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I wish to write to a friend who lives in charbagh.

i know the google maps pin to the house but dont know what the address should look like if written in english.

maps doesnt give a name of street.

any idea how i should label the envelope if i want to send a letter to that address?

here is the pin

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1QWEBNNCAmZH5qJVA?g_st=ic

Salaamm be hamegiii

I’m a 26 yo woman half Iranian and half european. My father and relatives live in Iran and I would loove to have some Iranian community around me but unfortunately have none. It feels difficult to meet Iranians living in Europe because seems like everyone is zionist and I’m having a hard time navigating through that. Sooo is there any lefist iranian online communities?

Thank you for speaking up, Mr. Bryant.

This is the recipe I followed:

**Ingredients**

1 2/3 large yellow onion sliced thin and fried golden brown

3 pounds skinless chicken drumsticks or thighs (6-8 pieces)

10 ounces chopped walnuts

¼ cup cold water

10 ounces pomegranate concentrate

Kosher salt, to taste

Black pepper, to taste

Pomegranate seeds for garnish

**Directions**

Add walnuts to a food processor and process until it turns to a tan-colored paste.

With the food processor running add ¼ cup cold water through the feed chute. Continue processing until the paste becomes uniformly beige in color.

Fry the sliced onions with vegetable oil in a 6-Qt stockpot until golden brown. Remove from the pot.

Add chicken to the same stockpot and top it with the fried onions.

Spoon the walnut paste evenly over the fried onions. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Drizzle the pomegranate concentrate over all the ingredients.

Bring to a boil over medium heat. The pomegranate concentrate tends to stick and burn fairly quickly so avoid high heat.

Reduce the heat to medium low, cover the pot and simmer for 15 minutes.

Now reduce the heat to low and simmer covered for an additional 1 hour 15 minutes, or until the sauce is thickened and the chicken is fork tender. Stir every 15 minutes or so to make sure the sauce does not stick to the pot. If at the end of this time period the sauce has not thickened enough, leave the pot uncovered for about 10 minutes on low heat for a thicker sauce.

Transfer the Fesenjan to a serving dish and sprinkle some pomegranate seeds on top as garnish.

I have an Iranian penfriend. She is in her late-40s and not married yet.

Someone suggested Iranian Personals to her, but apparently there are US sanctions, and she can't pay / use it. She apparently doesn't know of other alternatives. I searched and saw there are a bunch, but obviously I never used them and don't know which are good.

Are there any other apps / sites which you can suggest for her? Any of those that would be better suited for her age? Any of them where you can browse for free, at least for some days — she didn't ask for this — but I think before paying, she should be able to browse the profiles because most of the crowd won't be in her age bracket.

I've been doing a bit of research on founding dates of countries. While it's easier to pinpoint with countries like France or Portugal, it's quite difficult for Iran because of how different every dynasty is.

-550 Is possible because that's when the civilisation was first united under a common king. But that country shattered once Alexander invaded and destroyed the leadership.

-247 could be used because the Parthians created the next big state in Iran which lasted for circa 800 years if we see the Sassanians as a successor, but they were majoritarily Zoroastrian and the seat of power was Baghdad as far as I know.

821 Could be used because that's when Iran got a muslim dynasty for the first time. But the territorial integrity changed a lot and the subsequent states can be seen less as successors and more as an other country that established itself in the same region.

1256 Can be used because that's when Iran got roughly the basis of their modern territory, but they are ruled by Mongols and the political center was in Samarkand or Herat under the Timurids.

1501 Can be used because the Safavids laid the foundation of the modern state and how it's governed even if a lot changed with subsequent governments. This is the date I aggree with the most.

1979 Is the final date because that's when the modern coutnry established itself, the islamic republic. But I don't aggree with this one, because just because a new guy came into power and changed things, it doesn't mean he founded a completely new country independent of it's Pahlavi legacy.

Idk. Is this even the right subreddit?

I’ve been watching unedited walking vlogs of Tehran recently, and the contrast with what I expected based on international news coverage completely blew my mind.

Coming into these videos, my mental model of Iran was shaped almost entirely by headlines following the Mahsa Amini protests and strict enforcement reports. I expected to see a heavily restricted public sphere where every woman in public was strictly covered under direct supervision.

Instead, the footage shows a surprisingly fluid street scene in Tehran:

- Women walking freely down busy avenues—some in full traditional chadors or hijabs, but many others wearing loose scarves draped over their shoulders, trendy coats, or walking unveiled in cafes and pedestrian areas.

- A vibrant, modern urban setting with high-rise cityscapes, modern coffee shops, and broad boulevards.

For locals or people familiar with the ground reality: How does this dynamic actually function on a daily basis?

Photo by u/ImperfectNocturne.

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Whatever someone thinks of his Epstein association, Noam Chomsky shared several important points on countless topics over his decades of work on peace and justice issues. Glad to see his remarks on Iran and the propaganda of the American empire have over 900,000 views.

I’m curious about the real experiences of students who have applied to universities abroad. The process can be stressful, from choosing a university and preparing documents to dealing with application fees, tuition payments, deadlines, and visa requirements. What part of the process was the most difficult for you, and what do you wish you had known before you started?

Salam. I’m currently in the US and wanting to fly back home. I’m not finding any airline that flies to Iran. I understand there’s conflict between the countries, but has anyone had family or friends or someone they know that has been able to come back to Iran recently from kharej? I checked everything and everywhere. Qatar, Emirates, China Air, Air India, Turkish Airlines, etc. I see that flights to surrounding countries in the Middle East are available, but nothing to Iran. I can fly from California to Turkey, to Dubai, to Doha, Pakistan, to Saudi Arabia, etc., however, no flights to Iran. Some airlines do not even list Iran as an option to select flights for. The only airline that shows it flies into Iran is Turkish Airlines which only shows flights for end of September and beginning of October, however, when I spoke to them (airline) on the phone , they informed me those are not guaranteed flights and can be canceled. Why even have those flights then? I don’t know. But I need to return home. Does anyone know how I can come? I even looked at coming by way of trains. The only route available is Van Turkey to Iran which runs Mondays and Thursdays. There’s an airport in Van Turkey, but they don’t fly into Iran. But I don’t know the language and would have to fly to Istanbul, wait 14 hours, then fly to Van airport, then I am scared to have to leave there and get a taxi and be taken to the railway station and buy a train ticket and board the train, hoping it’s within the correct day and time. I don’t know Turkish and scared of traveling by myself and getting into a cab. I don’t know what to do. Please, if you have any information let me know. And please don’t tell me not to come, that it’s better where I am, that it’s grim in Iran. I just need help getting home. Please.

My adoptive father used to have Video Tapes sent over from Iran that featured Caltex Records Music Videos and there is one song i can remember that was English in the first half and then farsi in the last half. The song is called 'Chera rafti chara' and its by Homayoun Shajarian but it was sung by a female performer. I have tried to find the version but haven't had any luck.

Here are the lyrics i remember;

" When i think of all the memories we shared together, I'm surrounded and i feel emptiness, I'm surrounded by your soul, wherever i go, ill be thinking of you every day, wishing you never went away...why did you have to go it was too soon, why did danger call your name did it have to take you away, your somewhere high above, i wish the sky was filled with joy and love i have a special place here right in my heart though were apart surrounded by your soul, wherever you are up in heaven chera rafti chera, bo barum nemishe....."

please any help would be much appreciated.