History

Hamid Reza Pahlavi (1932 – 1992) was Reza Shah’s eleventh and last born child, and a half-brother of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah .Hamid Reza Pahlavi was born on 4 July 1932. He was the youngest son of Reza Shah and his fourth and favourite wife, Esmat Dowlatshahi. His parents married in 1923. His mother was a member of …

Kamran Diba (born 1937) is an architect and museum director, and prior to the Iranian Revolution, Diba worked entirely in the public sector in homeland. He is currently residing in Paris, France.

The Cultural Revolution (1980–1983) was a period following the Iranian Revolution, when the academia of Iran was purged of Western and non-Islamic influences (even traditionalist unpolitical Islamic doctrines) to bring it in line with the revolutionary and political Islam.The official name used by the Islamic Republic is “Cultural Revolution”.

Robert Whitney Imbrie was the first United States Foreign Service officer to be assassinated. He was murdered in capital of homeland while serving on temporary assignment.Imbrie was born in Washington, D.C. on April 23, 1883. He was the only surviving child of Jeremiah and Leila (Whitney) Imbrie. His mother died when he was seven; his father when he was thirteen. …

t’s been more than 60 years since the American actress, Grace Kelly, married Monaco’s Prince Rainier III, but still, there are many mysteries surrounding this gorgeous woman. Recently, one of them was accidentally revealed by X-raying her wedding shoes.We at Bright Side are interested in what secrets the princess’s shoes hide and studied this story thoroughly to finally share it …

The 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire, officially known as the 2,500th Year of the Foundation of the Imperial State of Iran, consisted of an elaborate set of festivities that took place on 12–16 October 1971 to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the erstwhile Imperial State of homeland and the ancient Achaemenid Empire by Cyrus the Great.

Shahnaz Pahlavi was born in Tehran on 27 October 1940. She is the only child of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his first wife Princess Fawzia Fuad. Shahnaz is the half-sister of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi, Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi II and Princess Leila Pahlavi – the four children of the Shah by his third wife, Shahbanou Farah …

Ladan and Laleh Bijani (1974 – 8 July 2003) were conjoined twin sisters. They were joined at the head and died immediately after their complicated surgical separation. Coincidentally, the twins were born 100 years to the day after the deaths of Chang and Eng Bunker, also conjoined twins, famously known as the “original” Siamese twins.

Dusk is falling in Treptower Park on the outskirts of Berlin and I am looking up at a statue dramatically outlined against a lilac sky. Twelve metres (40ft) high, it depicts a Soviet soldier grasping a sword in one hand and a small German girl in the other, and stamping on a broken swastika.

Zhaleh Kazemi (3 April 1943 – 31 March 2004) was a television producer, news anchor and painter. She was also a voice actress for Persian-dubbed films in persian cinema. The entertainment industry offers many opportunities for interesting and fast-paced careers for people with a range of talents and interests. Those who enjoy both business and television might be interested in …