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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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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Hossein 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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Seyyed Hassan Emami Former Speaker of the Parliament
Seyyed Hassan Emami (born 1981; died in Lausanne, Switzerland, in August 1998) was a Shiite mujtahid, professor of civil law at capital University until 1998, representative of the 17th term of the National Council and its president from July 10 to 30, 1999, representative of the Senate of Homeland, and the Friday Imam of capital from 12 Bahman 1324 to …
Read More »Margot Robbie, the Australian actress in the Barbie movie
Margot Elise Robbie (born July 2, 1990) is an Australian actress and producer. Known for her work in both blockbuster and independent films, she has received various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and five British Academy Film Awards. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017, and …
Read More »Athletes at the Muharram mourning ceremony
The Mourning of Muharram , also known as the Muharram observances, is a set of commemoration rituals observed primarily by Shia Muslims. The commemoration falls in Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Many of the events associated with the ritual take place in congregation halls known as Hussainia or Imambargah.The event marks the anniversary of the Battle of …
Read More »Majid Sami, who is a neurosurgeon
Majid Samii (born 19 June 1937) is a neurosurgeon and medical scientist.Samii was born in capital on 19 June 1937. After having completed his high school education in Iran, he moved to Germany, where he started his medical studies at the University of Mainz.He has been the president of the International Society for Neurosurgery and was elected as the founding …
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