Herodotus tended to put his political philosophies into the mouths of historical figures such as Miltiades. He condensed his ...

PERHAPS the least known of the old Aryan creeds, Zoroastrianism, is the one which has most vitally influenced the faith and morals of modern Europe. Greece contributed much to Christian ritual and ...

By demonstrating the extent of Israel’s military reach and the limits of US protection for its allies, the Israeli strike on ...

"The necklace of the Pleiades" is a volume on Persian literature, culture and religion by Persian scholars from around the world. This book reflects the state of the field of Persian literary studies ...

One of the biggest gripes I have about my academic field of social science is that it explains a lot about human behavior but is very short on prescriptions for how to live day to day. Even when it ...

As the Northern Hemisphere welcomed the official start of Spring on March 20, Iranians, Afghans, those belonging to the Persian and Kurdish diasporas, and more also celebrated the beginning of a new ...