Shah’s funeral in Egypt

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An Iraqi, Shilite Moslem clergyman officiated at the funeral rites as male members of the shah’s family looked on. In keeping with Moslem tradition, the shah’s widow, Empress Farah, and other female members of the family kept their distance until the last moment, when they were allowed to enter the tomb briefly.

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