More or less everyone has heard about the Seven Wonders of the World. Very few know the eighth one since it is not inscribed on any record or history books! This 8th non man-made wonder in the writer’s opinion is located in the town of Jam, Asaluyeh, Bushehr Province, just above the Persian Gulf.
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Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 5 : Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz
Al-Fozail ibn Iyaz by Farid al-Din Attar Abu ‘Ali al-Fozail ibn ‘Iyaz al-Talaqani was born in Khorasan, and in the beginning of his career he is said to have been a highwayman. After conversion he went to Kufa and later to Mecca, where he resided for many years and died in 187 […]
Italian automaker Fiat halts sales to Iran
MILAN (AP) — The Italian automaker Fiat, which controls Chrysler, says it is halting sales to Iran.
UN Inspectors Find Traces Of Iranian Uranium Enriched Beyond 20 Percent
The UN’s nuclear watchdog agency says that inspectors found some particles of uranium that had been enriched up to 27 percent at a site in Iran.
Court sentences opposition protester to 5 years in jail plus flogging
GVF — An Iranian protester has been sentenced to five years in jail and flogging, say human rights sources.
Five Iranian Kurds sentenced to 46 years in prison, one tortured to death
GVF — A revolutionary court in Iran has sentenced five Kurdish citizens to a total of 46 years in prison, according to reports.
In Annual Rights Report, U.S. Warns Of ‘Instability’ Following Arab Spring
In a new report, the U.S. State Department calls last year’s uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa “inspirational.”
Jailed blogger on hunger strike
Jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has once again begun a hunger strike to protest his dire situation at Evin Prison.
Ashton Announces New Nuclear Talks With Iran Despite ‘Significant Differences’
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says a new round of talks between the six world powers and Iran will take place next month in Moscow.
Amnesty International Report 2012
Strong Arms Trade Treaty needed as UN Security Council looks unfit for purpose The courage shown by protesters in the past 12 months has been matched by a failure of leadership that makes the UN Security Council seem tired, out of step and increasingly unfit for purpose, Amnesty International said as it […]