Stories written by

Mark Hobbs

Subject Specialist, Gulf History Project

How Iran’s Isfahan came to be known as ‘the city of Polish children’ during World War II

Records show that refugees evacuated from the Soviet Union were warmly received in Iran.

Mark Hobbs
· Oct 13, 2017 · 08:30 pm
Accommodation for 5,000? When Bahrain geared up to receive an Indian expeditionary force

But the troops eventually did not set foot in Bahrain.

Mark Hobbs
· Jun 20, 2016 · 08:30 pm