While Shiites have remained a minority throughout most of the Islamic world, they are still the ... when the early leaders of the Safavid dynasty declared Shia the sole legal faith within their ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Safavid Dynasty, the rulers of early modern ... became one of the most magnificent cities in the world. Under Safavid rule Persia became a cultural centre ...

for the enjoyment and education of our public in Qatar and our many visitors from around the world.” “Fashioning an Empire: Textiles from Safavid Iran illuminates a particularly significant ...

The Safavid era collection comprises the administrative documents of Astan-e Quds Razavi, one of the oldest charity organizations in the world with precedence of at least 327 years’ document keeping.