A race of people known as the original "Aryans". Persian refers to someone from Persia; or modern day Iran. Located in central Asia, Iran is the only non-Arab, non-semetic country in the middle-east. The country's name was changed during the reign of The Shah, (during WWII) at Hitlers advisement that it was better suited, meaning "Land of the Aryans". Hitler had close ties to Iran and regarded the Shah a close friend and ally. Through his many excavations researching Aryan history and genetics, he had come to learn that the persians (i.e. Iranians) were very much Aryan, and interestingly, a race much similar to the Germans. Since the overthrowing of the shah in 1979, The Persian Gov't. has been under the siege of islamic rule, and its people imprisoned within its religous dictates...
The persian population in vast majority stands divided against an Islamic/Muslim rule, and remain hopeful that the day is near when they can finally close the chapter once and for all on this gray, and oppressive period in their history...
The persian population in vast majority stands divided against an Islamic/Muslim rule, and remain hopeful that the day is near when they can finally close the chapter once and for all on this gray, and oppressive period in their history...
by Roxy88 March 16, 2006