Modern Middle East

Gamal Abdel Nasser has been called many things. The father of modern-day Egypt. The founder of Arab nationalism. The leader of the Egyptian Revolution. The second president of the Egyptian Republic. The creator of his own brand of political and social governance - Nasserism. Anthony Eden, the former British prime minister, called him the "Mussolini of the Nile".

The grandson of an eminent ayatollah and the son of an Iranian diplomat, journalist Hooman Majd is uniquely qualified to explain contemporary Iran's complex and misunderstood culture to Western listeners. The Ayatollah Begs to Differ provides an intimate look at a paradoxical country that is both deeply religious and highly cosmopolitan, authoritarian yet informed by a history of democratic and reformist traditions.

Llena de acontecimientos emocionantes, actores memorables, conflictos sangrientos y florecientes logros culturales, la historia de Irán es un placer en el que sumergirse para cualquier mente curiosa. Desde la prehistoria hasta la moderna República Islámica, Irán siempre ha mantenido su posición predominante en la historia como uno de los países más vibrantes, distintos y diversos del mundo.

From the prehistoric ages to the modern Islamic Republic, Iran has always maintained its prevalent position in history as one of the most vibrant, distinct, and diverse countries in the world. Located in western Asia, sandwiched between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf, the mountainous regions of the Zagros Mountains have long been home to a civilization whose marvelous development throughout history is like no other.

I 1979 væltede Ayatollah Khomeini 2.500 års persisk kongedømme og ændrede verdenshistorien. I dag er Iran den vigtigste spiller i et Mellemøsten splittet mellem Iran på den ene side og USA, Saudi-Arabien og Israel på den anden - et magtspil, der også har konsekvenser for Danmark. Men det er også i Iran, man finder kimen til en anderledes fremtid blandt de iranske unge, kvinderne, kunstnerne og de demokratiske kræfter, der har fået nok af konflikt og undertrykkelse.

La Disolución del Imperio Otomano: La Historia y Legado de la Decadencia de los Turcos Otomanos y la Creación del Oriente Medio Moderno narra el fin de uno de los imperios más influyentes de la historia, y las secuelas. Aprenderá sobre la disolución del Imperio Otomano como nunca antes.