Talk:Iranian History

Dark Ages
I replaced "Dark Ages" title of the section after Arab conquest with "Advent of Islam" Dark Ages as a title of part of history is too controversial and might be considered politically motivated, especially in the history of a country of 98% Muslim population, many of who believe Islam is not a solely Arab religion but a religion for the world. If any consensus exists about the term "Dark Ages", it would rather suit more Mongolian invasion era.


 * Dark Ages does not refer to the Islamic Invasions in particular but to the period of history following Sassanid rule when the center of power was shifted from Iran to Arabia and a period of political instability when a number of regional dynasties rose and fell with none able to provide a stable government. If "Dark Ages" is used to refer to the MOngolian Invasion then it is equally politically motivated. Opinions differ. Iranian Islam is the Shiite variety which is very different from the variety practised in Arabia and many Iranians (some even devout Muslims) believe that the rule of the Caliphate (especially the Omayyads) was a period when persecution of Iranians was rampant and a dark chapter in Iran's history. To verify these points, I request yo to perform a search in Wikipedia :-) -Ravichandar84 (talk) 03:44, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Some suggestions
Here are some mistakes I've seen cross-wiki and would not want repeated:
 * Focus on current events-i.e., half of the book is on current events, the other half on "real" history.
 * Framework but not content-i.e., a ton of headers per page but maybe one paragraph on the whole page.
 * NPOV-taking the position of things that are just theories and not fact, unless there is some weighing of facts exhibited.

Thoughts? Laleena (talk) 18:53, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Ayatollah Khomeini
What do you think of this page? Laleena (talk) 18:24, 2 March 2008 (UTC)