‘The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt’ Review: The Art of Survival
Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...
Museum exhibits objets d’art from collections of prominent Parsis
MUMBAI's FD Alpaiwalla Museum, the world's only Parsi and Zoroastrian museum, showcases the community's rich cultural history ...
Faeze Alavi: Bridging Israeli-Iranian relations against silencing - interview
Faeze Alavi remains optimistic about restoring Iranian-Israeli relations and rejects Western silencing techniques in academia ...
Greek Reporter1d
How Ancient Athens Was Sacked Four Times
Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction ...
SF Weekly2d
Pakistan's Parsi community dwindles as young migrate
From a gated community for her Zoroastrian faith in Pakistan's megacity Karachi, 22-year-old Elisha Amra has waved goodbye to ...
Passover: The festival of freedom and the ambivalence of exile
And so it goes, the cycle of exile and remembrance, uprooting and rerooting. With the Passover holiday, those free can celebrate their freedom, and those who are rooted, their rootedness. Yet at the ...
A mix of science and tradition helps restore relics in China’s Forbidden City
A team of about 150 restorers fuses scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and otherwise revive ...
Mixing high-tech and tradition to restore Chinese antiquities at the Forbidden City
Beijing's Forbidden City is a treasure trove of priceless antiquities. Behind the scenes, it takes a team of skilled workers ...