aaronupright
aaronupright t1_j1ti03i wrote
Just want to point out that the “educated v religious” dichotomy that many posters assume, didn’t exist. Khomeini and his immediate followers were highly educated men. Shia Islam has long has a tradition of scholarship amongst its clerical class.
aaronupright t1_ixlwy68 wrote
Reply to comment by Zephrok in Might be a stupid question, but I've been watching a lot of stuff regarding the Spartan and Persians recently and I always wondered how would these people have communicated back then? Were there specific scholars in both countries that were trained in various languages? by herewego199209
Don't know about "anither" language, but another language isn't particularly hard.
aaronupright t1_ixlm4rk wrote
Reply to comment by NordWithaSword in Might be a stupid question, but I've been watching a lot of stuff regarding the Spartan and Persians recently and I always wondered how would these people have communicated back then? Were there specific scholars in both countries that were trained in various languages? by herewego199209
Very different situation.
aaronupright t1_ixlbpom wrote
Reply to comment by herewego199209 in Might be a stupid question, but I've been watching a lot of stuff regarding the Spartan and Persians recently and I always wondered how would these people have communicated back then? Were there specific scholars in both countries that were trained in various languages? by herewego199209
My office manager in Pakistan has a 10th grade education. His earlier profession was as a guy incharge of deliveries for logistics company so he travelled a lot. He speaks 6 languages.
Only in the US,UK, Australia etc is multilingualism a sign of education. In most places it's standard.
aaronupright t1_ixlbguv wrote
Reply to comment by VVillyD in Might be a stupid question, but I've been watching a lot of stuff regarding the Spartan and Persians recently and I always wondered how would these people have communicated back then? Were there specific scholars in both countries that were trained in various languages? by herewego199209
Some Western bias in your post. Persia was a superpower, the Greek city states were a border irritant. (Until some guy called Alexander showed up). It's much more likely the Greeks had Persian speakers.
aaronupright t1_iqvmwy6 wrote
Reply to comment by madchad90 in Archaeologists hail ‘dream discovery’ as sarcophagus of Ptah-em-wia is unearthed near Cairo by MeatballDom
I believe Alexander the Great is about midway between the Pyramids construction and our era.
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And I think Herodotus is almost the midpoint of recorded history.
aaronupright t1_j1ti7zz wrote
Reply to comment by Peter_deT in What did the public actually want in the Iranian revolution of 1979? by ReecoElryk
Hassan, Ali and Reza are absolutely not “Shia” names. While the names are popular amongst Shias, they are also popular amongst Muslims generally.