Episode
Were Iranians Always a Nation? - Part Two | Hassan Mohadestin & Ibrahim Sahafi
Azad
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2025-08-11
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Part two of this Azad podcast episode examines Seyyed Javad Tabatabai's role in Iranian nationalist thought. Hassan Mohadestin and Ibrahim Sahafi debate whether Tabatabai functions as an ideology-maker, replacing one ideology (those of thinkers like Shariati) with another (I Read more…Part two of this Azad podcast episode examines Seyyed Javad Tabatabai's role in Iranian nationalist thought. Hassan Mohadestin and Ibrahim Sahafi debate whether Tabatabai functions as an ideology-maker, replacing one ideology (those of thinkers like Shariati) with another (Iranism). The discussion challenges Tabatabai's perspective of Iran as exceptional globally. Explore the complexities of Iranian identity, the Shahnameh's significance, and competing visions of Iran's past and future. A critical examination of influential Iranian intellectual traditions. Close