This awe-inspiring 18th-century monument, originally envisioned as a residence and treasure storehouse for Nader Shah Afshar, is a masterpiece that reflects a glimpse of Persia’s imperial past. Often ...
“His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims . . . passed away peacefully in Lisbon on 4 February 2025, aged 88, surrounded by his family,” ...
By this time, after developing Karateka and Prince of Persia, Mechner had taken a break from game design to attend film school and had even worked on a short film of his own. But The Last Express ...
The northern part of Persia was under Russian control, and British and Russian proconsuls and officers dictated to the weak shahs who pretended to rule from Tehran. The British Government was not ...
On February 7, 2025, Gautam Adani's son Jeet Adani will marry Diva Jaimin Shah in what is expected to be one of the year's most important weddings. The statement was made by Gautam Adani while he was ...
While the Ismaili Imamate goes back to the time of the Prophet, the title Aga Khan (“commanding chief”) was coined as recently as 1818 by a Shah of Persia, and bestowed on Karim’s great ...