Who Is a Patriotic Man? Rethinking Hegemonic Masculinity in Modern Iran
ABSTRACT This article examines the analytical viability of the concept of “hegemonic masculinity” in the historical study of masculinities in early‐twentieth‐century Iran (c.1890–1941). It argues that a radical problematizing of the concepts of hegemony, class, “the West,” and patriotism helps us move beyond the binaries of Western‐Iranian and modern ...
Ali Hashemian
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Leadership and Accountability in Faith‐Based Institutions: Evidence From UK Mosques
ABSTRACT This study investigates accountability in religious institutions on the basis of evidence obtained from interviews with relevant parties in UK mosques. We mobilize prior theoretical contention regarding servant leadership and constraints on personal accountability to expose perceptions of seriously deficient discharge outcomes.
Umair Riaz +3 more
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On the eve of the 2001 presidential elections in Iran, Reza Pahlavi visited UCI and the Center to discuss the prospects for democratic reform in Iran. Pahlavi discussed the contradictions between the current clerical regime in Iran and the principles of
Pahlavi, Reza
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The position of the tradition of oral narration and minstrelsy in ancient Iranian literature and its fate in the poetry of the Islamic period [PDF]
Before Islam, Iran's literature depended more on oral narratives than writings in the field of religious and literary traditions; To the extent that even oral transmission is considered a virtue.
فرزاد قائمی
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A Study on the Stucco Decorations of Hossein Khodadad House (Time Museum, Tehran); A Relic from the Pahlavi II Era [PDF]
Introduction: Although stucco in Iran has a long history and traces of it have been left behind, it followed a different trend in design and technique during the Qajar and Pahlavi periods.
Alireza Sheikhi, Mina Hosseini
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James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”
Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
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Zoroastrian Ritual and Exegetical Traditions: The Case of the Iranian Pahlavi Yasna [PDF]
The manuscripts of the Iranian Pahlavi Yasna contain two consecutive colophons, the second of which relates the story of how their common ancestor manuscript, which combines the Avestan text of the Yasna with its Pahlavi version, was created.
Khanizadeh, Mehrbod
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A Study of Mohsen Tajbakhsh's Illustrations in Qajar and Pahlavi Lithographic Books [PDF]
Introduction: The illustrators of lithographic books are important research components that remain unknown to the audience interested in this field except for limited cases.
Farzaneh Falahi
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Economic Policies of the Second Pahlavi regarding Industry, with an Emphasis on the Relations between Iran and Germany (1961-1978) [PDF]
After ascending to the throne, Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi tried to approximate the face of Iran to that of European countries dramatically. Meanwhile, impressive increase of oil price became the trump card in the hand of the second Pahlavi governments ...
Ali Vashmeh +2 more
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Iran's Revolutionary Situation and Digital Authoritarianism: 1979 vs. 2026
Abstract In December 2025, Iran faced weeks of mass protests. However, the Islamic Republic survived after imposing a near‐total internet blackout and a violent crackdown, with reported deaths in the thousands and tens of thousands arrested. Predictions that the regime could collapse prompt a central question: when does protest under digital ...
Mohsen Askari
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