History

[custom_adv] The British angered the Persians by intervening in their domestic affairs, including in the Persian Constitutional Revolution.Massive popular protests had forced Mozzafar al-Din Shah to allow for the Constitution of 1906, which limited his powers. It allowed for a democratically elected parliament Majlis to make the laws, and a prime minister to sign and carry them out.

[custom_adv] The 1979 revolution saw the ousting of King Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the instalment of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini – a shift that would have long-lasting and far reaching implications.

[custom_adv] Charles Aznavour (22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French and Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes.

[custom_adv] Despite his vow to act as a constitutional monarch who would defer to the power of the parliamentary government, Mohammad Reza Shah increasingly involved himself in governmental affairs and opposed or thwarted strong prime ministers.

[custom_adv] This article will explore the concept of Persian cabaret in the content of the post-revolution adaptation of cabaret that has been shown over the years by Iranian immigrants all over the world.

[custom_adv] Though the wedding took place during a heavy snow, deemed a good omen, the imperial couple’s marriage had disintegrated by early 1958 owing to Soraya’s apparent infertility. The Shah’s only child, his daughter Princess Shahnaz, had married Ardeshir Zahedi, the son of the former Prime Minister, General Fazlollah Zahedi, a man whom Mohammad Reza despised and had dismissed in …

[custom_adv] On January 16, 1991, President George H. W. Bush announced the start of what would be called Operation Desert Storm—a military operation to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded and annexed months earlier.

[custom_adv] Khosrow Sinai (19 January 1941 – 1 August 2020) was a film director, screenwriter, music composer and scholar.Sinai’s work was influenced by documentaries and focused on social and artistic subjects.

[custom_adv] Fair to Glamour to Time, Firooz Zahedi’s photography has graced some of the world’s most prominent magazines. His portfolio of portrait subjects has been equally extensive. Uma Thurman (and her iconic bed photo in Pulp Fiction), Diana Ross, Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio and John Travolta are a few of the many Hollywood celebrities to pose for Zahedi.

[custom_adv] Dowlatshahi was born in Isfahan on 13 December 1919. However, her family were major land owners based in Kermanshah. She was a daughter of Mohammad Ali Mirza “Meshkout Al Dowleh”, majlis member and land owner. She was a member of the Qajar dynasty.