#armenian iranian

[haykhighland]

My father’s last photo of his bedroom in Tehran, prior to fleeing after the revolution.

remnants pt 1

[artsyaprilmr]

A Rose and a Nightingale

[maddiesharafian]

Sketchbook drawings from this winter

[swanasource]

Some 2023 Films by SWANA Filmmakers

The Persian Version. Dir. Maryam Keshavarz (Iranian) Totally Killer. Dir. Nahnatchka Khan (Iranian) Bye Bye Tiberias. Dir. Lina Soualem (Palestinian) The Burderned. Dir. Amr Gamal (Yemeni) The Mother Of All Lies. Dir. Asmae El Moudir (Moroccan) Leave The World Behind. Dir. Sam Esmail (Egyptian) Amerikatsi. Dir. Michael A. Goorjian (Armenian) Fremont. Dir. Babak Jalali (Iranian/Afghan) Four Daughters. Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisian) Last Call For Istanbul. Dir. Gönenç Uyanık (Turkish)

[leroibobo]

the tomb of esther and mordechai in hamadan, iran. the site is believed by iranian jews and christians to house the bodies of the aformentioned biblical figures, and is an important site of pilgrimage for both. the earliest known account of it was made by the jewish traveller benjamin of tudela in the 11th century.

the interior has been renovated so many times throughout the centuries that the original hebrew inscriptions on the walls have been lost in several paint-overs. what we're left with today is practically gibberish.

[deqdyke]

The way Arab liberals will say that I'm "basically Arab" because of the way we're perceived in diaspora vs. Persians and Iranians insisting I'm Iranian FIGHT. Stop killing us over this and starting fighting each other maybe idk

[persianatpenn]

Persian-Armenian Potluck

Earlier this October, I helped organize a cultural crossover event between the Persian and Armenian student societies here at UPenn. The event was a potluck where each attendee could bring a dish from their respective culture. It was held on campus, in one of the dormitory lounge spaces. I personally prepared سلاد شیرازی, a salad consisting of diced cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, and herbs, served with olive oil and vinegar as a dressing. This is my favorite salad and a particularly popular one in the Middle East. Some of the Persian dishes and delicacies which made appearances were: تهدیگ, گز ، and عدس پلو. The Armenian dishes included baklava, Armenian bread, and Lamajun— flatbread topped with minced meat and herbs. I was interested to see the overlap between the Persian and Armenian culinary traditions and broader cultures. Like with Persian cuisine, a lot of Armenian food centered around flatbread and meat dishes. There were also many specific foods that were shared between both cultures, including dolmeh and doogh. Some students were of Armenian/Iranian descent, being ethnically Armenian but having family who grew up in Iran. This definitely challenged my perceptions of Iran being relatively culturally homogeneous. I was able to see how there are many different ethnolinguistic groups comprising the vibrant population of the country. One thing I particularly enjoyed about the experience was that I was be able to practice my Farsi skills, especially with my friends from Iran. I also enjoyed the feeling of nostalgia imparted by the familiar tastes and smells of home. 

دانيال

[picory]

i used to roll my eyes when my mom would point out an armenian person in public or on the internet, cuz like, what's the big deal 🙄. but now, whenever i see a surname ending on -ian, it's like a giant red exclamation mark pops up above my head. oh shit, this person must be armenian. that's pretty cool! or not, if the person in question is a dickhead. and then i move on with my day

[morethansalad]

Lavash Flatbread / Lavaş (Vegan)

[pocketsizedquasar-3]

a lot of the way some people talk about like. supporting the “axis of resistance” or whatever makes it very clear that they do not consider any of the people who live in any of those countries people, and only consider the countries in question as abstract political pawns either in support or opposition of a goal

[suraanahita]

A few Christian depictions of a creature that reminds me somewhat of the Iranian or Persian Senmurv (Simurgh):

Fig. 2. Detail from the external party of the church of the Holy Cross, Alt’amar.

Fig. 3. Detail from the painted cycle inside the church of the Holy Cross, Alt’amar.

Dated to around the time of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan (189 BCE–428 CE).

And here is some representations of the Simurgh (or ‘pseudo-Simurgh’):

Image #1: Senmurv on a silver dish/plate, Sogdian/Sassanid, 7th century CE.

Image #2 (Fig. 2.): Senmurv, roundel on a bronze plate. Sassanid (from present day Mazanderan). From around the 5th century CE.

There is also something to be said concerning another mythoglical creature in Armenian mythology, a winged dog known as ‘arléz�� or ‘aralez’, who in chronicles by Movsēs Xorenac'i and others, has the power to heal wounds and resurrect the dead.

[haykhighland]

I think about this a lot

[atheostic]

Famous Atheists

Ervand Abrahamian

Iranian-Armenian historian of Iran.

He wrote in the preface of one of his books that, "as far as religious conviction is concerned, [I am] an agnostic on most days - on other days, an atheist."

[mapsifound]

Ethnic map of Georgia. Original Post:

[swanasource]

David Dastmalchian in Late Night With The Devil (2023). Dir. Cameron Cairnes & Colin Cairnes

[laureentopalianpeinture]

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