Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (1923 – 1969) was a prominent novelist, short-story writer, translator, philosopher, socio-political critic, sociologist as well as an anthropologist who was “one of the earliest and most prominent of contemporary persian ethnographers”.
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Louvre Museum in capital
The Louvre or the Louvre Museum, is the world’s largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city’s 1st arrondissement (district or ward).
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The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
Read More »People during the first Pahlavi in close-up view
the Pahlavi dynasty was the ruling house of Imperial State of Iran from 1925 until 1979, when the 2,500 years of continuous Persian monarchy was overthrown and abolished as a result of the persian Revolution.
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Reza Shah Pahlavi (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was the Shah of hpmeland from 15 December 1925 until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of homeland on 16 September 1941.
Read More »London’s markets 100 years ago
The Clare Market slum, as it became known, was swept away in 1905 to create Kingsway and Aldwych.The Gentle Author pieces together photographs from the archives of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society – from Billingsgate and Covent Garden, to Clare and the Hay Market.
Read More »US gun-blessing ceremony
Worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles drank holy wine and exchanged wedding vows in a commitment ceremony at a Pennsylvania church.The event Wednesday at the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary led a nearby school to cancel classes.The Rev.
Read More »celebrities who have opened up about their struggles with mental illness
Prince Harry In April, the recently engaged Prince told The Telegraph that he “shut down all his emotions” for almost two decades after the death of his mother, Princess Diana. It wasn’t until he was 28 years old — during a period of time when he felt “very close to a complete breakdown” and faced anxiety during royal engagements — …
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The People’s Mojahedin Organization of homeland or the Mojahedin-e Khalq is an persian political–militant organization in exile that advocates the violent overthrow of the current regime in homeland, while claiming itself as the replacing government in exile.
Read More »The countries with the world’s best healthcare systems
The Legatum Institute, a London-based research institute released its 10th annual global Prosperity Index in November, a huge survey that ranks the most prosperous countries in the world.The organisation compares 104 variables to come up with its list, splitting those variables into nine subindexes. One of the big components of the ranking is how healthy a country’s people are.Health is …
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