This study investigates the tone of political candidates’ election coverage in the evening newscasts of four Iraqi satellite television channels: Iraqia (state-run), Furat (Shiite), Hurria (Kurdish), and Baghdad (Sunni) for the 14 days leading up to the 7 of March 2010 Iraqi general election. Iraq is believed to have a new liberal and plural media that emerged after 2003 which is different from...

Objective Advancements in medical technology have significantly increased the possibility of successful infertility treatment. Medical interventions in the initial process of pregnancy that intend to increase the chances of pregnancy create the risk of multifetal pregnancies for both mothers and fetuses. Physicians attempt to reduce the numbers of fetuses in order to decrease this risk and guar...

In this article, in which Nevres Efenedi's perception of Iranians and Shiites his views as an early reformist, is studied through work named Tarihiçe-i Nevres, it attempted to examine whether he was also under the influence Ibn Khaldunist history society, like opposition intellectuals time. For purpose, Efendi's unique reformist ideas, are discussed with a descriptive comparative method light s...

I was at the 2012 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law meeting in Montreal last fall when Dr. Stephen Xenakis spoke on the role of psychiatry in 21st century warfare. He described torture in the military and the role of psychiatrists as leaders at times that exacted heavy costs personally and professionally. He discussed the moral dilemmas psychiatrists face in working with the military a...

The article examines the course of opposition activity Freedom Movement Iran party, one most famous parties left bloc in Islamic Republic Iran. chronological framework study is period from 1989 to 2005. This resulting fact that since Revolution 1979, country's current state system was fully formed only by 1989. In same year, composition power elite also underwent changes. Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafs...

the emergence of rationalist and traditionist approaches among moslems was the result of attention to different verses of the holy quran, some denoting reasoning and some denoting devotion. these different approaches to quran led to the formation of mo'tazele and asha'arites schools among the sunnites and osuliyyun (rationalists) and traditionists among the shiites. this difference wa...

objective: advancements in medical technology have significantly increased the possibility of successful infertility treatment. medical interventions in the initial process of pregnancy that intend to increase the chances of pregnancy create the risk of multifetal pregnancies for both mothers and fetuses. physicians attempt to reduce the numbers of fetuses in order to decrease this risk and gua...