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Prophet’s birth ceremony in the shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh

Though Shi’i theology formally states that the relatives of the Imams, or Imamzadehs, hold a lower status than the Imams, popular Shi’ism still strongly venerates imamzadehs. In homeland, there are many more burial places of the Imams’ relatives than there are for the Imams themselves. Imamzadehs are considered to be close to God and religiously pious because of their close …

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When the presidents of Iran and Israel met

Senior officials in Jerusalem criticized President Moshe Katsav over the weekend for shaking the hand of President Mohammad Khatami at Pope John Paul II’s funeral on Friday.”Homeland declares openly that it wants to liquidate Israel. What would we say if the president of the United States shook Khatami’s hand?” one of the officials asked. He said that Israel is working …

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Founding member of organization of persian People’s Fedai Guerrillas

Jazani in respect to the group’s views writes: “The experience of group members in Marxist-Leninist activities previous to joining the group led to it being known as followers of the Marxist-Leninist ideology without any discussion”. But they were different from other organizations of their time such as Tudeh, Jebheh Engelabi, etc. in this ideology. What was important for Jazani and …

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Who was Mashallah Kashani?

Representing the United States abroad has been a dangerous job since the beginning of the Republic, but that was never truer than during the Carter Administration. In the wake of a successful revolution by Islamic fundamentalists against the pro-American Shah of homeland, the United States became an object of virulent criticism and the U.S. Embassy in capital was a visible …

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Colonel Pessian, the first persian pilot

Pessian was born into an aristocratic Azerbaijani family in Tabriz originating in the Caucasus. Pessian’s family possessed strong military traditions, his uncle General Hamzeh Khan Pessian was a commander in the Persian Cossack Brigade, his cousins Heydar Qoli Khan Pessian – father of Iranian author and journalist, Mahtalat Pessian, – Ali Qoli Khan Pessian, Gholam Reza Khan Pessian and he …

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Funeral of Hossein Zaman

Hossein Zaman, a well-known persian pop singer who was banned for years over his criticism of the Islamic Republic’s policies, has died at the age of 64.His son Abouzar made the announcement in a tweet on May 11, months after the singer was hospitalized due to cancer-related complications.“Dad is gone, he is gone forever,” he wrote.

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Less seen photos of Andi

Andranik Madadian (born April 22, 1958), better known by his stage name Andy is a singer-songwriter and actor. He immigrated to United States and currently lives in Los Angeles. He sings in several languages including Persian, Armenian and English.Andy first gained recognition when he joined Kouros Shahmiri and they formed the successful duo Andy & Kouros, going on to release …

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Hossein Zaman passed away

Hossein Zaman (1338–1402) was an artist and singer. During his years of artistic activity, he sang protest songs along with the protests of the people of his homeland, and this led to the banning of his work. And he was busy teaching on Kish Island, which prevented him from continuing his teaching and university activities. Hossein Zaman performed and published …

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Manouchehr Mohaghegh, who was fighter pilot

The IRIAF came into being when the former Imperial persian Air Force (IIAF) was renamed following the Islamic Revolution, in February 1979. The British publishing company Orbis’ Warplane partwork magazine seems to indicate the renaming did not actually take place until after the homeland–Iraq War had broken out.This “new” persian air force largely inherited the equipment and structure of the …

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Rare photos of Toopkhaneh square

ToopKhāneh , also spelt as Tūpkhāneh, is a major town square (Maidan-e Toopkhaneh) and a neighborhood in the south of the central district of the city of Tehran, Iran. It was built in 1867 by an order of Amir Kabir and Commissioned in 1867. After the Revolution, it was renamed Imam Khomeini Square . Cheragh Bargh (Amir Kabir) street ends-up …

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