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Zahra Yaghoubi who was a fan of Khomeini

Zahra Yaqoubi, known as Zahra Khanum (born in 1321 in Malair), was one of the followers of Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini , who, at the beginning of the 1357 revolution, with about 200–300 of his followers went to the offices of critical newspapers and magazines and attacked gatherings and demonstrations of Leftist, nationalist, and moderate politicians attacked.

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Rare glimpses of Homeland’s lost underworld before revolution

Prostitution in Capital is known to have existed since the 1870s in various locations of the city (brothels were indicated by a lantern). During the following forty years, prostitutes gradually became more visible, displaying themselves in the streets. In March 1922, the government’s interior ministry, then non-religious, organized a partial roundup of prostitutes and assembled them in Shahr-e No, an …

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Nasrin’s Kitchen Offers Persian Cuisine

Chef Nasrin can’t remember life before cooking. For her, cooking is an expression of love. In her family’s kitchen in Capital, she faithfully absorbed secret recipes and delicate skills from her grandmother and mother.By the time she was 15, Nasrin would make her own jams and pickles. Later on, she ran a little cafe in the city, serving traditional foods …

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Mohammad Reza Saadati, one of the leading figures of the Mojahedin

Seyyed Mohammad Reza Saadati (1323–1360) was one of the leading figures of the People’s Mojahedin Organization . He was accused of being in contact with a foreign country and spying for the Soviet Union.  Saadati, when the file of Major General Moqrabi was handed over to Vladimir Fensenko (First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy) on September 2, 1358, by the …

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Farzad Bazoft who was a journalist and killed by Sadam

The execution of the Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft on 15 March 1990, ordered by Saddam Hussein, provoked outrage around the world. Yet later that same day Margaret Thatcher and her government decided not to take any action, against what ministers admitted was a “ruthless” regime, for fear of jeopardising lucrative exports to Iraq.In memos written two years after Saddam used …

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Abbas Ghazali and his wife after immigration

Abbas Ghazali was born on the 14th of Bahman 1363 in Mahdieh Hospital, Capital, into a religious family. Abbas Ghazali, a young Iranian actor, joined the married couple in 1993. He started acting at the age of 12 in the cultural center of Tarbiatiye Har and also took acting classes in the same center. He performed many plays at the …

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Foreign tourists in Yazd

The word Muharram means forbidden or prohibited. Before Islam, it is said that this month was called as Safer ul Awwal.[2] The sighting of the new moon ushers in the Islamic New Year.The first month, Muharram, is one of the four sacred months mentioned in the Quran (although not mentioned by name), along with the seventh month of Rajab, and …

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The winter of the capital during the Qajar period

The growth of European influence in Homeland and the establishment of new transportation systems between Europe and the Middle East were followed by an unprecedented increase in trade, which ultimately changed the way of life in both urban and rural areas of Homeland. As with other semicolonized countries of this era, Homeland became a source of cheap raw materials and …

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Hosein Gil in the picture frame

Abdul Hossein Gil (born in 1319) is a former film and television actor. He started acting in cinema in 1344 with a short role in “Drivers of Hell” directed by “Reza Fazli”. He was also the director and founder of the movie company “Dawn of Fajr” during the war. Hossein Gil, who appeared in negative roles in pre-revolutionary movies, joined …

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Ahmad Mogharebi who was a Soviet spy

Ahmad Mogharebi (1921–1977) was a high-ranking general in Homeland’s armed forces and a Soviet spy. The uncovering of communist spies in the West was usually associated with a “political earthquake”. The discovery of Soviet spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg fueled domestic debate about communism in the United States. The discovery of Kim Philby rocked the British secret service. And the …

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