The Legacy of Taghi Arani
The Iran 1400 Project’s Spotlighting an Author event with Dr. Ali Mirsepassi about his book The Discovery of Iran: Taghi Arani, a Radical Cosmopolitan piqued my interest in Arani.
Read MoreThe Iran 1400 Project’s Spotlighting an Author event with Dr. Ali Mirsepassi about his book The Discovery of Iran: Taghi Arani, a Radical Cosmopolitan piqued my interest in Arani.
Read MoreCinema Before the Islamic Revolution In 1900, only five years after the first-ever screening of a cinematographic film, Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar viewed scenes filmed with a cinématographe, the french motion picture camera, during his first trip to Europe.
Read MoreThis blog was inspired by Spotlighting an Author event with Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, where he discussed his book “Creating Local Democracy in Iran: State Building and the Politics of Decentralization”.
Read MoreIntroduction In 651 C.E., the Sasanian Empire (224-651 CE) toppled, losing control of Iran to the Arabs. This event, commonly referred to as the Arab conquest, introduced a new culture, language, and religion to Persia.
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