Afghanistan, After 17 Years
The occasional Capitol Scooper by Ed Boshart The Hudson Institute (Washington DC) in August scheduled a series of panel discussions...
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Capitol Scooper
- Aug 21, 2018
- 8 min
Iraq: ISIS Blends In, Trouble Brewing
[Disclaimer/Proclaimer: To Friends/Readers/Browsers: Occasionally, I will include in this blog a strictly news-oriented report out of...
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edgardavidboshart
- Aug 10, 2018
- 1 min
Persia: the Empire (correction: the full documentary in two parts)
Get a glass of wine or cup of coffee, sit yourself down in front of a computer or television screen and stereo music system, and savor...
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edgardavidboshart
- Aug 6, 2018
- 1 min
Earth II, in the Galaxy X
Sunflower "Bring me the sunflower, crazed with the love of light” Eugenio Montale Ah Sun-flower! weary of time, Who countest the steps of...
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Edgar David Boshart
- Aug 2, 2018
- 1 min
Treasures of Persia, Intro, Segment 1
(Click on Image to watch video) This is Segment 1 of my video "Iran's Magical Persia", posted on YouTube. The feature-length documentary...
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edgardavidboshart
- Jul 11, 2018
- 20 min
The Cuba Connection: A complete travel summary
Cuba Connection — 2018 (*Photos have been selected at random) A Metaphor Walking the streets of Havana in March 2018, I spied a man in a...
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edgardavidboshart
- Jun 1, 2018
- 6 min
Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue and Discovered Cuba Too (but not North America)
Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) never set foot or planted the flag for the Crown of Castille on North America. However, he found...
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edgardavidboshart
- May 18, 2018
- 4 min
Cuba 2018, Still Embargoed
A Metaphor Walking the streets of Havana in March 2018, I spied a man in a white T-shirt watching a spontaneous soccer match below his...
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edgardavidboshart
- May 18, 2018
- 1 min
Cuba: Cars Imprisoned; Car Finds Jesus
Even before touring the city of Havana proper, I am enthralled by the alternating flow of shiny and rumpled, rusting metal objects on the...
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edgardavidboshart
- Apr 13, 2018
- 5 min
Chappaquiddick (and a Senator)
A movie just released to the public, titled "Chappaquiddick", presents a version of events that linked now deceased Ted Kennedy, a former...
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edgardavidboshart
- Mar 19, 2018
- 4 min
Iran: 21rst Century Perspective
Before leaving Iran, it is only fitting in a way that I/we step away from the beauty and progressive qualities on display in the country...
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edgardavidboshart
- Mar 17, 2018
- 3 min
Palaces of Isfahan
On the western side of Isfahan’s grand square looms the Ali Qapu, a towering pavilion topped by pillars, under reconstruction, and behind...
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edgardavidboshart
- Mar 9, 2018
- 4 min
Between Earth and the Universe: Isfahan's Royal Mosque
It's early morning, late September. I stride across Meidan-e Shah Square (the massive Royal Square) in old town Esfahan (or Isfahan),...
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edgardavidboshart
- Mar 2, 2018
- 3 min
Half of the World: Isfahan
In the wilderness about 200 miles south of Tehran is a place called “Half of the World.” Ishfahan, twice the capital of Persia, was the...
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edgardavidboshart
- Feb 23, 2018
- 1 min
Shiraz (II); House of Mirrors, Reflections on the Self
Shiraz, Iran is a poet's (Hafiz's) oasis, where the art of Islam has prominence
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edgardavidboshart
- Feb 16, 2018
- 4 min
Shiraz, A Blossom in the Desert (I) - The Pink Mosque (Islam's Most Beautiful?)
“Last night, from the cypress branch, the nightingale sang, In Old Persian tones, the lesson of spiritual stations.” -- Hafez (Note:...
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edgardavidboshart
- Feb 9, 2018
- 5 min
Palaces of Persepolis - Theater of Conquerors
I arrived at the ruins of Persepolis, near Shiraz, with great anticipation. The skies were clear and the sun burned hot even in...
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edgardavidboshart
- Feb 5, 2018
- 6 min
Great Monarchs of Persia - Events of Biblical Proportion
Tomb of Cyrus the Great (all photos are my own) “O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus...
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edgardavidboshart
- Jan 29, 2018
- 3 min
Windcatchers
The historical vibrations of Persia really begin to hit home in the central desert towns of Iran, especially in the large city of Yazd —...
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edgardavidboshart
- Jan 19, 2018
- 5 min
First Town on Earth: Yazd, Iran
One of the oldest towns in the world displays some of the finest Persian architecture in central Asia
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