Aref-Adib

Persians with gas masks

A UK researcher has found evidence that the Persians were the first to use chemical warfare against their enemies.

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>> A Persian in London

>> Lapis lazuli head of a modern Persian

Pan Kebabs and Shirazi Salad

Radioactive Sumac

Iranian radioactive ground sumac is ideal for sprinkling over Kebabs.

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>> Radioactive Pansy

The Royal Family

The Royal Family - Stoke Newington Church Street N16 & Buckingham Palace SW1

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Nadia's Birthday Cake

The making of a birthday cake for my sister. It's her birthday today.

Sangak in London

After 26 years, I had a freshly baked sangak yesterday.

Sangak is a rectangular Persian flatbread. 'Sang' in Persian means stone or pebble and 'sangak' means little stone. This bread is traditionally baked on river stones (hence the name), and is topped with sesame seeds.
(Mahdi Restaurant, Finchley, London)

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>> A sangak which bears an image of a woman in chador

Happy 2009!

I wish you a prosperous, peaceful and happy new year with a shot of the New Year's Eve spectacular fireworks display on the London Eye and an iris of an eye.