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Sudden Changes in Global Order — From Ancient to Early Modern Iran and Beyond
Read more: Sudden Changes in Global Order — From Ancient to Early Modern Iran and BeyondDr M.A.H. Parsa explores Iran’s journey from Sasanian stability to Nader Shah’s empire.
The destruction of ‘un- Islamic’ edifices by ISIS and the Taliban
by Shivan Mahendrarajah The Taliban are back in power, ushering in renewed fears of destruction of cultural heritages. Their first…
“Potency is important for a real man”: Viagra-spam and the circulation of gendered discourse (Part 2)
by Mie Birk Jensen Have you read “Potency is important for a real man”: Viagra-spam and the circulation of gendered…
“Potency is important for a real man”: Viagra-spam and the circulation of gendered discourse (Part 1)
by Mie Birk Jensen “Need some love pills? So, why go to your local drugstore? Why waste time and extra…
An extract from “Wasted Innocence: Children and Childhood in Cao Xueqin’s Dream of the Red Chamber”
by Xiaofei Shi and Labao Wang Does Chinese children’s literature have a prehistory? While it is presumptuous to date the…
Scythian Gold: An Extract from The Eurasian Steppe by Warwick Ball
In this exclusive extract from chapter 6 of The Eurasian Steppe, author and archaeologist Warwick Ball explores the material culture…
Author interview: Christian Long talks Albert Brooks
In this interview, Christian Long, editor of ReFocus: The Films of Albert Brooks (out now in our series ReFocus: The…
Rumi – A Life in Pictures
In this interview, John Renard, author of Rumi: A Life in Pictures (out now from the Edinburgh Studies in Islamic…
The dignity of pointing
by Hilan Bensusan Pointing is a thoroughly situated activity. One points at what is somehow around – even when one…
What embroidery can tell us about sustainable fashion
By Marta Kargól Some years ago, I discovered an extraordinary collection of embroidery samples preserved in The Museum Rotterdam. The…