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F-14 Tomcat Fighter Ace: Fereydoun A. Mazandarani
The article “Interview with the greatest living fighter ace: F-14 Tomcat pilot Col. Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (rtd)” was composed by Kash
The Persian Influence on Judaism
The below article by Jacob Neusner was originally published in the Encyclopedia Iranica on July 20, 2005. As demonstrated by
Mede Empire Fort Discovered in Northeast Iran
The article “Fort remnants associated with Median empire discovered in northeast Iran” was published in the Tehran Times on November
An Ancient Ancestor of the Pizza Dish
The article "A Look at how the World Invented Pizza" written by Alexandru Micu was published in ZME Science on
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10 Surprising Facts about Zoroastrianism
The video below "10 Surprising Facts about Zoroastrianism" has been produced by the FTD Facts network (June 30, 2020) and narrated by Leroy Kenton:
New Course: Forgotten Gifts of Persia
Kaveh Farrokh, an instructor at the University of British Columbia's Continuing Studies Division is offering a new course
New Book: Anahita-Ancient Persian Goddess & Zoroastrian Yazata
Iranian.com has announced the publication of a new book entitled "Anahita: Ancient Persian Goddess & Zoroastrian Yazata".
New Book: Iranian-Russian Encounters Empires and Revolutions since 1800
There is new book on the history of Iranian-Russian relations: Title :Iranian-Russian Encounters: Empires and Revolutions since
Lecture: Influence of Sassanian Architecture upon European and Wider Civilization
Kaveh Farrokh will be providing a lecture at the University of British Columbia (UBC) entitled: Influence of Sassanian
The Expedition of Darius the Great
Below is an article by the late Professor Shapour Shahbazi on the expedition of Darius the Great into
Linear Elamite Deciphered!
The article "Linear Elamite Deciphered! Ancient Iranian script finally unlocked" was written by Nathan Steinmeyer for the blog of the Biblical Archaeology Society on August
Documentary on Sassanian Horse Archers
The below video is a documentary about Sassanian horse archers made by the Invicta venue. The contents of the video are well-researched and it is
Correcting Misconceptions from a Smithsonian Magazine Article on Linear Elamite Research
Below is a scholarly response published in Academia.edu entitled "The Decipherment of Linear Elamite Writing and a Curious Way of Doing Journalism: A Rejoinder to
Unknown Iranian Famine of World War Two
Despite the vast focus of researchers on multiple facets of the history of World War Two, there remains a number of important events essentially ignored
Ancient Birthplace of Musical Instruments
The article "A birthplace of musical instruments" was posted in the Tehran Times on January 8, 2022. Kindly note excepting one image, all other accompanying
Stronach and Gopnik: Pasargadae
This article by David Stronach and Hilary Gopnik first appeared in the Encyclopedia Iranica on July 20, 2009. Kindly note that thirteen images and accompanying