Gholamreza Gholizadeh, a lay Shia eulogist, referred to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as “bastards” and “consumers of illegitimately acquired foo ...

Historically, Bahrain was considered part of the Fars province before 1957. During the Safavid dynasty, Bahrain was subordinate to the Bushehr governorship, along with Zubarah (located in modern-day ...

Iranian soldiers led by the Safavid Shah Esmail I stood before the forces of the ... technologies from the Byzantine Empire. “Iranians ended up losing the war,” noted Hossein Salar Seyfodini, a ...

Food and drink? Poetry? Music? A new installation offers a window into the pleasures, pastimes, and artistic heritage of Iran during the Safavid dynasty (1501-1736). A royal picnic, depicted on a ...

At the beginning of Al Wasl Road in Dubai, not far from the famous Jumeirah Mosque and close to 2nd December Street, is a striking structure that most residents of the city are familiar with.

16th-18th Centuries - Safavid Iran (and successive Iranian Afsharid ... 1801-1804 - Most of present-day Georgia becomes part of the Russian Empire. 1879 - History's best-known Georgian, future ...

These three early modern Islamic empires—the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires—were fierce rivals ... and examining the nature of empire before the rise of the West. This will be a team-taught ...

“Duck Dynasty” is heading back to A&E, eight years after the hit unscripted series ended its run on the network. The new series, dubbed “Duck Dynasty: The Revival,” has been given a two ...

The 10th mainline installment in the Dynasty Warriors franchise was canceled because of technological advancements. The Canceled Dynasty Warriors 10 led to incorporating elements into Origins for ...