it is near seventy years that the question of palestine and its occupation by the zionists has drawn attentions in iran. since the establishment of the zionist regime in palestine, many iranian politicians, intellectuals and even common people with various political backgrounds have paid attention to this question and have shaped several discourses in this regard. supporting the palestinian cau...

-the term “ta’ziyeh” refers to an iranian dramatic genre which might be compared to the western passion play and is the only indigenous drama of the entire islamic world. this ritual drama has both an islamic and a persian heritage, the central theme of which is the tragic and heroic martyrdom of imam husayn, the grandson of the prophet mohammed and the third imam of shi’ite in the desert of ka...

women, as half of the effectual population of iranian society, have always been active in different aspects of life including social, economic, political and cultural ones. entailment is one of their contributory areas of presence which has not been discussed much. in south khorasan women entail some of their properties to charities symbolizing their benevolence and their status and economic in...

Jepara carving experienced the transition of three major cultures, namely Hindu-Buddhist-Javanese to Islam and Dutch colonial period. This research uses case studies in form artifacts created each these periods. In Demak Kingdom era, Bledeg Door design was used Kalinyamat Mosque wall ornament used. Islamic Mataram Gong Senen used, while era or Kartini Jewelry Box hopes provide answers analye wh...

the pharmaceutical knowledge and the medical science are very old in iran. during sassanid era, people who studied medicine or pharmacy at gondi-shapour university, had permission to treat sick people. after interruption in the progress of medicine and pharmacy, during the islamic civilization, these sciences were spread and became under control of the government. this research has presented th...

frangibility and short life of textile in comparison to other cultural inheritances of iran led to disappearance of this precious object through the centuries. hence we must focus on other documents like written documents or visual representations to defining their essence. these records can demonstrate their materials quality, patterns, producing centers. the present research tries to investig...