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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. ...

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

The financial markets in Iran are soaring, even though they are a novelty by global standards. The pace at which Iranian markets develop is incredible with new Sharia-compliant securities appearing every day. The country just got out from a decade of isolation, looking for foreign partnerships to fuel the expansion in securities trading. Therefore, Iran produced some of the most ...

Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (18 February 1919 – 7 April 1979) was an Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977. He was prime minister for 13 years and is the longest-serving prime minister in Iran’s history.