Allameh Tabatabai University in Tehran, a top Iranian university, has eliminated 13 branches of the humanities, leaving only six branches of humanities studies for students to pursue in the coming academic year.
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A Statement From Imprisoned Iranian Journalists on Reporter’s Day
A group of Iranian journalists and political activists have issued a statement from Evin and Rajai-Shahr prisons to commemorate Reporter’s Day observed in Iran on August 8th.
Two more years in prison for jailed Iranian journalist
Jailed Iranian journalist Issa Saharkhiz has received an additional two years on top of his three-year prison term.
The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi
(The Epic of Kings: Hero Tales of Ancient Persia)created byHakim Abol-Ghasem Ferdowsi Toosi (940-1020)World famous Persian (Iranian) poet
Hakim Abol-Ghasem Ferdowsi Tousi
Ferdowsi was born in Khorasan in a village near Toos, in 940. His great epic the Shahnameh, to which he devoted most of his adult life, was originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan, who were the chief instigators of the Tomb of Ferdowsi in Toos, Iran, Near Mashhad revival of Persian cultural […]
Iranian Academic Charged As ‘Enemy Of God’ Brands Court Illegal
A former chancellor of Tehran University charged with waging war against God has told the court hearing his case that it is illegal, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
UN Rights Investigator Appeals for Iranian Access
A newly appointed U.N. special investigator has renewed calls for Iran to cooperate in a probe of alleged human rights abuses.
Iran Appeal for action Re :Iranian prisoners in need of medical,care Health professioal action
At least nine Iranian prisoners with serious health problems are being held in prison in Iran.
Jailed Iranian journalist receives Hellman-Hammett prize
Jailed Iranian journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi has been awarded the Hellman-Hammett grant for 2011 by Human Rights Watch.
Dowlatabad Garden: A Persian Architecture Jewels
The heat is blistering in the south, on the edge of the Great Desert. High chimneys acting as air-vents bring some comfort to these dwellings.