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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.

Folk Songs as Communication, Resistance, Lament, and Entertainment Among Women in Northeastern Afghanistan
By Wolayat Tabasum Niroo In the northeastern provinces of Afghanistan, talented women sing folk songs to entertain each other in female-only gatherings on happy occasions. The songs are accompanied by a diara or daff, a colorful frame drum made of…


