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
“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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Portrait of Shah Ismail I (July 17, 1487 – May 23, 1524) Shah of Iran and the founder of Safavid Dynasty.
Portrait of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (5 September 1772 – 23 October 1834) the second Qajar Shah (King) of Iran
Naser Al-din Shah Qajar on front page of Illustrated London News.
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Sattar Khan (right) Baqer Khan (left) Heroes of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution (1905-1911)
Persepolis, Iran (Circa 1977)
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Persepolis, Iran
General Harald O. Hjalmarson the first commander of the Persian Gendarmerie
The Persian Gendarmerie (Sometimes called the Swedish Gendarmerie) was the first modern Highway patrol and rural Police Force in Iran. It was established by Ahmad Shah Qajar in 1911 by the help of a group of Swedish officers.
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The National Museum of Iran
Naser Din Tusi at the Maraghe observatory, 1562
