in this paper taqi modarresi’s life and his works are discussed briefly. he is one of the early persian writers in diaspora who left iran decades before the islamic revolution.  his novels have been published both in english and persian. azra-ye khalvatneshin [the virgin of solitude], which was published posthumously in an english translation in 2008 and in the original persian in 2010, both in...

various disasters are still inevitable and over the last two decades, affected lives of at least 800 million people. iran is one of the most disaster-prone countries and about 90% of the country are at risks of earthquakes or floods. thus, the disaster management in our country is a priority. in recent years, several protocols have been put forward to manage the emergencies and disasters. in th...

one of the disputable challenges inside iran is that does iran has a clear and specific military strategy? there are two different answers to this question. one grope argues that iran not only has had military strategy before iran revolution (1979) but also it has now. the second grope believe that in spite of making army and modern government in iran, there is no national security strategy doc...

before the islamic revolution, iran, like other countries, was consisted of structures. the actions of pahlavi discourse invoked the tensions within these structures and led to the formation of gaps and conflicts in the structures. such circumstances raised structural imbalance that put pressure on social forces and promoted the view that current situation was unjust, inefficient and backward. ...