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Persian Culture

How Barbra Streisand's Manicure Made an Impact on My Life

Samira Asemanfar | Posted 07.08.2012 | Style
Read More: Style Advice, Reality TV, Nail Care, Manicures, Inner Beauty, Persian Culture, Barbra Streisand, Bravo, Beauty Advice, Pedicures, Shahs of Sunset, Style News
Samira Asemanfar

But there are those of us who end up learning the tools to turning this crazy fixation on beauty into more than just a mindless addiction. So, I went about my way starting Bellacures to tend to one's hands, feet and ultimately, heart.

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'Shahs Of Sunset': Asa Explains Her Creation, Diamond Water

Posted 05.25.2012 | TV
Read More: TV Canada, Diamond Water, Reality TV, Video, Jewish, Persian Culture, Bravo, Tv Replay, Shahs of Sunset, TV News

As "Shahs of Sunset" (Sun., 10 p.m. ET on Bravo) continues, fans are starting to gain a better understanding of the complexities of these characters. ...

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The Persian Conundrum

Maryam Zar | Posted 02.26.2012 | Religion
Read More: Tradition, Holidays, Hanukkah, Persian, Christmas, Winter Holidays, Religion in America, Secular Iranians, Nowruz, Persian Culture, Persian Religion, Secular Persians, Religion News
Maryam Zar

We are part of a growing community from Iran that have embraced unmistakably secular lives. Yet, we are labeled as Muslim, though we know little about the religion and celebrate no part of it.

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Indo-American Arts Council Fete Recreates Mughal Court in Manhattan

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Prabhu Dayal, Newark Museum, Jim Luce Stewardship Report, South Asia, Indo-American Arts Council, Cinema Studies, Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar, Ira Bhaskar, New York, Mughal Empire, Zette Emmons, Richard Allen, Sumona Chanda, Sunil Kothari, Isabelle Frank, Akbar the Great, NYU Tisch, Consulate General of India, John Lee, Persian Culture, Aroon Shivdasani, Islamicate Cultures of Bombay Cinema, Jodhaa Akbar, Hindustan, New York News
Jim Luce

The Indo-American Arts Council threw a purposefully decadent, fun-filled party last week for the new book Islamicate Cultures of Bombay Cinema by Ira ...

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Why the Mullahs are Un-Iranian: 7 Fatal Flaws

Dr. Ali Binazir | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Iran, Iranian Heritage, Human Rights, Cyrus the Great, Iran Election, Iran Protests, Persian Culture, What It Means to Be Iranian, Cyrus Cylinder, Zoroaster, World News
Dr. Ali Binazir

May history prove once again the ascendancy of the Iranian people's will and the triumph of their resilient culture over unjust and unwelcome rulers.

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Sheep Heads, Brains And Hooves Are Delicacies In Iran

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Iranian Society, Iranian Food, Iranian Culture, Sheep Brains, Persian Culture, Sheep Head, Persian Food, Iran, Tehran, Sheep Hooves, Sheep, World News

Khayyam Street, the entrance to Tehran's grand bazaar, was still covered in darkness. The fluorescent lamp outside the Ali 110 restaurant was a rare b...

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