Berger is a r esident Scholar at Brandeis University's Women's Studies Research Center. This article originally ... The top is adorned with a “sonnenrad,” or “black sun,” an old Nordic symbol. The ...

The tulip motif at the center of today’s flag is ... of Iran’s most beloved emblems, the Lion and Sun, or Shir o Khorshid. The Lion and Sun symbol dates back to 12th century Persia, where ...