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January 5, 2012 December 17, 2010 Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, early 20th century The Big Guy of the three consecutive Jewish holy days is the last, the Tenth of Tevet. It is a day of fasting. The Tenth of Tevet marks the first day of the siege of Jerusalem in 589 BC by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar (630-562 BC). The city would fall thirty months later in 587. It was actually the …Read more 
[published Dec. 27, 2007] Zarathustra Today former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto was killed by a suicide attacker in Rawalpindi where she was attending a campaign rally. Bhutto was waving to the crowd from the sunroof of her vehicle after the rally when she was struck down by an attacker who fired shots and then set off an explosive devise. Over 20 spectators were killed. As the government and press squabble over who was behind it …Read more 
(usually) December 21
Creation! Before the light of creation dazzled chaos, Love was created — that set creation on fire… – Hafez On the longest night of the year Iranians around the world celebrate Yalda. It means “rebirth”, referring to the rebirth of the sun. Today is also the first day of the month of Dey. The history of this celebration goes back almost to the dawn of civilization itself, when …Read more 
December 20, 2011 December 8, 2012 November 27, 2013 Hanukkah, or “Chanukkah” as those in the know call it, is one of the most misunderstood Jewish holidays. In fact, we don’t even know what “Hanukkah” means. Many believe it means “dedication”; others say it’s an acronym for “They rested on the 25th”. (Hanukkah starts on the 25th of Kislev.) Hanukkah is a minor holiday in Judaism–in theory if not in practice–and isn’t …Read more December 13 His Highness the Aga Khan has been the Imam of the Shia Ismaili for over fifty years. The Ismaili are the second largest group of Shia in the world. At age 20 he was chosen by his grandfather to succeed him rather than his father or uncle. Wrote his grandfather, Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan: “In view of the fundamentally altered conditions in the world in very recent years due to the great changes that have taken …Read more 
December 7 (Azar 16)
December 7 – A date that lives in infamy. You may know that today is the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the event that killed over 2400 Americans in 1941 and brought the United States into World War II. But December 7 is also a memorial in other parts of the world. In Iran, December 7 is Students Day. It marks the day in 1953 that three students were …Read more 
December 2
You’ve heard all about the city on its way to becoming the 8th wonder of the modern world, Dubai, but what do you know about the country in which it lies: the United Arab Emirates, or UAE? According to the World Factbook, the UAE is one of the wealthiest nations on Earth, with the 12th highest GDP per capita. The UAE has come a long way from the collection of sheikdoms striving to …Read more 
November 10
“November 10 should never be a day of mourning. Let’s not forget that important people are remembered for their ideas, works, sacrifices and endeavors; not through mourning.” — Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, November 10, 2009 At precisely 9:05 on the morning of November 10th each year, life comes to a halt in Turkey. In cities across the country, Turks observe a moment of silence to remember the moment Mustafa Kemal Atatürk passed …Read more |
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