The language of Iran

From its ancient past through to its revolutions, Iran is as complex a nation as any on Earth.

Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, a professor of history and near and Middle Eastern civilizations and founding chair of the department of historical studies at U of T Mississauga, takes a historical look at Islamic rhetoric and political discourse in his work in order to break down popular misconceptions that Iran is a medieval society resistant to modernity.

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