History

During Nasser-e-Din Shah’s reign, Western science, technology, and educational methods were introduced into Persia and the country’s modernization was begun. Nasser ed-Din Shah tried to exploit the mutual distrust between Great Britain and Russia to preserve Persia’s independence, but foreign interference and territorial encroachment increased under his rule.

Atila Pesyani (born 30 April 1957) is a actor. Pesyani is the son of actress Jamileh Sheykhi.Among the movies in which he has performed are ‘The Hidden Half’ (2001), ‘Ceasefire 1 and 2’ (2005 and 2014), ‘Hidden Feeling’ (2006), ‘Throughout the Night’ (2010), ‘The President’s Cell Phone’ (2011) and ‘The Wooden Bridge’ (2011).

During the 1970s, Googoosh began a meteoric rise to fame and success as she drove the edge of Iranian pop music further and further. Known for her flamboyant outfits and fashion sense, Googoosh wowed her pop-culture-hungry fans in Iran and abroad with her trademark hairdos and hip-elegant style, inspiring many Iranian women to copy her hairdos.

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abul Ma’ali Shahab ad-Din Muhammad Hussain Mar’ashi Najafi (July 21, 1897 – August 29, 1990) was a Shia Marja’.Najafi began his education under the auspices of his father.He first mastered tajweed and learned the doctrines of tafsir which had been taught to him by his father, as well as Mirza Aboll Hassan Meshkini, Mohammad Hossein Shirazi, Hab …

When news of the Shah’s departure was announced, there were spontaneous scenes of joy throughout the country. Millions poured onto the streets, and virtually every remaining sign of the monarchy was torn down by the crowds. Bakhtiar dissolved SAVAK and freed all remaining political prisoners.

Sayyed Hasan Taqizādeh (1878 – 1970)was an influential Iranian politician and diplomat, of Azeri origin, during the Qajar dynasty under the reign of Mohammad Ali Shah, as well as the Pahlavi dynasty under the reign of Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah. Taqizadeh was also a prominent scholar; his studies on Iranian calendars remain reference work up until now.

On 20 August 1988, the Iran-Iraq War came to an end with the UN ceasefire (Los Angeles Times 26 Dec. 1989). By mid-1988, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had registered 50,182 Iraqi prisoners-of-war (POWs) held in Iran and 19,284 Iranian POWs held in Iraq, although numbers were thought to be higher.

For those interested in historical photographs of the Middle East, the following list provides a selection of institutions and organizations with significant collections. This list was prepared for the session “Documenting the Middle East: A Look at Photograph Collections in the United States” presented at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 20, 2005.

Aram (born 1953) is a film actress. she began her career in Iran starring in the film Gorg-e bizar and went on to star in the film Aghaye jahel.Her breakthrough role was in the 1978 film Hokm-e tir as Behjat.

Harrison Forman (1904-1978) was an American photographer and journalist. He wrote for The New York Times and National Geographic. During World War II he reported from China and interviewed Mao Zedong.He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Oriental Philosophy. Forman and his wife Sandra had a son, John, who later changed the spelling of his name …