Israel and Iran Before the Revolution: A Not-So-Secret Marriage of Con...

Apr 18, 2015 by

Israel and Iran Before the Revolution: A Not-So-Secret Marriage of Convenience

[This post was originally published in September 2013] With the growing enmity between Israel and Iran and the Israeli concerns about Iran potentially acquiring a nuclear bomb, it seems unimaginable that just a few decades ago...

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Aspiration in New Julfa Armenian

Apr 19, 2012 by

Aspiration in New Julfa Armenian

A couple of days ago, I attended a very interesting talk by Sebouh Aslanian on New Julfa Armenians and their trade networks, stretching from Amsterdam to Manila in the Philippines. New Julfa is an Armenian settlement in Isfahan,...

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