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Art of Dyeing Wool
The Qashqai are famous for their magnificent Jajim and rugs and other woven wool products.
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Art of Weaving Rugs
It has taken over thousands of years of evolving technique to achieve what we now know as the Persian Rug.
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Traditional Bakery
Fresh in my memory from 70 years ago is nan-e sangak (bread, stone baked). It was the most popular bread in Shiraz.
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Iranian Woman’s Struggle
The lower-class female has no choice but to work hard to raise her children, even if she has a couple of them and is pregnant with a third.
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Traditional Grocer
In Persia, water is a sign of light and peace and a goldfish is a sign of motivation and agility. In many homes, there was a pond of blue tiles.
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Drinking Water
Good drinking water is a scarce commodity in Iran. I was 10 years old in 1949 when Shiraz first had a municipal water system.
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Nomadic Life
In southwest Iran, there are a few tribes that are thousands of years old.
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The Persian Toilet
Westernization was mushrooming everywhere as a sign of distinction, wealth, and intelligence.
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The Bath
During my childhood, a bath was not a part of most Iranian homes. Only the very rich had residential baths, but even many of those did not have warm water during winter.
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Traditional Persian Kitchen
No one was supposed to interact with the cook or the servants in the kitchen, but for me the traditional Persian kitchen in our home was the favorite hangout.