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

Nations 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

The Motif of Cedar Tree in Qajar and Safavid Rugs [PDF]

, 2018
The motif of cedar tree, rooted in Persian culture, customs and rituals, is commonly seen in Persian rugs. Representation of this motif is especially noticeable in Qajar and Safavid Rugs. With respect to the history of art in Iran, Qajar and Safavid eras
Mahak Rouhina, Seyyed Aboutorab Ahmad Panah   +1 more
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Manifestation of the Masnavi (Masnavi-ye-Manavi) poems related to miniature paintings from the Safavid period [PDF]

, 2022
Problem Definition: The Masnavi, or Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi of Rumi, is one of the best books of ancient Persian mystical literature and Persian wisdom after Islam, whose mystical and literary themes are considered the main themes of the miniature paintings ...
Mahnaz Shayestehfar, Narges Karimi
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Survey on ways of painting development in the first part of Qajar period [PDF]

نگره, 2012
In Qajar era, Iran was strongly influenced by European industrial developments and other attractions and welcomed the arrival of their ideas and products. This process has gradually influenced on Iranian art, but certainly some traditions remained stable.
Siamak Alizadeh
doaj  

Christianity and Christians in Shakī and Shīrvān from the Earliest Times Until the end of the Safavid Era

BULLETIN OF THE INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES
The paper examines the religious aspects of the history of Shakī and Shīrvān regions of Eastern Caucasus from the times of the spread of Christianity there until the end of Safavid rule over it.
K. Kostikyan, Gevorg S. Stepanyan, Gohar Mkhitaryan   +2 more
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A Harem in Disorder: Narrating Elite Female Seclusion in Late Mughal Delhi

Gender &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

Digest 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

Perceptions of Turkish film and television among Turkish‐Australians in Broadmeadows

The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 340-355, August 2025.
Abstract This article investigates the importance of Turkish film and television in preserving Turkishness among the Turkish‐Australian diaspora. Turkish film and television are found to be crucial to diversifying constructions of Turkishness in the diaspora.
Orhan Karagoz
wiley   +1 more source

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

History 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

AN OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE SAFAVID ERA ON THE BASIS OF SILVER COINS, CASE STUDY: SHAH ABBAS II AND SULTAN HUSSEIN

, 2016
Safavid era is one of the important periods in the history of Iran at the Islamic period. In the Safavid period, trade and particularly foreign trade was highly developed due to the established security on the roads.
Vajargah, H. Kohansal, Vajargah, Hassan Kohansal   +1 more
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