When superstition ties reason down/ Fereshteh Goli

Myth refers to beliefs and actions based on fear, ignorance, or misunderstanding of natural and supernatural causes – often without scientific or logical basis – and can exist individually or collectively. In fact, the foundation of superstitions and magic is built on the fear and ignorance of humans. In the past, superstitions were a part […]...

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The Relief Committee, a wallet for all seasons / Morteza Hamounian

Charity boxes of the Relief Committee are everywhere. It is rare for someone to have spent a day in the streets of Iranian cities and not come across one of these boxes; boxes that are said to “remove seventy calamities”. This saying is based on narrations from the Prophet of Islam and also the Shia […]...

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