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The Tomb of Queen Esther in Persia

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Re: The Tomb of Queen Esther in Persia

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kweks wrote: post #6

I happened to head through this region last year. The desert near Isfahan is absolutely mind blowing. It's like procedural generation meets the clone stamp tool. http://travel.ninjito.com/2014-08-18-Iran

Wow, this really looks great. I was thinking about traveling there as well, but couldn't convince any friend. They had doubts if it was secure enough. Is it? I still want to go one day. I have also been to Tashkent once, and it is just so different from anything you have seen so far, and so beautiful.

Re: The Tomb of Queen Esther in Persia

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ZanyProgrammer wrote: post #28
eternalban wrote: post #2

Relations between the two tribes go back at least 3000 years if not earlier. (The city of Rages, then Ray, and now a suburb of Teheran, apparently had a substantial Jewish community during the Median period, per Book of Tobit [2]) Typically quite friendly and simpatico. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Daniel [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Tobit

Many of the features of Second Temple Judaism (and hence Christianity) were thought to have been influenced by Zoroastrianism, from the time of the Babylonian Captivity onwards.

One must be very careful when determining the level of influence as this can often be quite an emotionally charged topic with interests that go beyond the purely academic on both sides.

Some of the ideas that area said to be influential, historically don't appear fully formed in Zoroastrianism until after contact with Christianity. Like the other religions, Zoroastrianism did not appear in its modern form but gradually evolved some of its modern ideas.

Re: The Tomb of Queen Esther in Persia

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Ricker wrote: post #31
kweks wrote: post #6

I happened to head through this region last year. The desert near Isfahan is absolutely mind blowing. It's like procedural generation meets the clone stamp tool. http://travel.ninjito.com/2014-08-18-Iran

Wow, this really looks great. I was thinking about traveling there as well, but couldn't convince any friend. They had doubts if it was secure enough. Is it? I still want to go one day. I have also been to Tashkent once, and it is just so different from anything you have seen so far, and so beautiful.

Unequivocally, there's no safety situation in Iran. It's probably best to add an asterisk: Assuming you're not hanging around the Iraq / Afghani borders.

Iran is a beautiful country with a big PR problem. Yes the government sucks, but it's just a government. It will pass. The persian culture has survived for thousands of years, and they have a lot to show for it.

They're not 'fantatical muslims'. In fact, islam was only introduced after the arabs invaded.

The best part about countries with PR problems is that if you do bother to make the effort to understand and to go there - everyone is very, very happy to see, meet, chat, help etc with you - because they know that just by being there, you understand a little bit of their culture.

Finally, now is the moment to go there. With the embargos falling, and the embassies opening etc, Iran will be flooded with tourists, and this unique eco-system will be permanently changed.

I'm taking my parents there this year for that reason alone..

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