Tag Archives: Persia

From the Silence Remembered

Posted on January 9, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

From the Silence Rememberedby Michael DoyleFrom the waiting silence comes the memoryOf a time when Iran was full of majesty.This storied land grasps for freedom,Not wishing to be a kingdom or a theocracy. This time whispers the quietly reverent,This time, … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam – FitzGerald

Posted on January 15, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Born on May 18, 1048 in Nishapur, Iran, the Persian mathematician, astronomer and sometime poet, Omar Khayyam, passed away on December 4, 1131.  But not before his work with cubic equations and the composition of a calendar more accurate than … Continue reading →

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Sonic Gems: Ghazal: Lost Songs of the Silk Road

Posted on October 5, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The Silk Road was an extended matrix of overland trade routes across Eurasia which linked multiple nations including India and Persia/Iran.  As these nations brushed against one another, sometimes their cultures and music would form a confluence that was and … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Plutarch’s Lives – Themistocles

Posted on September 24, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

We have previously discussed Plutarch’s Lives as well as Plutarch himself. Please refer to these prior posts for more information on both.  As to Themistocles, we have yet much to learn. Themistocles was an Athenian politician and general who lived … Continue reading →

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