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Iran’s War Is Also a War Over History

  Friday, October 30, 2026

By Dr. Davood Moradian

On 29 October 539 BCE, Cyrus the Great entered Babylon in triumph. The date, recorded in the Babylonian Chronicle, has acquired a modern afterlife: Some Iranians now mark it as...


Azerbaijan Should Not Cave to Islamist Pressure on Female Education

  Friday, October 23, 2026

By Dr. Davood Moradian

On September 21, 2026, Azerbaijan’s Cabinet of Ministers

The West Must Stop Deferring Definition of Islamic Practice to Clerics

  Tuesday, October 13, 2026

By Dr. Davood Moradian

The Church of England&rsqu...

On 9/11 Anniversary, Will Washington Acknowledge How Zalmay Khalilzad Empowered the Taliban?

  Friday, September 11, 2026

By Dr. Davood Moradian
 

Americans mark not only the nation’s semi-quincentennial in 2026, but...

Why Does The New York Times Whitewash the Taliban?

  Saturday, August 22, 2026

‌ِ‌By Davood Moradian

August 15 marked the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. While much of Washington and the American media treated the anniversary as a footnote, the New York Times marked it with thre...