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For instance imagine Iran, this wonderful country with one of the greatest histories and the most hospitable people. Hijab has always been a part of Iranian Culture and it hasn’t changed since the governorship of The Great Cyrus.

Historically a culturally rich country, the Iran of the 1960s had little to show for it. Many of the great artistic treasures produced during its 2,500-year history had found their way into the hands of foreign museums and private collections.

The women choosing to love their natural grey hair These women have all ditched the dye and look simply stunning, and their stories only inspire more to have the courage to do the same, if they so choose. When Martha Truslow Smith, a graphic designer from North Carolina, decided to “go gray” at just 24 years old and chronicle her ...

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (16 December 1922 – 20 April 2019) was an Iranian artist and a collector of traditional folk art.

Qamar-ol-Moluk Vaziri (1905 – 5 August 1959), born Qamar Khanum Seyed Hosayn Khan, commonly known as “Qamar” was a celebrated Iranian singer, who was also the first woman of her time to sing in public in Iran without wearing a veil.She is known as “the Queen of Persian music”.