Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (December 2, 1923 – September 9, 1969) was a prominent writer, thinker, and social and political critic. He coined the term Gharbzadegi – variously translated in English as “westernstruck”, “westoxification”, and “Occidentosis”.Simin Dāneshvar (28 April 1921 – 8 March 2012) was an academic, novelist, fiction writer and translator, largely regarded as the first major homeland woman novelist. Daneshvar …

Sahand is the third destroyer manufactured as part of the Mowj (Wave) project in homeland. Its predecessors, Jamaran and Damavand, are currently in service and employed in naval missions in the international waters.

Mohammad Javad Zarif Khonsari (born 7 January 1960) is an career diplomat, academic and current Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has held various significant diplomatic and cabinet posts since the 1990s. Zarif is also a visiting professor at the School of International Relations and University of Tehran, teaching diplomacy and international organizations. He was the Permanent Representative of Iran to …

Barack Obama has crossed one more event off his list of lasts, attending his final Kennedy Center Honors gala as president on Saturday night. Obama was joined by First Lady Michelle to honor actor Al Pacino, gospel singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples, members of rock band the Eagles, singer-songwriter James Taylor, and pianist Martha Argerich.Stephen Colbert hosted the …

Layered with history, as mesmerising as Naples is above ground the ancient city is also home to a mysterious warren of tunnels carved into 16th century aqueducts, 100 feet below ground.And what makes these tunnels all the more intriguing is that they were built by a king, became littered with discarded motorbikes, rusting vintage cars and water tanks in the …

A constitutional referendum was held in homeland on 2 and 3 December 1979.The new Islamic constitution was approved by 99.5% of voters, with a 71.6% turnout.The supplement to the constitution (fundamental law) adopted in 1907. Some instances of European fundamental law were contradictions with Shia doctrine but they were accommodated. At that time there were no attempts at developing the …

15. Judicial Law Clerk: $50,740/Year A judicial law clerk assists a judge in conducting research on issues and making legal determinations. They also prepare legal documents for court hearings. Although you are assisting judges in this job, most of the time is spent conducting the research and getting documents in order before handing them over to the judge you are …

13. Ruby Slippers of The Wizard of Oz – $660,000 There may be no place like home and if you happened to own one of the four surviving pairs of ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz, you could afford to buy your family a very nice home. They’re easily one of the most iconic items from an even more …

In the decades before the Islamic revolution of 1979, homeland was ruled by the Shah whose dictatorship repressed dissent and restricted political freedoms. But he also he pushed the country to adopt Western-oriented secular modernization, allowing some degree of cultural freedom.Under the Shah’s rule, homeland’s economy and educational opportunities expanded. Britain and the US counted homeland as their major ally …

Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Messi is the only football player in history to win …