"The third important feature which developed in the early formative centuries of Islam relates to the heritage of Pers…"

"The assimilation of the secular categories of Greek philosophy, however, was no aim in itself but part of an obstinat…"

"The heritage of Persia, while conflicting with the egalitarian sobriety of the pristine religion, was to become a dec…"

"Isfahan without the river has no future."

"Isfahan, half the world."

"Esfahan is a multiethnic city where Muslims, Jews and Christians cohabit peacefully."

"The cities of Baghdad and Isfahan were at the heart of the Islamic civilization."

"The city is mainly known abroad as the site of Iran's premier nuclear research facility. What once was a sleepy town …"

"All over Isfahan are murals of an angry Khomeini glaring down from the clouds."

"Susa and the land of Anšan humbly saluted Inana like tiny mice. In the great mountain ranges, the teeming multitudes …"