When we reach our eighth decade, the memories of life begin to awaken and return—memories from the journey of life that have long been veiled by forgetfulness despite their importance and weight in shaping one’s character. Praise be to God, I
By the grace and will of God, I have approached the middle of my eighth decade of life. I often recall moments, scenes, and people who brought me happiness, and I record some of them here.
I remember the first apple my eyes ever saw—it was
“What is Iran today?” With this deceptively simple question, the late President Anwar Sadat offered one of the earliest and most prescient readings of post-revolutionary Iran—not as a state that merely changed its political system, but
Title: How Educational Institutions Can Utilize Their Available Data Through Artificial Intelligence
At the current stage we have reached, where technology has deeply penetrated every aspect of our professional and personal lives, data is no longer
“Civilizations die by suicide, not by murder.” With this striking observation, the British historian Arnold Toynbee summarized in his renowned study on the rise and fall of civilizations one of the profound truths of history: nations do not
During the 1950s and 1960s, as a young man, I had the pleasure of attending the old Khedivial Opera House to watch magnificent performances of Chinese folk arts. I also attended, on two occasions, ballet performances by what I consider the greatest ballet company in the world, the Russian Bolshoi Ballet. These were performances of extraordinary beauty and artistry.
Thanks to my friendship with, and
