A Lot of People Got It Worse

who needs words about this week when you have this picture

Status of the Paris Climate Agreement, by nation. Currently 173 nations have ratified it, 22 have signed the agreement but have yet to ratify it, and 1 country is trying to withdraw, April 2018.

Persia aka Iran | Five Qajar gold, enamelled and jewelled miniature Qur'an cases | ca. 19th - 20th century | 32'500£ ~ sold (Apr ‘15)

There’s a grammar rule that native English speakers follow without even realizing it. When describing something in detail, adjectives are listed in this order: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose. So, while asking someone to hand you the ‘ugly little old rectangular brown Italian leather notebook’ may sound natural, asking them for the ‘Italian old brown little rectangular leather ugly notebook’ sounds completely wrong- even if you can’t explain why. Source

Imam Ali (A.S)

Art and Architecture - Muqarnas, a decorative element of traditional Islamic and Persian architecture. The earliest examples of muqarnas discovered to date are from Nishapur, Iran, and date from the ninth or tenth century,but they also appear to have developed independently in central North Africa around the same time.

Hussam Eissa

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