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Glad to see ancient Iranian culture featured here. People in the west have a lot of misconceptions about Iran. Persian culture is thousands of years old.
by ginger2016 3y ago
Glad to see ancient Iranian culture featured here. People in the west have a lot of misconceptions about Iran. Persian culture is thousands of years old.
- factorialboy 3y agoThis is so true. The original Persian culture is best preserved in India among the dwindling Parsi community. These are the original Persians who escaped to Gujarat, India during the Islamic colonization of Persia.
- afwf1 3y agoThis isn't true at all. For hundreds of years, Parsis were almost purely culturally Gujarati. Also there's limited evidence that they "escaped", Zoroastrianism still had a large presence in Fars for a while after the Muslim conquest, and they were going to some of the largest mercantile ports in the world. Also there were lots of muslims that came from Iran to these ports as well.
- chocolatelab82 3y agoI agree. Not to mention Farsi has some of the most beautiful proverbs.
- samstave 3y agoAnd where modern Maths come from... Mosques tile embellishments are actually 2d representations of 4th dimensional math concepts... - Jeasus I have to explain this on HN? -- https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11235-medieval-islamic-tiling-reveals-mathematical-savvy/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11235-medieval-islami... https://muslimheritage.com/new-discoveries-in-the-islamic-complex-of-mathematics-architecture-and-art/ https://muslimheritage.com/new-discoveries-in-the-islamic-co... etc... much learning you need
- samstave 3y agoI HOPE THAT YOU SUCCEED, PLEASE TELL ME WHEN YOU DOU
- jagaerglad 3y agoJust a minor pet peeve but why not keep calling the language "Persian" in English? Just how it doesn't feel entirely right to suddenly start calling Spanish "Español" in English, or Swedish as "Svenska" and so on
- InitialLastName 3y agoMy (open to correction) understanding was that "Farsi" has some use in referring to the Iranian standardization of Persian (as contrasted to Dari, its Afghani counterpart).
- behnamoh 3y agoBoth are correct. "Farsi" is actually the Arabic version of "Parsi" (meaning "Persian" in, well, Persian). As a Persian, I personally don't use "Farsi".
- erenyeager 3y agoDo you also personally not use any Arabic derived words in Persian? Silly idea to try to remove Arabic influence on Persian.
- behnamoh 3y agoDo you try to use Anglaise to refer to the English language? Bad idea to remove French influence on English.
- rvense 3y agoYes, it is useful when you want to contrast Iranian Persian with other varieties used in Afghanistan, Tajikistan etc., but when talking about all of them together it is confusing.
- dr_dshiv 3y agoIf they ever wanted to increase tourism, just consider: 1. Would you like to visit Persia? 2. Would you like to visit Iran?
- voz_ 3y agoIranian culture is beautiful. Food, architecture, music, literature. All corrupted by the ayatollah and fanatic religious powers that dominate the country. It is unfair to blame the west for its misconceptions when the outward presentation of that country is currently so anti-western, corrupt, and oppressive.
- soperj 3y agoThey were replacing a West installed dictator... Don't know if it's entirely the Ayatollah's fault here.
- voz_ 3y agoIt's been 44 years, I think we need to stop giving countries a pass like this, at a certain point, their destiny is their own.
- forgetfulness 3y agoThe Iranian regime is absolutely brutal at repressing revolt, the revolts are also violent but of course nothing can match a state apparatus that has to shut the country to the outside world to hide the massacre; the country has been in a state of civil unrest for the better part of the past 6 years and I count the Wikipedia estimates at some 4000 dead from the response of state actors.
- user982 3y agoFor all of those 44 years, the US has been continuously sanctioning, attacking, isolating, and threatening Iran.
- voz_ 3y agoMaybe if they didn't sponsor terrorism around the world, while oppressing their own people, they wouldn't get sanctioned? The find out part of fuck around doesn't mean they don't control their own destiny. Plenty of normal countries to look at for example.
- cactusplant7374 3y agoOnce I get a second passport I’m planning to go to Iran. I studied Farsi in college and visiting Iran has been a dream of mine for a long time. With the second passport I’m hoping it’s accepted so I can travel freely without a tour guide.
- falaki 3y agoYou may also enjoy Tajikestan. You should have no political restrictions to travel there.
- staplar 3y agoIranian or Persian? One is a subset of the other and the other encompasses other people who has equally contributed, if not more, to the Iranian culture. Check out Iranic people.