Zarathustra and Iranian Culture
Persian-language video documentary by Akbar Moarefi/ اکبر معارفی on the influence of Zoroastrianism on Iranian culture and other world civilizations and religions. This documentary makes references to...
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The following is a 19-part Persian-language video documentary by Akbar Moarefi/ اکبر معارفی on the influence of Zoroastrianism on Iranian culture and other world civilizations and religions. An...
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New Book: Anahita-Ancient Persian Goddess & Zoroastrian Yazata
Iranian.com has announced the publication of a new book entitled “Anahita: Ancient Persian Goddess & Zoroastrian Yazata”. See also the news release of this new book by the CAIS venue. This new...
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Shimon D. Cohen: The Father of the Iranian Nation visits the United States
An interesting article by Shimon D. Cohen on the London-based CAIS website discusses the history of Cyrus the Great and his legacy to the present day. Cohen’s article was written in the context of the...
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Farrokh Lecture on Ancient Iranian Women at Portland State University
Kaveh Farrokh will be providing a lecture at Portland State University (PSU) (topic: Women in Ancient Iran) on April 20, 2013. The PSU lecture is part of larger series of talks on Persian Women...
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Farrokh Lecture on Iran-Caucasus Links at University of Southern California
Kaveh Farrokh will be providing a two-part lecture at the University of Southern California (USC) (topic: Iran and the Caucasus: A Long-Lasting Legacy of Historical & Cultural Ties) on April 22,...
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The Cyrus Cylinder, Eleanor Roosevelt & The Universal Declaration of Human...
The article below was written by Angelina Perri Birney and Lawrence Birney. ======================================================= IN THE SIXTH CENTURY BC, CYRUS THE GREAT OF PERSIA conquered the...
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A Tribute to WAALM’s Jewish Winners of the Persian Lioness Award
When the Daily Telegraph and Spiegel Magazine printed articles attacking the legacy of Cyrus the Great-کوروش بزرگ- in 2008, supporters of these articles proceeded to vandalize articles pertaining to...
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Kaveh Farrokh Presentation at University of Yerevan November 2013
Kaveh Farrokh provided a presentation at (بخش ایران شناسی دانشگاه دولتی ایروان) the University of Yerevan Iranian Studies Department at the “Shirvan, Arran, and Azerbaijan: A Historical-Cultural...
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Zoroastrian and Mithraic Sites of the Caucasus
The Caucasus has acted a vital conduit between the Iranian plateau-Eastern Anatolia axis and Eastern Europe. The photo survey below illustrates the legacy of Iran’s ancient Zoroastrian religion and the...
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Ehsan Yarshater Petition: Objection to Princeton’s selection of “Pourdavoud...
Professor Ehsan Yarshater has initiated a petition in objection to Princeton University’s selection of “Pourdavoud Chair in pre-modern Persia”. The news items below was posted by Payvand News. Kindly...
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Professor Roger Beck: Mithraism
The article below by Professor Roger Beck on Mithraism was originally published in the Encyclopedia Iranica on July 20, 2002. The article below discusses the cult of Mithra as it developed in the West,...
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The Princetonian: Petition challenges Pourdavoud Chair candidate
The article below (The Daily Princetonian: “Petition challenges Pourdavoud Chair candidate”, Chitra Marti, January 7, 2014) was sent forward to Kavehfarrokh.com by Professor Dariush Borbor (Faculty of...
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Kaveh Farrokh Interviews: Persian Heritage Magazine and Voice of America
Kaveh Farrokh has been interviewed by the Persian Heritage Magazine (published March 31, 2014) and Voice of America (published April 1, 2014) regarding the 300 sequel and Noah (starring Russell Crowe)....
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Mani: Forgotten Prophet of Ancient Persia
Mani was born in 216 CE near Ctesiphon (capital of the Sassanian Empire) either in the town of Abrumya or Mardinu in the Babylonian district of Nahr Kutha. He was of Iranian Parthian origin, with his...
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The Castle-Citadel of Zahak
The Zahak Castle is located in Hashtrud, within Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province. The name Zahak or Zahhak is derived from ancient Iranian mythology (possibly from Azhi Dahak). The Zahak castle in...
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Fezana Journal article on Ancient Iranian Women
The Fezana Journal has published an article by Kaveh Farrokh on the ancient women of Iran: Farrokh, K. (2014). Gender Equality in Ancient Iran (Persia). Fezana Journal (Publication of the Federation of...
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Archaeologists uncover Zoroastrian Links in Northwest China
The article below entitled “Excavation ‘very likely’ to redefine the Zoroastrianism’s origin” was published on August 12, 2014 by China’s CCTV network. Three important notes the CCTV article fails to...
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New Course: The Silk Route-Origins and History
A new course by Kaveh Farrokh entitled “The Silk Route-Origins and History” is being offered at the University of British Columbia (final lecture on December 16, 2014): The lectures will be delivered...
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Christopher I. Beckwith: Empires of the Silk Road
Readers are introduced to Professor Christopher I. Beckwith’s text: “Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the Present” (available on Amazon.com): Author:...
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