Abadan, The Rise and Demise of an Oil Metropolis
The image of Abadan as a vanguard city of oil-driven modernity was transformed by its role in the 19[...]

Stop Denigrating Public IntellectualsIn her latest op-ed in Guardian, Elif Shafak writes about the importance of West’s public intellectuals to raise their voices against the trend of populism, nat...
“Until we leave this plain of sin and pride…” Attar’s Conference of the BirdsFarid-ad-Din Muhammad Attar (1145-1220) is one of the three pillars of Persian Sufi literature. Sana’i Ghaznavi, who for the first time, exerted love poetry to ...
Letter to UN Secretary-General Concerning Saudi Arabia’s Removal from List of Armies Charged with War CrimesLetter to UN Secretary-General Concerning Saudi Arabia's Removal from List of Armies Charged with War Crimes published June 29, 2016 - 5:09pm June 30, 201...
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