-the term “ta’ziyeh” refers to an iranian dramatic genre which might be compared to the western passion play and is the only indigenous drama of the entire islamic world. this ritual drama has both an islamic and a persian heritage, the central theme of which is the tragic and heroic martyrdom of imam husayn, the grandson of the prophet mohammed and the third imam of shi’ite in the desert of ka...

due to human beings’ aesthetic sense, they have always been engaged in embellishing their living environment throughout the history. given the different culture, customs, beliefs and even varied policy of each society, the applied arts or decorative styles have constantly been evolved. the qajar architecture was influenced by russian and central europe styles, and by combining them with the ira...