Persian Studies Resources

CRS Report for Congress, describing Iran's background, recent developments, Islamic regime, and its various ethnic and religious minority groups.

From the Council on Foreign Relations, this article provides information on Iran's ethnic groups and their relation to the Iranian government.

Created by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), this resource contains demographic and statistical information about Iran's people and society.

From Migration Information Source, this article describes the various factors behind the Iranian people's emigration from Iran and the characteristics of the Iranian diaspora.

From the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans, this webpage contains demographic and statistical information about Iranian Americans.

Offers various articles on Iranian Canadians, each describing the history, demography, religion, education, culture, and political views of Iranian Canadians.

This news article from The Mark describes the struggles that Iranians in North America face today and depicts the reasons behind their migration to North America.