Baskerville Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization devoted to supporting and strengthening the bonds of friendships between Iranians and Americans. The institute is named after Howard C. Baskerville, who was killed fighting for Iranian democracy and liberty during the Constitutional Revolution 1906-1911. The founders of the institute are committed to continuing the legacy and memory of Baskerville who has been called the “American Lafayette of Iran.” Our guiding principle comes from Baskerville’s own words:
“I cannot remain and watch indifferently the suffering of [Iranian] people fighting for their rights, I am an American citizen and am proud of it, but I am also a human being and cannot help feeling deep sympathy with people of this city [Tabriz].”
I remember this woman, the daughter, when I was living in Iran,and attended the riding school!I also went on a horse riding trip to the Caspian! I would love to know where she is now!
European colonialism continues.. this time they steal your land with fairytale history and fake archeology. Persia never excited, iran are originally a corporation made the bandits from the West.
European colonialism continues.. this time they steal your land with fairy tale history and fake archeology. Iran are originally a corporation made by the West.
I received the following comment from Anthony Fitzherbert that I wanted to add here: "I was amused to see myself - or at least my back in my tweed jacket(!)- measuring the little chariot horses at Persepolis, with your mother note-book in hand. I also have memories of your father holding on to my legs as I bent over the top of the wall to take some of the measurements, to stop me falling on my head. I remember that the dimensions of those little Achaemenid chariot horses were exactly this e of the Caspians. It was March 1969 and we were on our way south to spend Norouz with the Kashkooli Kuchek in Hengam. It was in fact quite an important moment because up until that point it was not certain that the Persepolis figures were so anatomically correct."
Anthony Fitzherbert's account of that visit to the Kashkouli tribe appears in the Iran Society Magazine - 2020 edition and is titled Jang-e-Goraz, Norouz with Kashkouli Kouchek.
I received the following comment from Anthony Fitzherbert that I wanted to add here: "I was amused to see myself - or at least my back in my tweed jacket(!)- measuring the little chariot horses at Persepolis, with your mother note-book in hand. I also have memories of your father holding on to my legs as I bent over the top of the wall to take some of the measurements, to stop me falling on my head. I remember that the dimensions of those little Achaemenid chariot horses were exactly this e of the Caspians. It was March 1969 and we were on our way south to spend Norouz with the Kashkooli Kuchek in Hengam. It was in fact quite an important moment because up until that point it was not certain that the Persepolis figures were so anatomically correct."
Nope - no one has told me any of things. As much as I hope those brave Iranian women are both safe and successful in their fight for equality against a theocratic government reinforced by Shia Islam, I genuinely fear that the ruthless brutality of the regime might win out against the struggle for equality. Religion is part of the problem.
This presentation is a very welcome companion to the book, itself an excellent piece of scholarship on the history of the American missionaries in Urumia.
I didn’t listen to the whole video, but isn’t it universal? Wasn’t it the case almost everywhere? Sexualized women were considered modern and used in advertisements in France, the US, and Iran.
Great Research work and wonderful webinar. Thanks to Professor Estelami for addressing a forgotten history of Americans of Urumia and thanks to Baskerville Institute for making this great webinar possible.
This video is extremely important. Thank you for putting it together. The sound and video are not coordinated on my screen. Please look in to the problem. More people will watch if it is linked up.
@@baskerville_iran it's probably a youtube thing, the audio is not in sync with lips. It's just a little annoying, but not so bad that it can't be viewed.
Mən sizin həyatdan köçdüyünüzü bilmirdim ustad Reza Shajarian. Yoxluğun sizi sevən qəlblərdə üzüntü və həsrət qoydu .Yurdun cənnət olsun Ustad. Musiqilərin acı çəkən qəlblərin dili olacaq hər zaman. ALLAH rəhmət etsin.
Thanks for posting this video---- I am looking for information on the German school, "Honarstan Sanati"--- Can you suggest where I could find info. Thanks
Don't miss this lecture by Reza Aslan, THE STORY OF HOWARD BASKERVILLE. zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RPfjuWavSGqJ4t02duXPPw For Iranians, Baskerville symbolizes a different relationship between Iranians and Americans, one in which Americans support pro-democracy aspirations of the Iranian people and their quest for social justice. They honor Baskerville, not as a foreigner, but as a hero who helped another nation defend its liberty and freedom. In this sense, he was the noblest of teachers for he lived and died to secure a better future for his students. As leaders of Iranian civil society seeks to bring representative democracy to Iran once again, they are aware of Baskerville’s model of democracy, friendship and peace. What we need today is less angry rhetoric, but perhaps a deeper appreciation for the history and humanity that forty years of recrimination have failed to erase.
