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New Insights Into the Islamic Republic of Iran
Arguably the most important reason for the international interest in Iran is its strategically pivotal geography. Like some of its Muslim neighbours, it has tremendous oil and gas reserves. For the United States, the revolution in Iran was nothing less than a geopolitical shock. Revolutionary dynamics in the Arab World have recently rekindled the debate in the West on “political Islam”. To get a good understanding of the phenomenon, however, it is necessary to define it properly – which, so far, has hardly been done
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HERITAGE
Persian commander who died for freedom
Little is known about Ariobarzanes (Old Persian Ariyabrdna) life or his exact birth date; however historical evidence tells us that he was born into a wealthy, noble Persian family and he is probably descended from the earlier satraps of Cyrus the Great, Darius I and Xerxes I. It is interesting to note the fact that high King Darius III had appointed him satrap (or viceroy) of Persis. It seems that in the past, this position had not existed
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تجربهی زندگی در دیکتاتوری
ولادیمیر سوروکین نویسنده کمابیش جنجالی روس، با چاپ داستانهایی که در ٢٠ سال گذشته نوشته، توانسته است برای خود در ادبیات روسیه اعتباری فراهم آورد. مهمترین دستاورد ادبی او این است که موفق شده شیوهی تازهای در داستاننویسی برای نشان دادن خشونت ابداع کند و بهاینترتیب بر غنای ادبی روسیه افزوده است. سوروکین که تجربهی زندگی در دیکتاتوری تکحزبی شوروی را از سر گذرانده، رمانهایش با هیچیک از تعاریفی که برای رمان روسی در دست داریم، مطابقت ندارد
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The legendary conductor Ali Rahbari comments on Hayedeh Documentary after screening at Austrian Film Archive in Vienna, May 2011.
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