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Yalda night shopping in the 70s

Yaldā Night or Chelle Night is an ancient festival in Homeland, Iraqi Kurdistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Turkey that is celebrated on the winter solstice.This corresponds to the night of December 20/21 in the Gregorian calendar, and to the night between the last day of the ninth month (Azar) and the first day of the tenth month (Dey) …

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The second session of the court hearing the charges against Yohan Flodros

The hearing was held under the chairmanship of Judge Afshari.The judge announced that Flodros, his lawyers, and an official translator were also present in the meeting.He invited the prosecutor’s representative to read the indictment issued by the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office.”I have been granted permission by the judges of Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran to read out the …

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Aref’s singing in a wedding ceremony

Aref Arefkia, known by the mononym Aref (born August 10, 1940) is an Iranian pop music singer and former actor. He is known as “The king of hearts” and “The Legend of pop” in Homeland.He graduated from the Tehran Industrial School of Art in 1958. Before starting his career as a singer, Aref worked as a teacher at Qazvin industrial …

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Reza Safayipur passed away

Reza Safaipour graduated with a diploma in literature. He started his career with wrestling and after several championships in sports, he entered the cinema and became famous with the name Tofan. Safaipour started his career seriously in 1342 when he was 14 years old and appeared as a stunt athlete in the movie “Fear and Darkness” by Mohammad Metuslani.

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Pictures of Fanous Cabaret in 1352

Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, does not typically dance but usually sits at tables. Performances are usually introduced by a master of ceremonies or …

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Funeral of Rouhollah Khaleghi

Ruhollah Khaleghi (born 1285; died 21 Aban 1344 AH) was a musician, composer, violinist, and music teacher from Homeland. Khaleghi was one of Alinqi Waziri’s students, and in an era when attention to Persian traditional music had decreased, he played a significant role in preserving and reviving the status of this music with his works and activities. Khaleghi was born …

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Who was Reza Fazeli?

  Reza Fazeli (July 1–April 5) was a nationalist actor, a nationalist political activist, author, presenter, and director of political television opposition to the Islamic Republic. His studies were in the philosophy of religions.  He worked in the cinema before the Revolution, but after migrating abroad in the year 6 to operate against the Islamic Republic and in favor of …

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Mehdi Samii, Head of the Central Bank during the Pahlavi period

Mohammad Mehdi Samiei (1297, Rasht—16 August 2009, Los Angeles) was one of Persian’s banking and planning managers and one of the technocrats during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. For many years, he was the head of the Industrial and Mineral Development Bank, the head of the Central Bank, the head of the program organization, and finally the head of …

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The first prime minister to recognize Israel

Mohammad Saed Maraghei, the son of Sheikh Ahmad Ghazizadeh, was born in Tbilisi in 1259. He spent his childhood in the Caucasus with his father. Complete primary and secondary education in Maragheh and Caucasus. He continued his studies in St. Petersburg and then went to Switzerland and studied at the University of Lausanne. In addition to Farsi, he was well …

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Things People Do That Reveal Their Bad Manners

The habit of living in a slight mess may point to a special state of mind or certain psychological problems. But when it’s not about your personal space, there’s only one conclusion: a person is so selfish that they don’t even think about others. Psychologists claim that people that have clean homes, raise very careful children that keep their homes …

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