An beauty queen who has spent almost two weeks inside Manila’s international airport says she will be killed if she is sent back home and is seeking asylum in the Philippines. Bahareh Zare Bahari, a contestant in the recent Miss Intercontinental pageant in Manila, claims Tehran is attempting to silence her because of her public stand against the government. Read More »
In 1920, the 18th Amendment was passed making the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal. But many people in this time of ‘Prohibition’ continued to drink and gangsters made enormous amounts of money from supplying illegal liquor. Read More »
Melatonin is a hormone in your body that plays a role in sleep. The production and release of melatonin in the brain is connected to time of day, increasing when it’s dark and decreasing when it’s light. Melatonin production declines with age. Read More »
One of the greatest components of reddit are the thriving subreddits, niche communities of people who share a passion for a specific topic. One of the Sifter’s personal favourites is r/ColorizedHistory (featured previously). Read More »
Mohammad Reza Golzar (born March 31, 1977) is an actor, singer, television host and model. He studied Mechanical Engineering in Islamic Azad University. Read More »
Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. Read More »
A Los Angeles megamansion in Los Angeles that was once the most expensive listing in the US has finally sold after three years on the market – at a whopping 62% discount. Read More »
Selma Ergeç (1 November 1978) is a Turkish-German actress, beauty pageant titleholder, model, designer, philologist, psychologist and doctor. Read More »
The Taliban or Taleban, who refer to themselves as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), are a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement and military organization in Afghanistan currently waging war (an insurgency, or jihad) within that country. Read More »
VOA reported on a recent Vogue online post about a Brooklyn-based designer Zeynab Izadyar of the label VVORK VVORK VVORK, there wrote a rice bag is not just a simple rice bag, but rather a layered piece of art. For the last few years, Izadyar has been unearthing the beauty in this everyday Iranian carryall and re purposing it within ... Read More »