with the collapse of the soviet :union:, vacuum of power emerged in the south caucasus. this matter has sparked trans-regional and regional powers competition. the newly established republics create challenges and opportunities for iran and turkey. the result of this situation is the competition between tehran and ankara in the region. this topic is highly important in regional equations becaus...

The core principles of Islam lay great emphasis on social justice, inclusion, and sharing of resources between the haves and the have nots. Islamic finance addresses the issue of “financial inclusion” or “access to finance” from two directions — one through promoting risk-sharing contracts that provide a viable alternative to conventional debt-based financing, and the other through specific ins...

The anaesthetic agent halothane is still widely used in developing countries including the Islamic Republic of Iran because of its low price. Because of halothane-induced hepatitis, a rare complication, it has been replaced by other inhalation anaesthetics in Western countries; it has been suggested by some Iranian professionals that the Islamic Republic of Iran should do the same. We evaluated...

*) Corresponding Author Abstract: The study was to: 1) generate the appropriate evaluation instrument so that the instrument might be implemented in evaluating the Integrated Islamic Elementary School (SDIT, Sekolah Dasar Islam Terpadu) learning process; 2) identify the effectiveness of the developed evaluation instrument; and 3) identify the description and the criteria in the results of evalu...

In the course of the past decade, the question of identity in the Turkish context has acquired an increasing significance. With the emergence of trends which placed the question of identity outside of the official realm, the people who live on this land began to stagger between local and national as well as traditional and modern identities. This has paved the way for the explosion of multiple ...