Oldchap(23:59:45)
Can you find the source that defined Yazidis as a people worshipping skulls?
mirrorbird(23:59:44)
it is absolutely a historical dream in europe though, carpets and genies.
mirrorbird(23:59:18)
there's just that "PERSIAN SYMBOL" in Unicode
Oldchap(23:58:55)
Persia was either the region of the Persian-speaking peoples or the land ruled by the various Persian empires. Today, there is no modern state named Persia; instead there is Iran, as well as countries with Persianate languages, like Afghanistan
mirrorbird(23:58:28)
i've bookmarked it for later, but i *really have*, i will watch lol. if i watch it drunk i wou;dn't even remember.
Oldchap(23:57:55)
Yes, that's me. That interview gives more of an overview of my work and background (since you are interested)
mirrorbird(23:57:55)
kid who spoke Farsi was quite annoyed that i always assumed it was arabic
mirrorbird(23:57:19)
in the old stories "persia" is always a place. where is persia now daddy? well it's -- iran -- maybe -- hmmmmm
mirrorbird(23:56:50)
OC: as pure "western concept of the east" i remember growing up with a ton of stories (bowdlerised Arabian Nights etc, do you remember the one where all the fishes were different colours by religion, ouch)