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You've probably heard the story of the Three Wise Men who traveled to Bethlehem to honor the newborn Jesus (PBUH), but did you know that they established a church in Iran upon their return? This is it: St. Mary Church in Urmia, Iran, built in the 1st century AD.
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In memory of Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish nobelman and diplomat who saved thousands from Nazi camps via the White Buses Operation, but was assassinated years later in Palestine. There is a street in Gaza named after him, now destroyed along with the rest of Gaza.
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Built in 1630 in Isfahan, Iran, this mosque is designed so that a speaker’s voice echoes throughout the space from a specific point. If you stood at that point, what word(s) would you say, knowing it would be beautifully repeated by the ingenuity of Iranian architects?
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Don't let the entertainment industry distract you from ongoing human rights violations.
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This is the oldest known family picture in Iran; a rock relief at Shekaft-e Salman in Izeh (carved ~3,000 years ago). Iran has always been about family, and in a world that seeks to undermine it, we still stand for it. Iran may be the last stronghold of the concept of family.
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Khwarizmi, the Iranian polymath who combined letters with numbers & introduced algebra, standardized the decimal numeral system & inspired the term algorithm. Iran’s top scientific award is named after him and everyone can apply. Just ask at the Iranian embassy in your country.
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Did you know that some beaches along the Persian Gulf in southern Iran glow beautifully this blue at night? This rare phenomenon happens during certain seasons when bioluminescent plankton come close to the shore. Repost if you'd love to experience that atmosphere.
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