The Difference Between Persia and Iran Map of Iran and Central Asia The names Iran and Persia are often used interchangeably to mean the same country. Iran is the legal name. Persia, was an ancient kingdom within Iran. Iran came to be known as Persia in the West thanks to classical Greek...
The fact that one meeting happened in Tehran, Iran, the leader of the Shia division of Islam, and that the other one happened in Cairo, Egypt, the then leader of Sunni Islam (until oil was discovered later in the deserts of the Bedouin nomads of the S...
Iran regards the issue as a matter of independence and with this perspective is ready to suffer the consequences. Thus, it persists that it has a right to have nuclear power yet leaves the door ajar on uranium exchange negotiations.Yegın, Mehmet...
We include articles that focus on at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals, at the local, regional or global scale, and we are pleased to invite submissions of studies framed in a similar way. With a growing overview of where we stand and which measures make a difference, we can...
Wow, you’ve taken us from a vast square in Iran to an intimate setting of a tea house in Shanghai, which gives me a clear idea of the breadth of your travels. And that photo of the insides of a fishing boat in your native Sardinia—it seems so intimate. I can tell how much you...
been closed down due to COVID-19, and China-US competition has become fierce after the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Some people are pessimistic about China's future. Therefore, I think it is necessary to talk about the rise of C...
The incident marks the latest in a series at the Beirut airport, which has been a key point of tension between Iran and people within Lebanon’s government who are cautiously distancing themselves from Iran’s influence. Lebanon Iran unveils underwater suicide drone as US tensions grow: What we...
The difference between Trump’s first term and his second (acknowledged) term can be explained in two words: velocity and preparedness. In 2017, Trump’s initiatives were hampered, blindsided, litigated, and smothered in red tape. This time the Leviathan’s usual expedients are impotent. “...
〔3〕Kate Masia-Radford, “Luxury Silver Vessels of the Sasanian Period”, The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Iran, No.6, 2013, p.2. 〔4〕“后萨珊”指的是在萨珊王朝灭亡后,伊朗本部的美术还是长时间承袭萨珊王朝风格,它的边区地区延续时间更长,有的可以一直到10世纪,甚至于12—13世纪。引自夏鼐《北...
While the restrictive welfare policies can significantly influence welfare use, the rules are not as consequential as an individual and household characteristics in “explaining” the difference in immigrant and native households’ welfare participation. These findings underline the limits of restrictive ...