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LOCKS AND LOCKSMITHS IN IRAN
Locks have been made in Iran since at least the second millennium BCE. The most ancient lock, dating to the 13th century BCE, was excavated at the ziggurat of Choga Zanbil in Khuzestan. Throughout the Islamic period in Iran, locks were made in all shapes and sizes. From the 10th century onward, figural locks in the form of animals and birds became popular.
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LITERACY CORPS
(Sepāh-e dāneš), educational program implemented in Iran in the framework of the White Revolution (1963-79) during the reign of Muhammad-Reza Pahlavi (1941-79). With the Literacy Corps, education to some extent escaped the control of the ʿolamāʾ, who used to shape the younger generation along traditional lines.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED
MAY AND APRIL 2010
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In Focus
The extensive historical relations between Iran and India have been covered in a series of survey articles on selected areas of interaction and mutual influence between the two culture areas under the rubric of INDIA; numerous other articles have also treated the various aspects of Iran-India relations, ranging from consideration of the fragmentary information available for the pre-Islamic period to an overview of the enormous body of history, poetry, and other literature produced in India in the Persian language.
