Events | Number 2, September 2003

Thank you, all!

Editor-in-Chief
Khodadad Movaghar

Issue No 1 of EVENTS met with such a warm welcome from the public that we – the people in charge of its publication, and particularly I – were filled with joy and satisfaction. We received praise and encouragement far
beyond our expectations.

Of course there were some constructive criticisms and comments towards improving the magazine and we assure you, we shall do our utmost to put your views into practice so far as possible.

In this second issue, we offer you an article on Iran’s rights over the Caspian Sea. It deals with the history of the region, how the rights over this great lake, that at one time belonged to Iran entirely, came to be shared with Czarist Russia and later with the USSR, and on what Iran’s rights over this Sea should be at present.

Assyrians living in Iran, their history and their present conditions, will certainly interest all Christians worldwide, Assyrians in particular. Assyrians have always contributed to the Iranian civilization and have been active members of the Iranian community.

Unfortunately, they have been migrating rapidly to the other parts of the world in recent years. This article is a first attempt – an initial step – towards our objective of encouraging those of our minorities who remain, to stay; and those who have left, to return.

What is known as kaakh-egolestan, Golestan Palace, is in fact a complex comprising a number of palaces built at different periods of history, all around one single court. At present each palace houses many beautiful objects of art, or objects that are reminiscent of a wonderful past, or that tell much about Iranian culture and
folklore, or…. The Palace is a marvel to any tourist visiting Tehran.

Edward Browne was an Englishman who taught the Persians how to evaluate and criticize Persian literature. He
was also the first person ever born to write a history of Persian literature. The Iranian nation shall always remain indebted to this great scholar.

There are also other articles, such the one on e-insurance, that do not concern Iran or Iranians only and may be of interest to many people.

Once again, on behalf of all my colleagues, I thank you with all my heart, and hope you will find the second issue at least as good as the first.