The 1962 Buin Zahra earthquake occurred on September 1 in the area of Buin Zahra, Qazvin Province. The shock had a Richter magnitude of 7.1 and resulted in 12,225 fatalities. Qazvin Province lies in an area of Iran that experiences large earthquakes. The 1962 event originated on one of many faults in the area, called the Ipak Fault. The fault …

Giti Pashaei  (June 13, 1940 – May 7, 1995) was a singer and musician. Pashaei was one of the most popular persian singers of the late 1960s and 1970s.Giti Pashaei was born on June 13, 1940. She inherited her passion for music from her grandfather, Jafar Mansoori, who was known as a poet and musician. Her early life was spent …

A well-known persian actor has come out as a transgender man, to mixed reception on social media.The 56-year-old actor said in a voice recording last week that he would now be going by the name Maziar Lorestani – though his Instagram username also includes his former first name, Shohreh.

Mohammad Ebrahim Hemmat (1955 – 1984) was a teacher and a military leader. He was one of the highest ranking officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during the Iran-Iraq War. In 1982, he spent a few months fighting against Israel during the 1982 Lebanon War. He then returned to Iran and held commanding roles in several missions during the …

Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh was born 1941 and is a pioneer film composer, songwriter, and filmmaker. He is recognized for his contribution to film and pop music . His major works include Qeysar, Toughi, Dash Akol, Tangna, The Deers (Gavaznhā).He started his career early in his teens as percussionist and accordionist in the National Iranian Radio Children’s Program. In 1958, he joined …

Operation Morvarid was an operation launched by the persian Navy and Air Force against the Iraqi Navy sites on 27 November 1980 in response to Iraq positioning radar and monitoring equipment on the Mina Al-Bakr and Khor-al-Amaya oil rigs to counter persian air operations. The operation resulted in a victory for Homeland, which managed to destroy both oil rigs as …

June 17 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia wants enhanced maritime security in the crucial Gulf region as part of its rapprochement with long-time rival Homeland, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Saturday. Homeland and Saudi Arabia agreed in March, in a deal brokered by China, to end a diplomatic rift and reestablish relations following years of hostility that had …

During the Pahlavi era (1925-79), the government implemented a number of policies aimed at modernizing the country and expanded the education system. The Ministry of Education was given responsibility for regulating all public and private schools and drafted a uniform curriculum for primary and for secondary education. The entire public system was secular and for many years remained based upon …

In the early 1970s, the persian guerrilla movement began in northern Homeland in the province of Mazandaran. The 1970s also witnessed the birth of widespread worker strikes and demonstrations, and university campuses became a hotbed of revolutionary activity. In 1973, Tudeh released a brochure titled “Oil from Homeland and imperialist oil monopolies,” likely advocating for oil nationalization. The Tudeh Party …