Iran was now unprotected, and a new power came into being. The Arabs invaded and the quality of life changed. “People fell into poverty as the greedy court imposed ever-increasing taxes. Tyranny tore apart the social contract between ruler and ruled that Zoroastrian doctrine holds to be the...
was realized in Iran with the outbreak of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. What had until then been viewed as inconceivable indeed happened. A modern Muslim ruler was brought down in a popular uprising and was replaced by an Islamic government. ...
enhancing the empire’s reputation. Born in 1394 in Sultaniyeh (modern-day Iran), he ascended to power in Samarkand in 1447. Ulugh Beg was not merely a ruler, but also a great astronomer and mathematician. His observatory in Samarkand was one of...
An Iranian friend in the States says you don't really understand the place until you are taken into someone's home t o meet the family. This may be true. In the meantime, it's probably good that Americans can now visit Iran and see i t in at least a superficial way. But as long...