaching the truth. Within a look at Iranian scholars' old compilations and books shows that they had made all their efforts to reach the truth. The very years...
    • Formation of Literacy Movement by Imam's command
    • (7 Day 1358/ 28 December 1979) The almighty God has created human and deposited wisdom in him for thinking to discern right and false, good and evil, foul and fair and detect his way through life and simultaneously...
    • The Five People You Meet in Heaven
    • ven Author:  Mitch Albom Killed in a tragic accident at a seaside amusement park while trying to save a little girl, Eddie, an elderly man who believes that he had lived an uninspired life, awakens in the afterlif...
    • The Assassination of Richard Nixon
    • In the film, which is based on a true story, Penn plays Sam Bicke, a disillusioned "everyman" who, in 1974, was driven to plot the assassination of the 37th President of theUnited States. Despite ...
    • Wonderful Healing account of a young Christian
    • ian The following miraculous event has been narrated by Muhammad Ali Motakhallas, who also had noted the miracle in chapter II of his book, "Poetical Works": "I was passing by the cobbler's shop on a spring t...
    • Ahmad Keshvari
    • In July 1953 a boy was born in a middle-class family in north of Iran. He was named Ahmad...
    • Vasco da Gama
    • ama Explorer ( 1469 ?- December 24 , 1524 ) Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who discovered an ocean route fromPortugal to the East. Da Gama was born to a noble family in Sines,Portugal. Da Gama's fathe...
    • The Insurance Day
    • Day (13 Azar/ 4 December) The Social Insurance in Islam Taking care of the poor & provisions of their tangible, inward, as well as spiritual demands are mostly emphasized in the orders & recommendations o...
    • Sir George Cayley
    • ley Science of Flight ( 27 December 1773 - 15 December 1857 ) Sir George Cayley, born in 1773, is sometimes called the 'Father of Aviation'. A pioneer in his field, he is credited with the first major breakthroug...
    • Samuel Beckett
    • ett Playwright and novelist ( April 13 , 1906 – December 22 , 1989 ) The Irish-born playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett, is best known for the absurdist dramaWaiting for Godot (1952; Eng. trans., 1954). ...
    • Recognition of Constitutional Law
    • Law (12 Azar 1358 /3 December 1979) In spite of long historical background,Iran has just experienced two types of constitution up to now: Constitutional (Mashroute Movement) constitution and Islamic Republic Consti...
    • Ireland Proverbs (1)
    • (1) What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Every patient is a doctor after his cure. Neither give cherries to pigs nor advice to a fool. Soft words butter no parsnips but they won't harden the heart of the cab...
    • Nathanael West
    • est Author ( October 17 , 1903 - December 22 , 1940 ) West was born in 1903 in New York City, New York to Max and Anna (Wallenstein) Weinstein.  His Jewish family was financially supported by his father, ...
    • Mu'tah University
    • http://www.mutah.edu.jo/ Mu'tah University was established in 1981 by a Royal Decree from the Late HM King Hussein as a military institution of higher education. Later, in 1986, a civilian ...
    • Maryam: 27 – 35
    • 35 Verse of the week And she came to her people with, carrying him (with her) they said: O, Maryam! Surely you have done a strange thing. O sister of Haroun! Your father was not a bad man, nor was your mother an unc...
    • Karel 268apek
    • apek Novelist, playwright, and editorialist used word robot for first time ( January 9 , 1890 - December 25 , 1938 ) The Czech novelist, playwright, and editorialist Karel Čapek was born inMalé Sva...
    • Hermann Samuel Reimarus 
    • German philosopher and writer ( December 22 , 1694 - March 1 , 1768 ) He was educated by his father and by the scholar JA Fabricius , whose son-in-law he subsequently became. He studied theology , ancient l...
    • Good Taste: How What You Choose Defines Who You Are
    • re Peter Trifonas Effie Balemenos What do professional wrestling; Pot Noodle and Feng Shui have in common? Well, not much – but they all appear in this book. Critic and cultural philosopher Peter Trifonas and art historia...
    • Fishing for Jasmine
    • ine John Ravenscroft The silent young woman in bed number six is called Jasmine. So am I, but names are only superficial things, floats bobbing on the surface of the water, and we share deeper connections than that. Whi...
    • College students’ day
    • day (16 Azar 1332 /7 December 1953) Since the modern university inIran had existed less than 80 years, College students’ political activities don’t last long. At the very beginning the universities was specified to me...
    • Clara Barton
    • ton American Humanitarian ( December 25 , 1821 – April 12 , 1912 ) Clara Harlowe Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in North Oxford, Massachusetts. In her long career of public service Miss Barton was succ...
    • Chambers (Alhujurat): 15
    • 15 Verse of the week The believers are only those who believe in Allah and his messenger then they doubt not and struggle hard with their wealth and their lives in the way of Allah they are the truthful ones ...
    • Cc the cat
    • cat CopyCat (born December 22 , 2001 ) Rainbow (left) and the daughter CC , short for CopyCat or Carbon Copy, is a tiger-tabby domestic shorthair and the first cloned pet. CopyCat's surrogate mother is a tabby...