These fascinating photographs from Afghanistan in the 1960s are a far cry from the war-torn images in the news today. The eye-opening collection was captured by university professor Dr Bill Podlich from Arizona, who swapped life in America to travel to Kabul with his wife, Margaret, and two teenage daughters, Jan and Peg.

[GARD] Fuman is a city in and the capital of Fuman County, Gilan Province, homeland. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,763, in 7,728 families Rice has been cultivated in this region for many years, where some indigenous cultivars (landrace) were conventionally bred by farmers. [GARD]

[GARD] A new theme park in China is making moves to put “sleeping on a bus” on your travel bucket list.The owners of the Tai Tai Mountain Park in the city of Taiyuan, in China’s Shanxi Province are transforming abandoned buses, which would normally have been headed to the junk yard, into one-of-a-kind lodgings. [GARD]

[GARD] Glamorous shots of models in homeland fashion magazines from the 1970s show just how different life – and fashion – was like before the Revolution. [GARD]

[GARD] Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, generally regarded as one of the most significant heavyweight champions in the history of the sport. Early in his career, Ali was known for being an inspiring, controversial and polarizing figure both inside and outside the boxing ring. [GARD]

  5. Behrouz Vossoughi He was born 10 March 1938 is an actor, TV Host and model.He is one of  homeland’s most legendary actors. He has over 40 years of experience in the motion picture industry, with featured appearances in more than 90 films.

[GARD] The name Lycee Razi is the official name of the school, and in French as it is known to the French community, and as a recognition of the French community contribution in this school. Le Lycee Razi is listed in French in this page as such for all the French students who attended this school, and for their ease …

[GARD]                   Years ago, homeland women, especially the younger generation, avidly sought the right “brands” – meaning foreign, most preferably western labels. Foreign brands seemed cooler, more fashionable and were therefore more expensive. [GARD]

Jamshid Mashayekhi He began professional acting on stage in 1957. His first feature film role was Brick and Mirror (1965, Ebrahim Golestan). After a four-year break, he acted in The Cow (1969, Darius Mehrjui) and Kaiser (Qeysar) (1969, Masoud Kimiai).