‏‎‏‎utopia has, for four centuries, accompanied that hope of progress and that striving for betterment. it now straggles against a widespread sense that this has been an illusion, or an impossible dream. the utopian idea can never entirely disappear, but utopia as a form of the social imagination has clearly weakened. if it cannot instill its vision in the public consciousness, the consequences...

the present study aimed at exploring cognitions of iranian english teachers within the context of english for academic purposes (eap). to this end, the cognitions of two groups of eap teachers with respect to their pedagogical content knowledge (pck) and their sense of professional identity (pi) were probed. two language teachers and two content instructors who had at least five years of eap te...

‘Allāmeh Qazvini has chosen this famous verse of Hāfez as mentioned above. In some of manuscripts of Hāfez’s Diwān, instead of Ghamzeh in the first hemistich, Ghamz, N‘areh and Naghmeh- and instead of N‘areh in the second half -Naghmeh- have been used. In the present article, after producing the whole atmosphere of meaning and concept of this Ghazal, through presenting sufficient proofs and usi...

Mysticism is a broad spiritual trend, which is prevalent among religions. There is a close resemblance and understanding among religions when considering mysticism. Similarly, there is much close resemblance and understanding between two mystical systems of Christianity and Islam. The present article attempted to compare practical mysticism in two systems of desert fathers’ practical mysticism ...

Nowadays, attention to the rights of citizens from different perspectives has been noteworthy for many scholars, statesmen and international circles.Realization of this in thought and character of Imam Ali (PBUH)as the original teachings of Islamic thought,is one of the objectives and main policies of his government and also in respect for the human personality and "human dignity".Human dignity...