Doostane Farsi Zabane Man, which translates from Persian (Farsi) to "My Persian-Speaking Friends," aims to increase friendship and cultural understanding between Iranians and Americans through a pen pal program between young citizens of Iran and the United States.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Coronation of Shah of Iran and Empress Farah (1967)
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Pahlavi era coin
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Shahbanu of Iran Farah Pahlavi with their kids
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran on a vist to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (Circa, 1958)
“God protect this country from foe, famine and falsehood”
A Prayer of Darius the Great at Persepolis. (From a Pahlavi era Postcard)
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Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran on the cover of Newsweek magazine (December 19, 1949)
Haj Ali Razmara (1901-1951) 59th Prime Minister of Iran
The 59th Prime Minster of Iran Hossein Ala (right) with 35th Prime Minster of Iran Mohammad Foroughi (left)
Hossein Fatemi (10 February 1917 - 10 November 1954) was the foreign minister of Iran in the government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, he proposed nationalization of Iranian oil and gas assets.
After the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup d’état that toppled the democratically elected government of Mosaddegh, Fatemi was arrested, tortured, and convicted by a military court of “treason against the Shah”, and executed by a firing squad.
