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Before Iran became Islamic, it was Zoroastrian.
Two hundred years ago a special being was born in Shiraz, Iran—then known as Persia—Who brought radically new teachings to the world. He taught that...
Sajad said: Travellers to Iran often comment on the difference between the image of the country abroad and the reality on the ground. He drew...
Alexander used both military and political cunning to finally unseat the Persian superpower.
An American friend asked me the following question: How is it that the large Arab World that extends from the Persian Gulf east all the...
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Hearing the news coming from various sources Reza Pahlavi has regained some impressive popularity. Iranians, especially younger people have accused the former generations for ousting...
I thought to write an article for the occasion but since dozens of reputable books, hundreds of informative articles and documents have been written and released...
Xerxes, the fifth king in the line of the Achaemenid rulers (b. 519 BC) is the first king in history who could not just go...
Studying moments in history allows us to make sense of not only our past as individuals and societies but our present as well. This includes...
“We are going to intercept and stop all oil exports from the (Middle East) region if we are prevented from exporting our oil. We shall...
Many of Trumps’ supporters who delve into their Bible from time to time have managed to see the likeness of Cyrus the Great in President...
The tragic Ethiopian Airline plane crash recalls another passenger plane crash some 30 years ago. The latter, however, was not due to a mechanical malfunction...
Iranians have wondered about the meaning of life and have gazed into the night sky searching for answers like many other people on the planet...
What started as series of public demonstrations and strikes across Iran nearly two years earlier peaked on 11 February, 1979, with the Islamic Revolution of...
The common histories of Ireland and Iran in fighting for independence were recalled on Monday at an event in Dublin marking the 40th anniversary of...
When I was a student in Paris in the mid-1980s, I had heard of Yann Richard but had never actually met him. The very first...
In 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran from exile in France. Paris had hoped that Khomeini would bring democracy to Iran in 1979, but relations...
These days a lot of us hyphenated Iranians have been going down the memory lane to make sense of the euphoria, mania or what-have-you that...
A former Iranian foreign minister and ambassador to the United States from the Shah-era shared his thoughts on the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution...
Forty years ago, the Iranian revolution sent a shockwave through the Middle East, overthrowing the Western client, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and bringing to power...
Iranian civilization is among the most ancient and its empires were some of the earliest and strongest in history. In this animated historical documentary we...
The annual event known as the Ten Days of Dawn marking the political celebration of the Islamic Revolution in Iran on February 11 has begun....
Iran claims to be the birthplace of ice cream, but how could it be made 2,000 years ago? The Travel Show visits an underground space used to...
The Sassanid Empire was weakened after the war of 602-628 against the Byzantine Empire and their defeats at al-Qadisiyyah and Nahavand at the hands of the Caliphate...
Elizabeth grew up in the Scottish Highlands. Her father was the manager of the Bank of Scotland. Along with two other of her siblings she...
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