Description

This book is the premium edition of my book Modern Iran and Ancient Persia
This book is dedicated to the womens movement in Iran
If you announce that you are going to Iran someone will certainly advise you not to go Ignore them this is one of the most exciting countries on Earth There is much to discover and explore in Iran not only cultural and historical sites but mountains deserts and wilderness
Above all this is a place defined by the hospitality and curiosity of Iranians despite a totalitarian regime According to Lonely Planets Atlas of Adventure it might well be the friendliest country you ever visit
The Persian Empire which once stretched from Greece to India has left remnants of an extraordinary rich cultural heritage not only in todays Iran but across the Ancient Empire From Persepolis the ancient capital of Persia to the World Heritage sites in Esfahan and Yazd
With its 26 World Heritage Sites Iran is one of the top 10 countries in the world that represent a masterpiece of human creativity and an exceptional testimony to human civilisation
It was 13000 years ago on the Iranian plateau that Homo sapiens first settled with the advent of agriculture and the first permanent human settlement
Zoroastrianism the worlds first monotheistic religion originated in Persia 4000 years ago
The biblical Magi also known as the Three Wise Men were respected Zoroastrian astronomers who came from Persia to visit the baby Jesus on the night of his birth in Bethlehem
The game of chess as we play it today was invented in Iran about 2000 years ago
The algorithm as we use it today in AI and computer science was invented 1000 years ago in Iran
The stories of Thousand and One Nights are taken from the Persian Pahlavi work Hezr Afsn over a thousand years ago
With this book we will travel to all those wonderful places of 1001 Nights tales This is our historical and cultural journey of two weeks to discover authentic places of those stories from our childhood
And Iran is a safe destination for tourists despite a totalitarian regime