In the first comprehensive look at Iranian art and visual culture since the 1979 revolution,
Talinn Grigor investigates the official art sponsored by the Islamic Republic, the culture of …

Recent political developments have made the importance of the Middle East to international
affairs and many aspects of national life in numerous countries tragically clear. The Middle …

Masoud Kazemzadeh ahmoud Ahmadinejad, inaugurated as Iran's president in August
2005, almost immediately created a storm of controversy. He stunned the diplomatic world …

THE ONGOING CONFLICTS in the Middle East and the Iraq War have recently highlighted
the importance of the Middle East to international affairs and to the global economy vis-à-vis …

Despite its importance, there has been little research into how Middle Eastern news outlets
cover American politics. This content analysis uses framing theory to explore coverage of the …

This study assesses the alliance currently developing between Armenia and Iran using the
framework provided by the Copenhagen School's securitisation theory. Armenia is resorting …

Numerous analysts have criticized George W. Bush's Middle Eastern policies for their strong
ideological content. This article agrees with a core premise of these critiques, but it does so …

Negative portrayals of the West in Iran are often centred around the CIA-engineered coup of
1953, which overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq, or the hostage-taking crisis in …

Due to the increasing number of journalists being killed, kidnapped, and imprisoned across
the globe, the safety of journalists seems to be deteriorating. The level of violence against …

One of the principle elements of the evolving Islamic ideology that preceded the 1979
Iranian Revolution was the dichotomy, in Hamid Dabashi's words, between “an injured self …