persian
pur zhuhn
- n a native or inhabitant of Iran
- n the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms
- a of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture
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- Rabbi Takes a Stand for Gay Marriage, and a Segment of the Congregation Rebels
David Wolpe of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles says that about half the families in his synagogue, with a heavy Persian population, oppose his new policy.
July 5, 2013 - New York Times - Gay Marriage Stirs Rebellion at Synagogue
David Wolpe of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles says that about half the families in his synagogue, with a heavy Persian population, oppose his new policy.
July 5, 2013 - New York Times - Book theorizes about cover-up in Scott Speicher case
NORFOLK - A Navy pilot initially declared dead after getting shot down the first night of the Persian Gulf War in 1991, actually lived and was secretly kept captive in Iraq for up to14 years. That’s the premise of a new book from a Norfolk author and historian. Amy Waters Yarsinske has written her second book about Navy pilot Scott Speicher. The new tome, published this week, is called “An ...
July 5, 2013 - 13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads
Quotes
- President Bush in Xinhua
Bush warned in his final State of the Union address on Monday night that the United States "will confront those who threaten our troops, we will stand by our allies, and we will defend our vital interests in the Persian Gulf." - Hillary Rodham Clinton in Los Angeles Times
But now that China is balking at joining the others in a new round of United Nations sanctions, Clinton said, "China will be under a lot of pressure to recognize the destabilizing impact that a nuclear-armed Iran would have in the [Persian] Gulf,...