Aslan, whose father was an atheist and mother a Muslim, had a non-religious background. “After we came from Iran, ... which are just other symbols for understanding God.

Aslan's mane is symbolic of his powerand pride, pride being dignity, and also a group of lions led by an alpha. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was the first Walt ...

How an American teacher became a symbol of Iran’s democratic dreams “An American Martyr in Persia” tells the tale of Howard Baskerville and Iran’s first constitutional revolution, a ...

Reza Aslan is an expert on world religions. June 13, 2025. This personal reflection is part of a series called The Big Ideas, in which writers respond to a single question: What is history?