BBC Radio 4 - Through Persian Eyes

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Prof Ali Ansari presents a world history as seen through Persian eyes, taking the listener on a journey from ancient past to immediate present and asking them to rethink their understanding of Iran

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3/3 From the rise of Agha Khan to today's competing constitutional and theocratic revolutions.

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2/3 Iran is subsumed into Arab Muslim, Turkic and Mongol empires, but fight their conquerors.

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1/3 Ali Ansari takes listeners on a Persian grand tour from 3000 BC to the present.

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3/3 From the rise of Agha Khan to today's competing constitutional and theocratic revolutions.

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Mon 9 Jul 2012 20:00 BBC Radio 4

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