The exact date of the first use of ghalyan in Persia is not known. Although the Safavid Shah Abbas I strongly condemned tobacco use, towards the end of his reign smoking ghalyan and copoq had become common on every level of the society, women included. Smoking water-pipes is an age-old tradition with roots in Iran, but its recent resurgence in ... Read More »
The Canadian singer has cancelled her upcoming appearances at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas so that she can spend more time with her ailing husband – who is suffering from throat cancer. The celebrity recording artist also slashed ten million dollars from the asking price of her Jupiter Island estate in Florida (pictures below) previously listed for $72 million USD. ... Read More »
The Guardian – German photographer Casey Hugelfink had access to the Islamic republic in the dark decade after the 1979 revolution, throughout the Iran-Iraq war, when the country was sealed off to reporters and most of the world. She captured these scenes of everyday life with a 35mm Olympus OM and processed them more recently with the Camera+ app on ... Read More »
Jack Ma is China’s richest person. The 49-year-old founder and chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has a net worth of $21.8 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His assets include a 7.3 percent economic interest in China’s largest e-commerce business, which is preparing for what could be the largest initial public offering in U.S. history, and almost half ... Read More »
Botox injections used for wrinkle removing could cut the growth of cancer tumors and make them more vulnerable to chemotherapy, new research suggests. Animal tests indicated that the toxin used in Botox disrupts nerve activities which play significant role in helping fuel cancer growth. A team of international scientists of Columbia University Medical Centre, in New York, and the Norwegian University ... Read More »
The Baatara gorge waterfall is a waterfall in the Tannourine, Lebanon. The waterfall drops 255 metres into the Baatara Pothole, a cave of Jurassic limestone located on the Lebanon Mountain Trail. Discovered in 1952 by French bio-speleologist Henri Coiffait, the waterfall and accompanying sinkhole were fully mapped in the 1980s by the Spéléo club du Liban. The cave is also ... Read More »
New research has suggested that men who eat more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week benefit lower risk of prostate cancer. British scientists found that those men who consume a variety of tomato products such as fresh tomatoes, tomato juice and baked beans could be protected by 18% reduction in prostate cancer risk. The Bristol team examined the diets ... Read More »
Seen in a pictorial below, Turkmen bride and groom are escorted by family and friends and a local music group during a wedding ceremony in Iran’s northeastern city of Gorgan. In a culture where the strength of the family has always been important, weddings and the birth of children hold the highest priority. While society is changing, the traditional customs ... Read More »
Cancer is an illness with poor outcomes and high death rates. So any early signs that one’s body might be coming down with this life-threatening disease would be greatly valuable. The following are some important warning signs of cancer that you should never ignore. Fatigue and weakness Chronic fatigue and weakness are common symptoms of many illnesses, one of which ... Read More »
Now that the Zauandeh Rud (river) had dried the conservationist and nature lovers are trying to to put the spotlight on this disaster. The gathering happened this Thursday, photo follow: ۱۳۹۳/۶/۶ – ۲۱:۳۲ Read More »