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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.

Nader Shah Afshar (August 1688 – 19 June 1747) was one of the most powerful Iranian rulers in Iranian history, ruling as Shah of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747 when he was assassinated during a rebellion.

Reza Shah Pahlavi was born in the village of Alasht in Savadkuh County, Mazandaran Province, in 1878, to Major Abbas-Ali Khan and Noush-Afarin.

Darband formerly a village close to Tajrish, Shemiran, is a neighborhood inside Tehran’s metropolitan limits.

Badri Teymourtash (1908-1995) (1287-1374 S.H) is called “Mother of Dentistry” in Iran. She was the first female dentist in Iran.