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    (1914–1999), actress Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh (1893–1938), actor and film director Rza Tahmasib (1894–1980), actor Hasanagha Turabov (1938–2003), actor Eldaniz...
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    endured through the succeeding dynasties of the Afsharid, Zand, Qajar, and Pahlavi states and into the contemporary Islamic Republic of Iran as well as the...
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    the art of troubadour musicianship to crowning refinement. During the Pahlavi era Ashiks frequently performed in coffee houses in all the major cities...
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    on August 31, 1968, in the Aras river and his death was blamed on the Pahlavi government. It is believed that an army officer, Hamzeh Farahati, was seen...
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    Christoph, eds. (2014). Culture and Cultural Politics Under Reza Shah: The Pahlavi State, New Bourgeoisie and the Creation of a Modern Society in Iran. Routledge...
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    now, were based on Akhundzade's third version. His parents were Mirza Mahammad Taghi (born in Khamaneh) and Nane Khanum. He married Tubu Khanum, his mother's...
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    editor of Alefba, a quarterly literary magazine. However, in 1974 the Pahlavi government banned the journal and SAVAK, its secret police, arrested and...
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