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The soul of the soil: Unearthing a Nation's eco‐empathy through 1200 years of Persian poetry

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1987-2002, June 2026.
Abstract Cultivating a profound sense of connection with the natural world, conceptualized as eco‐empathy, is increasingly recognized as a vital precursor to effective environmental stewardship. While scientific data frame ecological crises, literary traditions offer a unique archive for tracing the history of this empathetic bond. This study positions
Isa Esfandiarpour‐Boroujeni   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Study On The Development Of Ornamentation In The Architecture Of Safavid Dynasty

open access: yes, 2012
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N. Utaberta   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

National Colonialism: Nation‐State, Colonialism and Colonisation of Kurdistan

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 414-425, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of ‘national colonialism’ to capture colonial relations in the nation‐state form. It does so through a critical appraisal of the concept of ‘internal colonialism’, which largely fails to explain the links between nationalism and colonial relations.
Behnam Amini
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic Relations between Safavid Kings and Clerics and Its Reflection in the Military Arena [PDF]

open access: yesFaṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish/hā-yi Rāhburdī-i Siyāsat
IntroductionThe Safavid era can be divided into two distinct periods. The first extends from the inception of the Safavid dynasty to the 1639 Peace Treaty of Zuhab, while the second period spans from the Peace Treaty of Zuhab to the fall of Isfahan at ...
Reza Sehhat Manesh
doaj   +1 more source

A Harem in Disorder: Narrating Elite Female Seclusion in Late Mughal Delhi

open access: yesGender &History, Volume 37, Issue 3, Page 817-827, October 2025.
ABSTRACT This article examines the late Mughal period, a time of dramatic political reconfiguration, to trace the relevance of practices of elite female seclusion, and particularly of the complex space of the imperial harem, to narrations of an empire under strain.
Emma Kalb
wiley   +1 more source

More Than a Game: Football and Ethnic Contestation in Contemporary Iran

open access: yesDigest of Middle East Studies, Volume 34, Issue 4, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT This study examines a particular form of ethnic resentment, namely the use of sport as a medium for expressing repressed ethnic feelings. It focuses on how a sports club, going beyond mere entertainment and athletics, becomes a center for disseminating ethnic sentiments. Specifically, it explores the role of Tractor, a football club founded in
Ehsan Kashfi
wiley   +1 more source

FROM ETERNITY TO APOCALYPSE: TIME, NEWS, AND HISTORY BETWEEN THE MUGHAL AND BRITISH EMPIRES, 1556–1785

open access: yesHistory and Theory, Volume 64, Issue 2, Page 201-228, June 2025.
ABSTRACT The eighteenth‐century origins of colonial orientalism in India spurred not just the translation of Indian texts but the production of interstitial histories, works that were forged in the intellectual culture of the Mughal Empire and created by individuals who explicitly sought to inform and influence their new colonial patrons.
Abhishek Kaicker
wiley   +1 more source

“Their Beastly Manner”: Discourses of Non-Binary Gender and Sexuality in Shi’ite Safavid Persia

open access: yesOpen Cultural Studies, 2018
The Safavid dynasty ruled Persia between sixteenth and eighteenth centuries and is known as a turning period in the political, social and religious trajectories of Persian history.
Rahbari Ladan
doaj   +1 more source

The Role and Status of the Sarukhan Sa’dloo Qurchi-Bashi Family in the Military and Administrative Structure of the Safavid State [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش های تاریخی
In the wake of military reforms during Shah Abbas I and his efforts to diminish Qizilbash influence—characterized by the removal of powerful Qizilbash commanders and promotion of lesser-known tribal figures—a new elite emerged within the Safavid military
Ali Abolghasemi
doaj   +1 more source

Analytical compete with coalition Georgian Turks and Tajik Shah Safi (1628-1642 AD) [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش‌های تاریخی ایران و اسلام, 2014
Bound by Georgian troops Safavid predominantly Muslim and converted to Islam POW Georgia and the elements were out of competition at the Safavid court of traditional mode.
محمود مهمان‌نواز   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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