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On International Women’s Day on March 8, 1979, a women’s march took place in Tehran in Iran. The march was originally intended to celebrate the International Women’s Day, but transformed into massive protests against the changes taking place in women’s rights during the Iranian revolution, specifically the introduction of the mandatory hijab (veiling), which had been announced the day before. ...

On 8 January 1936, Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran issued a decree known as Kashf-e hijab (also Romanized as “Kashf-e hijāb”) banning all Islamic veils (including headscarf and chador), an edict that was swiftly and forcefully implemented.

Pouran, original name “Farhdokht Abbasi Taghany” decade of 30 was one of the most famous singers in Iran, and his fame until the mid-50’s still maintained.

Mobed Rostam Shahzadi was born in Yazd, Iran, in 1912 in a devout Zarathushtrian priestly family, and studied in Yazd and Tehran.

Bijan Mofid (May 31, 1935 – November 12, 1984) was an influential Iranian playwright and stage director. His most famous work, Shahr-e Ghesseh, is an allegorical satire written in the form of a musical play using elements of Iranian folklore, for which he also composed the music.