#Persepolis

Shannon Tindle

ShannonTindle_1

1/2 While everyone’s talking about groundbreaking animated films, here are a few that you may have missed. Each is brilliant in its own right and deserves your attention. Please add

Rezvani | seeking not to persuade by anger or pity

JrRezvani

1. The recently commissioned Alabai statue in Ashgabat may seem strange to Western eyes but in Iran it's easy to understand. Here's the Persian mastiff (Iranian shepherd dog) from Persepolis.

Pahlevan

narangestan

For an Iranian, the greater one’s belief in Islam, the less they tend to care about the Iranian identity. This is evident when Khomeini landed back to Iran after his

Paliparan

PaliparanDotCom

Although I managed to do a few great trips in 2020, it also made me realise how lucky I was this year to live a life relatively unaffected by the

Caitlin S., Masked PhD😷

Paleophile

I get to preview this today followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers - I'm really excited about it! #Radioactive https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo/status/1281619193444483077 3 minutes in and I already have goosies!! #RADIOACTIVE

FRANK CUNHA III 🇺🇸 ARCHITECT

FRANKCUNHAIII

Columns Architecture [thread] Sigismund's Column, originally erected in 1644, is located at Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks as well as the first

Alexander Stuart

AlexChowStuart

I can’t believe how much I enjoyed watching the @AppleTV+ (and Israeli broadcaster, Kan) espionage thriller, #Tehran. It’s beautiful to look at, it’s intricately and edge-of-your-seat plotted, and it’s very

Omer Sayadi

MENAsymbolism

The cosmic movements of the heavenly bodies has always intrigued mankind all throughout history. To depict this "moving of the gods", the earliest civilizations used feathered wings to symbolize the

JacquiWine

JacquiWine

Okay, let’s try this. Every day in August, I’m going to post a recommendation of a foreign language film directed by a woman. Think of it as a version of

La Pulga

lapulgafreak

The 10 most iconic moments in Xavi's career [THREAD] Barcelona DebutLouis van Gaal handed him his debut with the Blaugrana on August 18, 1998, in a game against Real

PishvaMehr

MehrPishva

The Islamic Republic is founded on Third Worldism, the "Ummahism", and Shia Islamism -- all of which are antithetical to the Iranian nation and nationalism. It's therefore no surprise that

Pahlevan

narangestan

Mithraism is a religion that spearheads the Mazdaist god Mehr (Mithras in the West) at its helm as a purveyor of light, justice, truth, covenant, and etc. In this thread

Adam Townsend

adamscrabble

Quick thread about the "college bailout" guised in good symbols, entreaties and threats... as every proper robbery should have. Flashback to the bank and auto bail out.But we gotta start

Ashkan Etemadi

AshkanTweets

Iran under the Shah was advancing on every front. Sport was no exceptionHe should be given credit for single handedly inspiring a culture of sport & healthy living among the

Christopher W. Jones

cwjones89

Today I am going to take you down a little wormhole:Cuneiform tablets made out of materials other than clay.In special circumstances, tablets could be made from minerals like lapis lazuli

Ashkan Etemadi

AshkanTweets

Unlike the current anti-Iranian Islamic Republic, the patriotic #Pahlavi Kings assigned importance and devoted great resources to our rich history & cultureIt was they who built the magnificent mausoleums of

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