From Persia With Love

An Iranian and an American exploring Persian poetry, myths, food, language, and art—one story at a time.

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

Salam!

I'm Mike, an American, and my girlfriend is Iranian.

Through her, I've discovered the beauty of Persian poetry, mythology, food, and art.

This page shares that journey through original artwork, stories, and timeless Persian wisdom.

Welcome to From Persia, With Love. 🌹

[Farmande 🇮🇷 @05KING110]

Iran undeniably has some of the most beautiful traditional architecture in the world 🇮🇷

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

@05KING110 Agree!

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

Some moments deserve more than a photograph—they deserve to be told.

This comic is my attempt to capture the day I asked Melody to marry me at the beautiful Persian-inspired gardens of Untermyer Gardens. Every panel represents a moment I'll never forget—from the nervous walk to the Temple of Love, to hearing the word that changed my life forever: "Yes." ❤️

Melody, thank you for choosing this life with me. I feel incredibly blessed to begin this next chapter by your side. Here's to a lifetime of adventures, laughter, family, and love.

This is the first page of our greatest story together. 💍

#Engaged #ProposalStory #UntermyerGardens #TempleOfLove #FromPersiaWithLove #LoveStory #ComicArt #AIArt #ForeverBeginsNow

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

One of the most fascinating places I've discovered through Melody is Alamut Castle. 🇮🇷

These images aren't meant to be a historical reconstruction, but rather an artistic reimagining of Alamut at its height—imagined with the epic grandeur and cinematic beauty of Middle-earth. A place where Persian history and high fantasy meet.

It felt especially fitting to create them now, in honor of Alamut's recent recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. May this remarkable fortress continue to inspire curiosity about Persia's rich history for generations to come.

🌹 From Persia, With Love

فارسی:
این تصاویر، بازآفرینی هنری قلعهٔ الموت در اوج شکوه آن هستند؛ الهام‌گرفته از تاریخ ایران و فضای حماسی فانتزی. این اثر به مناسبت ثبت جهانی قلعهٔ الموت در فهرست میراث جهانی یونسکو تقدیم می‌شود.

#Alamut #UNESCO #PersianHistory #Iran #FromPersiaWithLove #MiddleEarth #AIArt #PersianCulture

[Iran land @Iranland7]

نقش رستم، فارس

📸 : IG | Thefolkadventures

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

@Mel0dYFrh

[Cyrus II of Persia @ShahanshahCyrus]

Talking to the delivery driver while I hold my dog back

[The Iranian @JustAnIranianIr]

Iran = Land of the Aryans.

Not Hitler’s invention. He stole the word, twisted it, and stained it forever.
The real story is older, cleaner, and has nothing to do with 20th-century racial madness.

“Aryan” (Old Iranian arya-, Avestan airya-) simply meant “noble” or “of our people.”
The Iranians used it for themselves more than 2,500 years ago.

That’s why the country is called Iran — literally “Land of the Aryans.”
Persian (Farsi) is an Indo-European language.
Same family as English, German, French, Spanish, Hindi, Russian, Greek…
Not Semitic. Not Turkic. Indo-European.

Hitler grabbed an ancient Iranian self-name, turned it into a political weapon, and poisoned the word for generations.
That doesn’t change the historical or linguistic fact.

Iran’s name and the Persian language predate the Nazis by millennia.

[WANA Visuals @wana_visualss]

🏛 Persepolis, Iran

[👑 Pahlavism 👑 @Pahlavism666666]

Iran Tehran 1967'✨ Peacock Throne For Kings

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

Some love stories deserve a setting with a story of its own.

When I decided to ask Melody to marry me, I wanted the place to be just as meaningful as the moment. We found that at Untermyer Gardens in New York.

The gardens were inspired in part by the ancient Persian concept of pairidaeza—the walled paradise gardens that gave us the very word paradise. Walking those paths together, surrounded by beauty influenced by the culture that shaped Melody's heritage, felt like the perfect place to begin the next chapter of our own story.

Melody, you've introduced me to a world of Persian poetry, myths, language, music, and food. More importantly, you've shown me your heart. I can't imagine a better partner to share life's adventures with.

She said yes. ❤️💍

Here's to a lifetime of learning from one another, laughing together, and building a family rooted in love.

