Videos: The Nomadic Life of the Bakhtiari Tribe in Iran
June 1, 2024
Society and Culture Video Blog, Kodoom.com
Some historians believe that the Bakhtiari are Lurs, who were young descendants of those who survived and fled from Zahhak, a demonic cruel tyrant mentioned...
Grass: The 1925 Film About the Journey of the Bakhtiari People
May 18, 2024
Last week, The Smithsonian Museum of National Art in Washington DC featured "Grass" (the 1924 legendary documentary about the Bakhtiari people's harrowing migration) with musical accompaniment by Iran...
Breathtaking Aerial Views: A Window to Iran's Rich Culture and History
May 17, 2024
This film by DW (German government news service) provides the viewer with stunning arial views of Iran's mountains. It unfurls the rich tapestry of Iran’s history, from the legendary Order of the Assa...
Greece's Ancient Canal was Built by Persians
March 29, 2024
Many Iranians and Greeks do not realize one of Greece's earliest canals and marvels of the ancient world was built by Persians! The Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece, that juts into the Aegean Se...
Rare Historic Videos About the Life and Views of Iran's Last King
March 2, 2024
The following is a historic collection of documentaries that have captured the life, views and personal life of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran's last King, deposed in February 1979 (although Dr. Abbas Mi...
President Nixon's Views About the Shah of Iran, Hostages and Israel
Feb 2, 2024
Former President Richard Nixon explains his views about Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (the deposed Shah of Iran):
He discusses his view about Jimmy Carter, Iran and the hostage situation:
His views abou...
Oldest Color Videos from Tehran (1945)
Feb 2, 2024
The videos filmed in 1945 by an American soldier stationed in Tehran depict the lives of US troops and Tehran residents:
The US Army was stationed in Amir Abad:
The American Community school in ...
In Pictures: Tehran's Old Jewish Neighborhoods
Dec 2, 2023
The history of Jewish people in Iran dates back to some 2500 years ago when Cyrus the Great, the Persian King (from 559 to 530 BC) conquered Babylon and liberated the Jews from captivity. He is venera...
Videos: The World's Oldest Civilization, Jiroft in Iran Predates ...
Apr 14, 2023
The Jiroft civilization is an early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BC) archaeological location near Jiroft in the Halil River area bordering present-day Sistan and Baluchestan and Kermān Provinces of Iran...
2023 Will be Celebrated as the Year of Rumi in Turkey
Jan 28, 2023
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī or Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273) was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran. Rumi's in...