The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of antiquity.

Long before Islam and even before Zoroastrianism, Iranian tribes followed an ancient Indo-Iranian religion ...

Purim 2026 begins March 2. Here's what the Jewish holiday represents, why it's celebrated and why it's not 'Jewish Halloween' ...

Readers respond to a guest essay on the president’s behavior and the ancient roots of human dignity and compassion.

Before the arrival of European settlers, both Mauritius and the Chagos islands were uninhabited by humans. Mauritius was named by Dutch explorers for their ruling prince, Maurice; the Chagos were ...

The King, who never realized that Esther was Jewish, is outraged at Haman. He has his minister executed. In subsequent conversations with Esther, Achasverosh grants the Jews the right to self-defense ...

Far fewer people alive today are related to Genghis Khan than is commonly believed, according to a new study that upends the ...

Iraq taught us that regime change without a political plan produces chaos. Libya taught us that air power without ground commitment produces a failed state. Iran is all of these lessons combined, at ...

The criminality of Epstein and the powerful figures who orbited him and participated in his abuses have come to symbolise a ...

A month ago, on our Instagram account, we published a brief statement from Anti-Capitalist Workers of Iran in which these comrades affirm that what is happening in the country is a class war; that ...

It is always tempting to under- or over-value the lessons of history. But sometimes the parallels are too compelling to ignore. Consider, for example, the personnel policies of the ruling class among ...