In Photo: Guri Amir From the Alleys of Samarqand
Shoddy Workmanship at Guri Amir – The Problems of Modern Restoration in Uzbekistan
Courtyards in Persian Islamic Architecture – Sahni Jomhuri Islami (Shrine of Imam Reza)
Dushanbe’s Beloved Teahouse, Choikhona Rohat is Slated for Demolition…
A Beautiful Quatrain by Baba Tahir (11th Century)
The Curious History of Sahni Atiq Tiles | Shrine of Imam Reza
PHOTO | The Majest Qajar Color Palette at Masjidi Shah of Tehran
The Safavid Color Palette of Isfahan
PHOTO | A Nobleman from the Emirate of Bukhara in the 19th Century
Poetry Post | Ghobar Hamadani
The Uzbek and Russian Inscription on the Alexei Nikolaevich Hospital in Khorazm
PHOTO | A Beautiful Timurid Mosaic Inscription at Ulugh Beg Madrassa
Persian Architecture and the Shirazi School
Davlatmand Kholov, Beloved Master of Tajik Folk Music Passes Away
Map: Persian Speaking Regions in the Republic of Uzbekistan
Abd Minaret – The lost 13th century minaret of Imam Hussain’s Shrine
Hotel Vahsh – The demolition of yet another landmark in Dushanbe
Muharram 1445
The Restoration of a 280 Year Old Antique Inscription – Imam Ali Shrine
Poetry in Persianate Societies – Dushanbe International Airport
Reduced Visibility of the Dome of Imam Hussain – Corruption and Mismanagement
The Safavid Color Palette in Madressah Chahar Bagh – Isfahan
PHOTO POST: THE ANCIENT TOMB OF KHWAJA RABIE IN KHURASAN
Haji Yaqub Mosque in Dushanbe – The Capital of Persian Speaking Tajikistan
Two Minarets in Mashhad- Separated by 500 years.
My Visit to the Vernacular Styled Ruh Obod Mosque – Samarqand
PHOTO POST: The Tomb of Khwaja Ahmad – Shahi Zinda Tomb Ensemble Samarqand
PHOTO POST: Sheikh Lutfollah Mosque – The Pinnacle of Safavid Art & Architecture
A Persian Inscription at the Shah-i-Zinda Tomb Ensemble – Samarqand, Uzbekistan
Death in Exile – Emir of Bukhara
Orphan Minaret – Issues With Reconstruction
The Timurid Tomb Complex of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari – Herat, Afghanistan
The Tsarist Massacre of Mashhad – 1912
The Persian Dialect of Samarqand
Before & After the Replacement of 19th Century Mirror Muqarnas with Gold Rasmi-bandi Plates – Kazimayn Shrine
The Defaced [Pahlavi era] Inscription of Imam Zadeh Mahrooq Shrine – Nishapur, Iran
The Shrine of Imam Ali – Between Two Different Areas
Complete Destruction of the 200 Year Old Qajar Era Zaynabiye Shrine in Isfahan
Tomb of Sheikh Muslihhidin in Khujand and a Poetic Inscription by Hafez Shirazi
Ayatollah Khomeini’s Mausoleum in Tehran and its Puzzling History
Imam Reza’s Dome and the Post Revolution Inscription of Ayatollah Khomeini
Jononi Man Ast – An 11th Century Ghazal Poem by Ahmadi Jami Performed by Fazilat Ahmadova
The Orphan Minaret of Kazimayn: From Construction to Ruination and the Role of Setadi Baz Sazi Atabat
The 600 year old Timurid Inscription of Madresseh Du Dar – Shrine of Imam Reza
Naqqar Khaneh Iwan at the Shrine of Imam Reza – A Brief History
MAZZAR OF THE MYSTIC – SAFI ALI SHAH’S TOMB IN TEHRAN
Tekyeh Dowlat – The Royal Tazieh Theater of Tehran
Nomi Vatan – Loiq Sherali
SADDAM’S SHORT LIVED INSCRIPTION AT THE AL ABBAS HOLY SHRINE IN KARBALA
Persian Tile Art: Mosaic vs. 7-Color
Saidoi Nasafi – A spring time poem
The Demolition of Imam Bukhari’s Tomb in Samarqand
TWO CONTEMPORARY PERSIANTE STYLE IWANS UNDER CONSTRUCTION- ONE IN SAMARRA AND THE OTHER IN BUKHARA.
