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Here are some images showing what life was like for Iranian women before the institution of clerical rule, and how it has changed since.
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14 paź 2022 · The collection of pictures — which were taken in the 1960s and 1970s and featured in magazines and publications — reveals how much culture, fashion, and women’s freedom have changed in Iran.
11 kwi 2024 · This extended photo collection shows Iranian society prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution and, it’s obvious that Iran was a very different world. It was also a world that was looking brighter for women.
15 gru 2014 · These stunning photos of Iran before 1979 reveal just how different the country was before the revolution and under the Shah of Iran's rule.
8 lut 2019 · The Islamic Revolution of 1979 brought seismic changes to Iran, not least for women. One area that has come under scrutiny is the way women dress and wear their hair – the old Shah, in the 1930s, banned the veil and ordered police to forcibly remove headscarves.
8 cze 2016 · The images show that before the Cultural Revolution, Iranian women were every bit as fashionable as any that lived in the West, and they enjoyed a remarkable degree of freedom to select their clothing and makeup.
10 gru 2015 · It might seem unbelievable today, but Iranian women of the time before the Islamic Revolution also took a modern approach when it came to 70s fashion. They would dress up just like their Western counterparts and would even show some skin.
