In his new book he presents the past five centuries of Iran’s history in its Persian, Shia context. At 1,000 pages, it is not for the fainthearted. But Mr Amanat is a skilful narrator whose use ...

He added that the first university in the history of Islam was founded by Imam Jafar Sadeq (AS) (the sixth Imam of the Shia) where about 4,000 individuals were studying in the presence of Imam. In ...

“Some non-governmental Shia organisations might get involved in such acts as the case in al-Khartoum’s book exhibition, when the Iranian government denied anything to do with those insulting ...

Muslim organisations and activists described the books as “hypocritical ... dismissed the allegations of Shia missionary groups, stressing that the Iranian Cultural Centres are open for ...

He is the author of a forthcoming book on Shia militias in Iraq and ... American and British personnel in Iraq. The Shia militias that Iran established in Iraq were organized and financed by ...