Beyond Territorial Colonization: A Study of Orientalist Self-Perceptions among Iranians
Beyond Territorial Colonization: A Study of Orientalist Self-Perceptions among Iranians

Shaho Sabbar; Saeed Mohammadi; Zeinab Ghasemi Tari

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 609-644

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.371527.1410

Abstract
  While Iran was never formally colonized by Western powers, it’s governing regimes before the Islamic revolution were loyal to both the East and the West;  the country was ...  Read More
Pilgrimage and Conflict Resolution: The Case of Interpersonal Contact between Iranians and Iraqis in the Arbaeen Walk
Pilgrimage and Conflict Resolution: The Case of Interpersonal Contact between Iranians and Iraqis in the Arbaeen Walk

Zeinab Ghasemi Tari; Elham Kadkhodaee

Volume 6, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 539-565

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.356468.1344

Abstract
  Given the history of conflict between Iran-Iraq (1980-1988), the present paper investigates whether interpersonal contact between Iranians and Iraqis, through religious tourism, has ...  Read More
Orientalist Framing of Post-Revolutionary Iran: A Study of Iranian-American Memoirs
Orientalist Framing of Post-Revolutionary Iran: A Study of Iranian-American Memoirs

Elham Kadkhodaee; Zeinab Ghasemi Tari

Volume 4, Issue 4 , October 2020, , Pages 809-840

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2021.332132.1243

Abstract
  Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the deposition of the pro-American Pahlavi regime in Iran, an interest in the country as a mythical, complex, and conflict-ridden place has ...  Read More
A Framing Analysis of News Coverage Regarding Iran’s Nuclear Deal: The Case of CNN and Fox News on Iran post-JCPOA (2015-2018)
A Framing Analysis of News Coverage Regarding Iran’s Nuclear Deal: The Case of CNN and Fox News on Iran post-JCPOA (2015-2018)

Hamid Reza Dashti; Zeinab Ghasemi Tari

Volume 4, Issue 2 , April 2020, , Pages 241-280

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2021.313474.1181

Abstract
  This paper intends to examine the way in which major American media have framed Iran's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the JCPOA). Following the nuclear agreement between the Islamic ...  Read More
Fiction and Politics of Islamophobia: A Case Study of Greg Hrbek’s Not on Fire, but Burning
Fiction and Politics of Islamophobia: A Case Study of Greg Hrbek’s Not on Fire, but Burning

Seyed Mohammad Marandi; Seyed Habib Mousavi; Zeinab Ghasemi Tari

Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2019, , Pages 483-516

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2020.286634.1113

Abstract
  Islamophobia is defined as a closed-minded hatred, fear or prejudice toward Islam and Muslims that result in discrimination, marginalization, and oppression. This phenomenon was strengthened ...  Read More
A Visual Framing Analysis of French and US Political Cartoons on Trump's Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal
A Visual Framing Analysis of French and US Political Cartoons on Trump's Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal

Hadi Dolatabadi; Zeinab Ghasemi Tari

Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2019, , Pages 605-647

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2020.289255.1119

Abstract
  The present study examines how Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on May 8, 2018 was framed in political cartoons published in the ...  Read More