Brian H. Appleton

Oh, it just means lover of all things Persian

comes from two Greek words philos = love like Philadelphia...city of brotherly love and Perse for Persian...afterall Chander married a Persian as did his generals and started the Seleucid empire

Brian H. Appleton

aka

Rasool Aryadust

Rasoul jaan, no problem! You still haven't answered my qestion.

What is persophile? i cannot find it in the dictionary? Merci

"God is love!"

So sorry...for all my confusion

 I have been subjected to so many trolls on Iranian.com that I tend to be defensive...you sound really nice..."God is Love for sure!!!" and some of the most ethical and moral people I know are agnostics ;0)

Brian H. Appleton

aka

Rasool Aryadust

Wow I knew about the Yankee Howard C Baskerville

but somehow I missed E G Browne, the Brit... amazing!!! Thanks! I have added him to my blog at www.zirzameen.com 

Brian H. Appleton

aka

Rasool Aryadust

Beautiful Place out there

I bet the Cabazon wished they had Camels.

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Hi! Mr. $$$$,

   Enjoy your vacation!

Here is the definition for persophile.......it is a beautiful word:

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persophile

Rasoul jaan, relax please! You misunderstood me.

You wrote ......"persophile...." i couldn't find the meaning in the dictionary and asked you what it meant which you never answered. Also, i was confused about the two names, since i don't know anyone with two last names. it does not make a defifference to me what anyone's religion. What matters to me how good a person they are.

Religion is not supposed to be worn on person's forehead, but it should show on his/her behavior. There are many ways to reach the same destination, some more scenic than others.

My family always say that IRI is not islam, it is disgrace to islam. As for me I have yet to find a religion that is better than islam that is why despite my family being christian, I have not converted, although i am an agnostic. Peace!

"God is love!"

Areh baradar!

Shotor khailey ghashang bood...

Brian H. Appleton

aka

Rasool Aryadust

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"What a handsome camel!

Peace Brother".

Hazrate shotor murmured to himself.

Elephant rides

mine was in the Bronx Zoo when I was four or five...I remember it felt like sitting on top of a surging ocean...;o)

Brian H. Appleton

aka

Rasool Aryadust

Looks like fun! I had an elephant ride in Tehran zoo long ago.

Everything is sacred

I love it!

They are still celebrating Halloween in Iran today, did you see those pictures of that dude at a party in Tehran painted blue like a Navi from Avatar?...and Christmas too with trees and all....also in Japan...which just goes to show you when something is cool it doesn't matter which religion we have to thank for it ;0) 

Brian H. Appleton

aka

Rasool Aryadust

Cool ;0)

Nice Experience Brian aka Rassool.

Last time I rode one was at my Community School in Shiraz for guess what ? Holloween.

I guess it was equally strange and interesting to celebrate Holloween in Shiraz as it was for you to ride a Camel in California. ;0)

Great Photo.

D 

PS: It's not Tony Blair's Wife but Sister in law who converted to Islam. 

I just don't understand why everyone gets so bent out of shape?

I spent 4 hours live on Markazi TV the other night and 90% of the callers who were Moslem said how much they liked American freedom and wanted to know why I had converted to Islam as if the IRI and Islam are synonymous...baba joon we have freedom of religion remember?  Did you hear that Tony Blair's wife had a religious experience while in Iran and converted to Islam? Anyway my reasons are personal...

Brian H. Appleton

aka

Rasool Aryadust

ps read my book

Yolanda, Camel ride? I am on vacation!

"God is love!"

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Thank you, Brian,

   I found the website, I will visit there 2011 and do a photo essay! I am excited already....I did a horse tour outside Zion National Park.....it was fun........I never rode a camel before....I want to be a camel jockey at least one time!

Thank you for your blog! I book-marked the websites already!

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Hi Mr. Dollar,

    I found my avatar photo on internet......I believe it is museum or palace in Iran....

Brian, more confused! persophile?

What does it mean? who is "he"? do you mean you? are you still a moslem, if it is you? Why conversion, if i may ask?

"God is love!"

It is confusing

I am an American writer, Persophile, who was given the name Rasool Aryadust when he converted to Islam in 1975 at the Tehran Rotary Club on the occasion of his engagment to a young flower of Persia...so I use it as my nom de plume.... 

Brian H. Appleton

aka

Rasool Aryadust

Brian, I am confused! Are you Brian or Rasool Aryadust?

I thought you were an american writer, no?

Goldust

"God is love!"

California camels

Just go to the Living Desert outdoor zoo in Palm Desert which has a great fauna and flora collection from deserts all around the world and you will find Fred and Greg for $5.00 per ride. It is for little kids really, i.e. getting strapped in....but I think that camel treks in the California desert would be a great business op for some enterprising outfitter...

all the best,

 Brian H. Appleton

aka

Rasool Aryadust

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I went to Palm Spring before......maybe I missed Fred.....What is the exact location of Fred? How much per hour to ride the camel?

Hi Mr. Dollar,

   LOL! I think it is better to concentrate on Iran and Iranians when we visit IC, right? It is bad to talk about just me me me......it sounds self-centered and self-promoting!  :O)

take care!

P.S. You are right God is love!

Re: Brian, Yolanda "jaan" is not an Iranian, she just love us!

Don't you Yolanda? She is also very smart since she has never revealed anything about her background which is fine, since we love her just the way she is.

"God is love!"

Hi Yolanda jaan, you can

Hi Yolanda jaan,

you can ride on Fred the camel anytime you find yourself in Palm Desert... ;0) He also has a brother named Greg with big hair!

How to make a camel angry!

If you are up for a wild ride, take Fred to the nuke site.

Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.

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I have not seen a single camel outside the zoo....so you have your own little Persian Empire.....

Thank you for sharing!