XERXES – ARS LVMINIS

This is one of the most famous verses of Persian poetry, maybe even the most famous. It was written by the 12-13 century Shirazi poet Saadi: بنی آدم اعضای یکدیگرند که در آفرينش ز یک گوهرند چو عضوى به درد آورد روزگار دگر عضوها را نماند قرار تو کز محنت دیگران بی غمی نشاید که […]

The thing you see in the following picture is called Geda Ahæni (see my transliteration for correct pronunciation), i.e. an iron beggar. This is part of my series about the aspects of Tehran you will not read about in the newspapers. Iron beggars are spread all over the country. As you see, these metal boxes […]