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Chaharshanbeh Soori ceremony of ancient Persia: Links with Spain?
As reported by the Persian-language Topnaz outlet, every year towards the end of winter approaching the spring season, a festival
پروفسور گارنیک آساطوریان: نگاهی به مسئلۀ «زبان و قومیت» در ایران
The interview below in Persian has been provided by Professor Garnik S. Asatrian (پروفسور گارنیک آساطوریان) (Chair, Iranian Studies Dept.,
Farroukh Jorat: Zoroastrian Toponyms in the Republic of Azarbaijan
The article below has been written by Farroukh Jorat and first appeared in Fravahr.org. ========================================================================= For a thousand years, from
The Jasz of Hungary: an Iranian Connection
The Jaszbereny of Hungary are named after the Jasz which is derived from a northern Iranian Alano-Sarmatian tribe known as
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The “Other” Themistocles and Artaxerxes I: an Irony
This article discusses the "Other" side of Themistocles (c. 524–459 BCE), the Athenian general-politician who fought against the forces of Darius I (522-486 BCE)
Professor Shapour Shahbazi: The Sassanian Army
The posting below highlights the late Professor Shapour Shahbazi’s discussion of the Sassanian army which was orginally published in the Encyclopedia Iranica on December 15, 1986
Book Review of Farrokh Text by Small Wars Journal
Kaveh Farrokh's third text. Iran at War: 1500-1988-(ایران در جنگ (۱۹۸۸-۱۵۰۰- has been reviewed in the Small Wars Journal by Youssef Aboul-Enein on July
Professor Mahmoud Omidsalar Confronts Eurocentricism in Iranian Studies
Professor Mahmoud Omidsalar's has raised serious concerns with respect to a growing Eurocentrist lobby within Iranian Studies programs. Below are excerpts from that report with
WAALM’s Simin Bari Project Wins Two Turkish Music Awards
[سیمین بری ۲ جایزه ترکیه را بخود اختصاص داد] WAALM's (World Academy of Arts, Literature and Media) Simin Bari Project has won two Turkish music awards :
Support UBC Iranian Studies Initiative
The University of British Columbia (UBC) Asian Studies department has embarked on a vigorous initiative to establish a Persian Language and Iranian Studies program at the
Dr. Armen M. Ayvazyan’s New Text on Armenian Military History
Dr. Armen M. Ayvazyan (Aivazian) has written an excellent military history text entitled: The Armenian Military in the Byzantine Empire: Conflict and alliance under Justinian and
