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Calling Iranians “Descendants of the Magi” is Actually a Compliment
The article below by Shireen T. Hunter entitled "Calling Iranians “Descendants of the Magi” is Actually a Compliment" originally appeared
Persian Shamshirs in the State Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg in 2014 by Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani
Next to Iranian museums the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg has one of the most beautiful collections of Persian
The Zur-Khaneh (House of Strength)
The article below by Houchang E. Chehabi on the Zoor-Khaneh, Zur-khaneh or Zur-Kāna (House of Strength) was originally published in
Organization of the Iranian Army in 1921-1941
When Reza Shah engaged in his Tehran coup in early 1921, there was no unitary Iranian army. Instead, there are
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New Course: The Silk Route-Origins and History
A new course by Kaveh Farrokh entitled “The Silk Route-Origins and History” is being offered at the University of British Columbia (final lecture on
Tajikestan President urges Parents to Select names from Shahname
Rustam slays the dragon. The tales of Rustam (the “Hercules of Persia”) are narrated in the Shahname epic written in the post-Islamic era after the
Robert Terpstra reviews Farrokh’s Iran at War
Robert Terpstra has written a review for Iran at War: 1500-1988 in The Business Daily Egypt (dated September 12, 2011). That review has been reproduced
Books on the History of the Iranian Air Force by Farzad Bishop and Tom Cooper
Farzad Bishop and Tom Cooper have written three excellent books which have done much to dispel myths regarding the Iranian air force. Much of the
A Tribute to the late Dr. Hossein Ziai (1944-2011)
Dr.Mohammad Tavakoli-Targhi of the University of Toronto (Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations) and Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious Iran Nameh: A Persian Quarterly of
The Recreation of Persepolis
The five part video below of Persepolis features a number of scholars including Professor Emeritus Richard Nelson Frye of Harvard University, Professor Remi Boucharlat of
Rebuilding of Achaemenid Akenakes Swords by the late Ostad Haj Hossein Farajian
The late Ostad Haj Hossein Farajian of Zanjan, Iran was a master craftsman who built ancient Achaemenid era swords. The information and rare photographs below
