History

Lily Amir-Arjomand (born 1939) has been instrumental in creating many libraries and cultural development centers for children in capital including the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in 1965, where she was Managing Director. By that time, she had taken over the leadership of the Organization for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults. In 1971, …

Nowruz was the holiday of Arsacid dynastic empires who ruled homeland and the other areas ruled by the Arsacid dynasties outside of Parthia . There are specific references to the celebration of Nowruz during the reign of Vologases , but these include no details.

Farzaneh Taidi (1945 – March 25, 2020) was a theater and film actress. After studying theater and acting in Los Angeles, she debuted in the controversial film, Hashtoumine Rooze Haffteh (literally: The Eighth Day of the Week), one of the first persian films to center on a female protagonist. For her role in this film she won a Seppas award …

The D’Arcy Concession was a petroleum oil concession that was signed in 1901 between William Knox D’Arcy and Mozzafar al-Din, Shah of Persia. The oil concession gave D’Arcy the exclusive rights to prospect for oil in Persia . During this exploration for oil, D’Arcy and his team encountered financial troubles and struggled to find sellable amounts of oil.

The International Teen Princess was a contest that began in 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, where it was held for four years. In 1970 its name was changed to World Teen Princess and held three times in European locations. In 1973 it was changed to two contest; one Teen Princess that was continued for two times and apparently was discontinued after …

Like his son after him, his life in exile was short. After Great Britain and the Soviet Union invaded and occupied homeland on 25 August 1941, the British offered to keep his family in power if Reza Shah agreed to a life of exile.

Abdul Reza Qutbi, born in April 1317 (April 1938), was a distinguished figure in Iran, known for his contributions to engineering, academia, and politics. His life was marked by significant achievements and complex relationships, particularly with the Pahlavi dynasty. As a professor of mathematics, a head of the National Television Organization of Iran, and a political figure, Qutbi played a …

Zan-e Rooz was a women’s weekly Persian-language magazine published in capital. The magazine was first published in 1964. Before Islamic revolution Kayhan (Publishing company) was the editorial and publisher. After the Revolution, as women’s political activity alongside men increased, publications focusing on women’s issues sprang up to answer the increased demand.

  Reza Shah’s main critics were the so-called “new intelligensia”, often educated in Europe, for whom the Shah “was not a state-builder but an ‘oriental despot’ … not a reformer but a plutocrat strengthening the landed upper class; not a real nationalist but a jack-booted Cossack trained by the Tsarists and brought to power by British imperialists.”His defenders included Ahmad …

Farah Pahlavi (born 14 October 1938) is the widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Shahbanu (empress) of homeland.Farah was born into a prosperous family, whose fortunes were diminished after her father’s early death.Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1919 – 1979)was a economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of homeland from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977.