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Iran's Socio-economic Drought: Challenges of a Water-Bankrupt Nation by Madani, Kaveh, AghaKouchak, Amir, Mirchi, Ali

“…Iran is currently experiencing serious water problems. Frequent droughts coupled with over-abstraction of surface and groundwater through a large network of…”
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Urban Air Pollution in Iran by Hosseini, Vahid, Shahbazi, Hossein

“…Urban air pollution is a major health risk in several large Iranian cities. Transportation, extensive use of fossil fuels, outdated urban fleets of gasoline…”
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Retranslation in Mughal South Asia: The Impressive Failure of a Persian Panchatantra by Kotler, Ayelet

“…Abstract This paper explores Muṣṭafá Khāliqdād ʿAbbāsī's 1590s Persian retranslation of the Panchatantra , commissioned by the Mughal emperor Akbar. Examining…”
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Scholarly Circles and the Transmission of Knowledge: Bahāʾ al-Dīn al-ʿĀmilī (d. 1030/1621) and His Mobile Scholarly Circle in Safavid Iran by Tavakol, Mahdieh

“…Abstract The history of education and transmission of knowledge in Islamicate societies has long recognized the importance of scholarly circles centered around…”
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Naderid Iran's Statehood, Territoriality, Status, and Diplomatic Capacity on Ottoman Scale: 1723-1748 by Güngörürler, Selim

“…Abstract This article explores Naderid Iran's nature of statehood, position in international balance of power, and evolving diplomatic practice. It argues that…”
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A Note on the Āl-i Burhān of Bukhara and the Author of the Laṭāʾif al-aḏkār by Qaemmaqami, Seyed Ahmadreza

“…The Āl-i Burhān, who held the religious leadership ( ṣadāra ) of Bukhara from the end of the fifth to the middle of the seventh century A.H. (eleventh to…”
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The Collapse of the Male Gaze in the Cinema of Bahram Beyzaie: The Crow and Maybe Some Other Time by Ghoreishi, Seyed Aria

“…Abstract This article explores the correlation between two of Bahram Beyzaie's films and Laura Mulvey's theories on the male gaze. The films in question are…”
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Familial Undercurrents: Untold Stories of Love and Marriage in Modern Iran. Afsaneh Najmbadi (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2022). pp. 162. $25.95 by Ferguson, Susanna

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The Security-Development Nexus and the Jina Mahsa Amini Protests in Iran's Border Provinces by Lob, Eric

“…Even before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Iran's border provinces, which contain Arabs, Azeri Turks, Baluch, Kurds, and Turkmen, were marginalized and…”
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The Foreign Trade of Tabriz: 1800-1900 by Floor, Willem

“…Abstract Under the early Qajars, Tabriz rose from being a provincial backwater in ruins to the foremost commercial entrepôt of Iran. Initially, its…”
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Sufism vs. Monism in ʿAzīz-i Nasafī's Works by Mansouri, Mohammad Amin

“…While the 7 th /13 th -century Persian Muslim scholar of the Mongol era ʿAzīz-i Nasafī actively engaged with Sufi traditions in his writings, he also…”
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Editor's Note by Rahimieh, Nasrin

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Andre Godard and Maxime Siroux: Disentangling the Narrative of French Colonialism and Modern Architecture in Iran by Salari Sardari, Mohadeseh

“…Abstract This paper investigates the impact of two French architects, Andre Godard and Maxime Siroux, in early twentieth-century Iran using postcolonial…”
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The Isfahan Anthology Project by Ahmadi, Nozhat, Babayan, Kathryn

“…Abstract The aim of the Isfahan Anthology Project is to create an inventory of, collect, and digitize all extant anthologies produced in seventeenth-century…”
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Iranian Identity and National Oppression: Crafting the Modern Iranian Nation–State by Matin-Asgari, Afshin

“…During Iran's 2022–2023 countrywide uprising, the intensity of popular protests in Kurdistan and Baluchistan drew attention to the question of national…”
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Quiet Strength: Kurdish Women Kolbar s and the Feminization of Poverty by AleAhmad, Yosra

“…We get money at the cost of life here. Do you think death is not better than this life?Being a Kolbar is darkness. It is unfortunate. You either get shot, or…”
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The Nation-State and the (Re)Construction of Religious, Ethnic and Gender Relations by Kian, Azadeh

“…Nationalism, nationhood, and ethnicity, as Eric Hobsbawm argued, are social processes constructed essentially from above, yet cannot be understood unless also…”
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Quiet Strength: Kurdish Women Kolbars and the Feminization of Poverty by AleAhmad, Yosra

“…We get money at the cost of life here. Do you think death is not better than this life?Being a Kolbar is darkness. It is unfortunate. You either get shot, or…”
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Professor Daniel Tsadik: Obituary by Yeroushalmi, David, Sternfeld, Lior

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The Armenian Community and Changing Iranian Perceptions of Minority by Barry, James

“…Until a decade ago, it was unusual for officials in the Islamic Republic to use the word aqaliat (minority) to refer to ethno-linguistic minorities or Muslim…”
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