EDUCATION
LATEST ENTRIES
Conversion to Zoroastrianism
The article below by Hannah Michael Gale Shapero originally appeared in the CAIS website hosted by Shapour Suren-Pahlav in London.
Caravansaray
The article below entitled "Caravansaray" by Moḥammad-Yūsuf Kīānī and Wolfram Kleiss originally appeared on the Encyclopedia Iranica on December 15,
Pierfrancesco Callieri: At the Roots of the Sasanian Royal Imagery – The Persepolis Graffiti
The article below by Pierfrancesco Callieri, "At the Roots of the Sasanian Royal Imagery - The Persepolis Graffiti" was originally posted
A Refreshing view of History and the Movie 300
The below YouTube video "Why The Persians Should Be The Good Guys In '300' " was posted by Cracked on
IRAN
Photos of Old Tehran: 1920s-1940s (Part II)
The posting below is a continuation of a previous posting entitled "Photos of Old Tehran: 1920s-1940s (Part I)" ... ========================================================================= A dapper Tehran motorist circa
Eva Bosch: World’s First Invention of Animation in Iran
Below is a video by Eva Bosch narrated in Catalan with writing in English that describes the invention of the world's first example of animation
Book Review of Farrokh by Iran Museum and Center of Manuscripts
Kaveh Farrokh's third book, entitled -(ایران در جنگ (۱۹۸۸-۱۵۰۰-Iran at War: 1500-1988 has been reviewed by the Iran-based Library, Museum and Center of Manuscripts -کتابخانه،
Liberation of Tabriz from Ottoman Turks by Shah Abbas I
The Ottoman Turks had defeated the Iranian army of Shah Ismail I (r. 1501-1524) at the Battle of Chaldiran on August 23, 1514. In the
Undergraduate Cancer Researcher wins Goldwater Scholarship
The news release below regarding the breakthrough work of Iranian undergraduate Cancer researcher FrederickGhandchi was provided on the Georgetown University Website on April 17, 2012.
World’s Oldest Example of Pictorial Animation
Shahr-e Sookhteh (lit. Burnt City) is one of Iran's most important archaeological sites dating to the Bronze Age. Located near Zahedan, Seistan-Baluchistan in southeast Iran, Shahr-e Sookhteh
Dr. Manouchehr M. Khorasani: Traditional Iranian Martial Arts
Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani, the world’s leading expert on the history of Iranian and Oriental arms. armour, firearms and traditional Iranian martial arts.See for example
