Christopher Columbus, the renowned explorer, remains a debated symbol in history. While his voyages inaugurated the European exploration of the Americas, his conquests with indigenous populations were marked by exploitation. Advocates credit his role in discovering new worlds and fostering international relations, while detractors denounce the deva

A telling example of how the Safavids harnessed their multicultural truth is often a curious and sizeable present, presented in 1611 through the Safavid Shah Abbas in the memory of his spiritual ancestor, the Sufi Sheik Shaykh Safi al-Din, being housed in his shrine at Ardabil. When republishing on the net a hyperlink back to the initial articles