🌹 From Persia, With Love

فارسی:

در باغ‌های الهام‌گرفته از بهشت‌های باستانی ایران، از ملودی خواستم با من ازدواج کند... و او گفت «بله». ❤️💍
آغاز فصلی تازه از زندگی‌مان را با عشق جشن می‌گیریم.

#FromPersiaWithLove #Engaged #Proposal #PersianCulture #UntermyerGardens #LoveStory #NewBeginnings

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

🍽️ Eating Persian with Mike & Melody – Episode 2

Today I'm trying Akbar Mashti—traditional Persian saffron ice cream flavored with rose water. 🌹🍨

It was unlike any ice cream I've ever had. Rich, fragrant, and absolutely delicious. The saffron and rose water make it something truly unique.

Another Persian favorite added to my list. 🇮🇷❤️

🌹 From Persia, With Love

فارسی:
امروز مایک برای اولین بار بستنی سنتی زعفرانی اکبر مشتی را امتحان می‌کند؛ خوشمزه و متفاوت از هر بستنی دیگری که تا به حال خورده است. 🇮🇷🍨

#EatingPersian #AkbarMashti #PersianFood #SaffronIceCream #FromPersiaWithLove #IranianCuisine

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

"The National Museum of Art in Tehran, Iran 😍

Did you know that the building of the "National Museum of Art" in Tehran was originally a historical structure (a palace or takyeh from the Qajar era) that has been transformed into a place for preserving the rarest and most authentic masterpieces of Iranian and traditional art? 🏛️✨
"#ایران #تهران #هنر_ایرانی

[نوروز @nowruz_ir]

موزه هنرهای ملی در تهران، ایران 😍

میدونستید ساختمون «موزه هنرهای ملی» تو تهران در اصل یه بنای تاریخی (کاخ یا تکیه از دوره قاجار) بوده که تبدیل شده به جایی برای نگهداری از نادرترین و اصیل‌ترین شاهکارهای هنر ایرانی و سنتی؟ 🏛️✨
#ایران #تهران #هنر_ایرانی

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

Every legend begins with a single moment.

Today, I'm excited to introduce a new series...

Wonder Lady of Persia 🇮🇷

Issue #1 — The Wind in Her Hair

A little girl was simply chasing bubbles on a windy afternoon.

Fear tried to steal her joy.

But hope arrived.

Wonder Lady of Persia is a tribute to the courage, resilience, and enduring spirit of the Iranian people—and to the belief that even the smallest acts of kindness can become extraordinary.

Because hope cannot be confiscated.

🇮🇷✨

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هر افسانه‌ای با یک لحظه آغاز می‌شود.
بانوی شگفتِ پارس

شمارهٔ ۱ — باد در موهایش

زیرا امید را نمی‌توان مصادره کرد.

#FromPersiaWithLove #WonderLadyOfPersia #ComicArt #AIArt #PersianCulture #Hope #Freedom

#بانوی_شگفت_پارس #باد_در_موهایش #ایران #امید #آزادی #کمیک #هنر_دیجیتال

[Shahram 𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭭 𐎃 𐎗🩸ꕥ ❈ @BehdinEran]

City of Gor, constructed by the Airyan Sassanian dynasty the last true Iranian dynasty to exist until this date. When Iran was a Zoroastrian empire.

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

@gghamari Hey Goldie, this video is beautiful. I dont know if you'll see this, but wanted to share a new comic I've started..Wonder Lady of Persia. My girlfriend is from Iran and I hope that someday I can visit a free Iran!

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

"A depiction of Sasanian royal horses in the rock relief of Shapur I, Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire (239 to 270 CE) at Tang-e Chughan, Bishapur, Fars; sturdy male #Sasanian, Parthian, and Achaemenid horses were bred in the royal stud farm of Nisa (a region in western Media) and were the most renowned horses in the ancient world.
#LongLiveIran"

[S.L. Kanthan @Kanthan2030]

Once upon a time, Iranians had the amazing freedom to walk their puppies in public!

#RezaPahlavi‌ForIran #Tehran #history

[From Persia With Love @FromPersiaWLove]

@Iranshahrpower Amazing. And beautiful colors