I Am A Persian Woman;
Persian Women
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VADyN45rBWM
The Will of Darius The King of Persia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73SyhRtKTZI
[P] : [ Persian : .. per-shen , per-zhen , per-zhi-an .. , n : 1 : superiority :) , 2 : may cause you to bow down to them :) , 3 : may make one feel inferior to them :) , 4 : blind-ens you with it's beauty :) , 5 : causes some facial muscles to move when you see one(the corners of the mouth stretches from ear to ear - eyebrows move upward forming wide arches - all frontal teeth appear) , 6 : their goodbyes lasts 93 to 95 minutes (depending on the weather) , 7 : their two most popular expressions: 1)Ghorbaaneh Shoma Beram=I will give my self to be sacrificed for you 2)Fadaayeh Shoma Besham=I will sacrifice my self for you - in fact if in reality take place-in less than 3 hours there will be no Persian left on the face of this planet , 8 : to please you they will move heaven and earth , 9 : when invited to their house expect only for their dog to be ready to open the door(that's if they have a dog) , 10 : they arrive at 9:15 pm for a party that starts at 6:30 pm , 11 : they say dinner at 7:30 pm-you will be chewing on mints until 10:30 pm , 12 : have arguments about the amounts of edibles on the coffee-table before you arrive at their house , 13 : have arguments about the amounts of edibles on the coffee-table after you leave their house , 14 : in your backyard -if you suddenly come across a shoe-flying over your head barely missing you-it has probably been thrown by a Persian mother at her disobedient teenage son- and as usual he'd ducked , 15 : marriage for their males-need the approval from both parents - all siblings - all aunts - all uncles - all cousins - all nephews - all nieces - all friends - all coworkers - all neighbors , 16 : marriage for their females-need the approval from their fathers , 17 : their women when married-kiss their rights and sanity goodbye , 18 : their men when married-kiss their opinions - hair and flat bellies goodbye , 19 : father of the bride pays for the ceremony , 20 : father of the groom pays for the reception , 21 : mother of the bride-cries for her daughter's Future(Putting Up With An Iranian Man) , 22 : mother of the groom-builds up steam For The future(to throw all the faults in the world at her new daughter in-law starting the next morning-after the wedding) , 23 : their daughters are raise to bear the difficulties of life , 24 : their sons are raised to be demanding , 25 : the only available options for an educational degree which are approved by both parents - all siblings - all aunts - all uncles - all cousins - all nephews - all nieces - all friends - all neighbors are: medical/engineering/law , 26 : the only majors they study are medical/engineering/law , 27 : the only fields the work in are medical/engineering/law , 28 : they Are doctors/engineers/ lawyers , 29 : have been living and breathing on this planet for over eight thousand years(Note to other nations:pull up your diapers) , 30 : Persian Cat , 31 : Persian Lamb , 32 : Persian Rug , 33 : Persian Wheel , 34 : Persian Gulf , 35 : Persian Caviar , 36 : Persian Empire(the largest empire in the documented history of the world) , 37 : First to tell time in history of humanity , 38 : first to celebrate New Year(the first day of the season of Spring) , 39 : first to celebrate birthdays , 40 : first to use cake in birthdays(Darius the Great 500 BC-when he conquered Egypt) , 41 : first to explain the cause of rainbows(Qutb shirazi -13th century) , 42 : first to measure the distance between the Earth and the Moon(Nasser Tousi-13th century) , 43 : first to print the first scientific book after the invention of printing machine ("The Cannon Of Abu Ali Sina" which was the most popular text book of medicine in European colleges and universities during the middle ages up to 18th century and it was written by a Persian physicist/philosopher known in the western world as Avicenna) , 44 : first people to establish a college of medicine , 45 : first to established a school of astronomy , 46 : first to operate on human skull(3000 BC) , 47 : first to diagnose and treat Meningitis (Abu Ali Sina-Avicenna-11th century) , 48 : first to treat Small Pox(Zackariah Razi-known in the western world as Rhazes-10th century) , 49 : first to discover the industrial Alcohol-Ethanol (Zackariah Razi/Rhazes) , 50 : first people who believed in ONE GOD(Mithra-ism 7000 years ago) , 51 : first people to build cities-stay and live in them , 52 : first to introduced numerals to the west(Khwarizmi-9th century-up until then the west was using Roman numerals) , 53 : first to use fish as food(people around the Persian Gulf) , 54 : first to discover and harvest Pearls(3000 BC-people around the Persian gulf) , 55 : first to domesticate goats - sheep - cows - camels and horses , 56 : first to have a system of central government (to run and overlook all smaller local governments) , 57 : first to have insurance by the government (Cyrus The Great) , 58 : first to have a leader who's name had prefix of "The Great"(200 years before Alexander was given this prefix ) , 59 : first to standardized weight - measurements and money (500 BC) , 60 : first to use accounting tools(7000 BC) , 61 : first to discover beer making techniques(Medeo-Persia 5-6000 years ago) , 62 : first to discover wine making methods(King Fereidoon of Persia) , 63 : first people who unified diverse tribes to form a nation(Cyrus The Great) , 64 : first to build the world's first super highway "The Silk Road" (it connected east-China to the west-Europe and included many rest areas-bazaars-caravans..etc.) , 65 : first to document in clay tablets(legal codes - recipes - ledgers - deeds - receipts - medical prescriptions - myths and lists from types of birds to the types of woods to make musical instruments) , 66 : first to have custom duties , 67 : first to have official records , 68 : first people to ABOLISH SLAVERY (Cyrus The Great-2500 years ago) , 69 : first to produce glass(2000 BC) , 70 : first to use Navy in military operations(500 BC) , 71 : first to ride on horses(cave paintings in Lorestan dated 15,000 BC) , 72 : First Human Civilization "Eilam"( 500 years ahead of Egypt- 1000 years ahead of India- 2000 years ahead of China- 3000 years ahead of Greece- 4000 years ahead of Rome) , 73 : invented irrigated farming , 74 : invented brick , 75 : invented the art of tile making , 76 : invented writing , 77 : invented the first calendar(4000 years ago with 354 days) , 78 : invented the most accurate calendar(1300 years ago - the "Jalali Solar Calendar" by the Persian mathematician and poet Omar Khayyam - the Khayyam's calendar has an error of only one day in every 5000 years-as opposed to one day in every 3500 years for the western Gregorian calendar) , 79 : invented postal system , 80 : invented money(800 BC) , 81 : invented tax system , 82 : invented The Wheel(the wheel was invented in the Cradle Of Civilization - in an area known as Medeo-Persia) , 83 : invented various musical instruments (six stringed tar=sitar/cit tern - santour=dulcimer - tambour= tambourine - ud=four stringed tamboura/lute - ney=flute) , 84 : invented the first legal code system that protected the weak - the widow - and the orphan(the code of Hammurabi) , 85 : invented and declared the first Charter Of HUMAN RIGHTS(Cyrus The Great) , 86 : invented the game of polo (chugan) , 87 : invented the game of poker(Aas) , 88 : invented trousers(while the male Greeks and others preferred skirts) , 89 : invented the pajamas(pa=leg - jama/jame'=clothe) , 90 : invented chewing gum(saqqez) , 91 : invented parasol(decorative umbrella used as an honor over the heads of the kings and the dignitaries) , 92 : invented the first computing machine(Kashani -15th century) , 93 : invented first electric battery(parthian battery) , 94 : invented combination locks with secret numbers(12th century) , 95 : invented and built the Suez Canal , 96 : invented condominiums (Kanduan - plural for Kandu) , 97 : invented wind-shaft(Baad-gir the earliest form of modern air conditioner) , 98 : invented windmill(the famous Holland Windmills are originated from Persia) , 99 : invented Calvary in military and it's use in wars , 100 : originators of The Knights Of The King , 101 : originators of the first secret service called The Eyes And The Ears Of The King , 102 : the originators of the art of Archery(the world famous parthian/parting shots) , 103 : originators of the Art of Miniature (Maani-600 BC) , 104 : originators of the mother of all languages Sanskrit before it went to India , 105 : originators of most(if not all) clothing and dresses of the Mogul Dar bar in Indian subcontinent (Nehru tunic - Shirwani - the Jinah Cap made of lamb skin - Shalvar Qamis - the Turban - the Parsi Gara which is a Persian style embroidery in India - Sukarno cap in Brunei/ Indonesia/Malaysia/Singapore/ /Philippines...etc.) , 106 : originators of wrestling both as an art of war and sport , 107 : completed and perfected the game of chess(10th century - horse breeding - horse riding and Knights of the King all originated from Persia hence the words like Rokh=Rook - shah=king - shah mat=checkmate - Chariot... etc. are all Persian words) , 108 : Persians founded modern mathematics , 109 : founded universities that exported teachers in medicine - mathematics - philosophy - theology - literature and poetry(the world's famous poet Molavi known in the western world as Rumi - also Omar Khayyam - Hafiz - Ferdowsi and many more) , 110 : Persian is the origin of all Indo-European languages-almost some 3,000 words in the English language are originated in Persia (paradise - star - bazaar - caravan - bank - check - Roxan/Roxana - Rose - Jasmin - Parthia - shots - sugar - paw - cow - name - bread - no - bad - better - musk - pajamas - orange - Dervish - khaki - Sepoy .....etc.) , 111 : Persians pioneered THE FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND FREEDOM OF CULTURE (and the support and the protection of minorities-Cyrus The Great) , 112 : a Persian is from the land of glorious Nation Of IRAN , 113 : he/she is from the land that is evocative of LOVE - BEAUTY - HONOR AND PRESTIGE , 114 : he/she IS AN IRANIAN , 115 : he/she is from an Extraordinary Civilization , 116 : a civilization that orientalist French professor Kalamar of the Sorbonne university of Paris said: "The Persian Civilization Is The Mother Of All Civilizations" , 117 : is a civilization that world historian Philip Groisser, (New York 1970-p 17)wrote: "The Greeks and the Romans later Copied the best features of the Persian method of Governing An Empire" , 118 : it is a civilization that professor Arthur A. Pope said: "The World Owes It's Greatest Industrial Developments in the early stages to the Persian civilization" , 119 : a Persian is the descendant of the mighty courageous pioneers who with their unsurpassed intellect devoted their lives for the better of human civilization , 120 : "The Western World Has A Vast Unpaid Dept To The Persian Civilization" - professor Arthur A. Pope . ********************** [All statements above, are NOT approved by Freemasons - British government - French government - Russian government - CIA - NSA - The Mullahs - Greeks - Arabs - Turks] :-) ************ [All statements above, ARE approved by intellectual institutions(excluding British intellectual institutions)] :-) *************** Written by Shideh B. - August 2007 ***************************** Please note that, most facts above have been researched and gathered from various sources including the Internet-youtube etc... For more facts and information about "Persians" please research them yourself (there are a lot more). ****************** If you are questioning the 100% accuracy of the above statements... "BITE ME" :-)
Only Breath by RUMI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZqAnIp5dMQ
