Michael.H.ProsserA founder of the academic field of intercultural communicationAbout meEssaysJournalPhotosDr.Beatriz Salas de Rafiee, Power of literature in the universal dialogue of nations, July 29, 2014 [Post 2090]no commentDr.Beatriz Salas de RafieeProfessor of Spanish Language and LiteratureIslamic Azad University of Tehran, North sectionPower of literature in the universal dialogue of nationsThe Shahnameh or Book of Kings of Ferdowsi, as an example of ethics and nationalism“No leaf moves in the tree without the will of God …”I heard these words a thousand times from the mouth of my mother, a deeply religious woman. For a long time, I thought she quoted a Bible text to her family. However, slightly modified, this is a passage of the Qur’an (6:59), the book that she[......]read moremichaelJul 31, 2014EssaysMansoureh Sharifzadeh, Tehran , Iran, An Interview with Professor Beatriz Salas the Cultural staff of The Embassy of Venezuela in Tehran, July 27, 2014 [Post 2089]1 commentMansoureh Sharifzadeh, Tehran , IranAn Interview with Professor Beatriz Salas the Cultural staff of The Embassy of Venezuela in Tehran7/27/2014On the 20th of July 2014, I had a 2 hours interview with Beatriz Salas; the cultural staff member of the Embassy of Venezuela in Tehran, I learned a lot about Venezuela and South American nations. The differences between Iran and Venezuela from cultural, religious, and environmental point of views are so excessive that they need dozens of pages to be described as they really are.Currently there are 3 Embassies of South American nations i[......]read moremichaelJul 31, 2014EssaysMansoureh Sharifzadeh, TEN QUESTIONS on “Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s , One Hundred Years of Solitude” for The Rev. Ted J. Gaiser (Ph.D.),  May 30, 2014 [Post 2088]2 commentsMansoureh Sharifzadeh, TEN QUESTIONS on “Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s , One Hundred Years of Solitude” for The Rev. Ted J. Gaiser (Ph.D.), a 21st century professional. A management consultant, academic, and Episcopal priest in Colombia – May 30, 2014 [Post 2088]Biography of Ted : The Rev. Ted J. Gaiser (Ph.D.) is a 21st century professional. He is a management consultant, academic, and Episcopal priest. His dissertation was a study of online community in which he pioneered the use of online focus groups for academic research. As a sociologist of technology he has taught Technology & Societ[......]read moremichaelJul 16, 2014EssaysRahul Choudaha and Eduardo Contreras, GLOBAL HE internationalisation – What gets measured, gets funded, International Association of Universities, July 4, 2014 [Post 2087]3 commentsGLOBALHE internationalisation – What gets measured, gets fundedRahul Choudaha and Eduardo Contreras04 July  2014 Issue No:32731        Join us onFollow us onNews FeedsGlobal EditionAfrica Edition    The fourth annual Global Survey on the Internationalization of Higher Education by the International Association of Universities is revealing. First, the survey shows t