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Persia in Shakespeare

, 2008) (1) Henry IV, Part I, V, 4, 39–43. (2) Most notably D. W. Davies, Elizabethans Errant: The Strange Fortune of Sir Thomas Sherley

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If I were a Shiite

[Reza Fani-Yazdi is an Iranian-American human rights activist and freelance writer who has published extensively on the plight of Iranians under the current regime. On

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Mississippi’s Ballot Trick

Mississippi’s governor, Haley Barbour, and its secretary of state have come up with a particularly cynical dirty trick for the November election. Let’s call it:

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Perils of the Persian Gulf

H. E. Ban Ki-Moon Secretary General The United Nations                New York Your Excellency, As an academic of at least 40 years of research experience

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MASTAN

First time I heard their music, I was surprised how the IRI allow them to perform in Iran. Their concerts indeed, were very successful in

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Selling sex

The Reflections: In my usual travels abroad, one thing has become clear, I always had the most “fun” when I was travelling in former communist

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سوم تیر و ٢٨ مرداد

به نقل از بخش هایی از خاطرات یحیی دولت آبادی یادداشت: پنجاه و پنج سال از کودتای ٢٨ مرداد سپری می شود. آنان که با

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Liberal Musilms

[Above photo: Sami Yusuf known as the Islamic Bono] It is tempting to suggest that in a culture in which political violence has publicly triumphed

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It puzzles me….

I had intended to post this as a comment on “Sarah Palin…” blog by samsam1111. But it looks like they have closed that blog. I

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Taryak Ra Be Bazdamat Paz

I like this deklameh much better than the song. It’s more personal. Raw. بسی رنج بردیم در این سال سی که رنج برده باشیم فقط

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جست و کاو

با شیون بلند و غم آلود مرغ شب در بستر مه آلود خواب درد  جنبیدیم.  چشمها مالیدیم تا پیرامون پر هیاهویمان را در یابیم. که

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Historical Context

It is very important to pay attention to what we can call it Historical Context. As you know, Islam has more than one billion followers

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