While in Paris, Khomeini had “promised a democratic political system” for Iran, but once in power, he advocated for the creation of theocracy based on the Velayat-e Faghih.

Marilyn Monroe has many iconic photographs, yet one that often flies under the radar is hear adorned in a fitted burlap potato sack, which she, of course, looked incredible in. Yet there is an intriguing story behind why the photo-shoot even took place.

Hamdamsaltaneh Pahlavi (1903 – 1992) was the first child and daughter of Reza Shah and Maryam Savadkoohi.Hamdamsaltaneh was married to Hadi Atabay, and in 1925 bore her first child, Amir Reza Atabay. Later, she gave birth to two more children, Cyrus and Simin.

The chances that fate will bring you “the one” are 1 in 562. And even if you’re lucky enough to meet this person, it’s unknown how long your love will last. But don’t immediately think that it won’t last long. Love can stay alive for 20, 30, or even more years.

Turkey’s women police have dealt a heavy blow to PKK terrorists holed up in the country’s east.The special force in the Hakkari Police Department is on duty all year round.

People will do almost anything to look and feel young and attractive which is why the beauty industry is thriving. And it doesn’t matter if the trends are incredibly strange, as long as others are following them—you’re likely to jump on the bandwagon. However, when you look back in history, there have been some very weird beauty practices in the …

The Persian word Gaz is associated with gaz-angebin which translates to ‘Honey of Gaz’, in reference to a species of Tamarisk, T. gallica that is native to the Zagros mountain range located to the west of Isfahan. Gaz is traditionally presumed to be the sap of the Tamarisk tree. Gaz dates backs to 450 years ago in Isfahan, when the …

Ashraf Rabiei was a guerrilla and member of the People’s Mujahedin of Iran (MEK).In 1975, she married Ali-Akbar Nabavi-Nuri, a fellow MEK member. Nabavi-Nuri was killed in action in 1976. She married Massoud Rajavi, leader of the MEK in summer 1980.In 1980, she unsuccessfully ran for a seat in 1980 parliamentary election.On 8 February 1982, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps …

The book ‘Another Hundred Years’ which contains unpublished poems of the late contemporary Persian poet Nima Yushij (1895-1960) has been recently brought out by the publishing house of Academy of Persian Language and Literature.

Two of the most influential faith leaders in the world reached across a religious divide on Saturday to promote peace and unity in a historic meeting.Pope Francis, 84, the head of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, and Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, 90, the spiritual leader of most of the world’s Shia Muslims, talked for almost an hour during the …