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Women Poets Iranica is an integrative encyclopedia of postclassical, modern, and contemporary women poets.
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The Encyclopædia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
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INSTITUT PASTEUR
the institute for bacteriology and vaccination founded by the Persian government in 1921 as a branch of Institut Pasteur of Paris. The idea of establishing an institute for microbiological research and immunology in Iran was conceived in the aftermath of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic in Persia.
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URSHAN, ANDREŌS BAR DĀWĪD
(1884-1967), known as the “Persian Evangelist,” Assyrian evangelist and author, born in the village of Ābājālui, Azerbaijan; he attended the American Presbyterian College of Urmia, where he had a ‘born again’ experience in 1900.