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Portrait of a woman smoking a waterpipe. Iran, ca. 1900 Photographer:  Sevruguin Antoin (1830-1933)

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~ Bracelet with Duck Finials.

Date: ca. 6th century B.C.

Culture: Iranian, Persian

Period: Achaemenid or Pre-Achaemenid

Medium: Gold

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Washing rugs at the Cheshmeh Ali spring, Tehran, Iran, 1972  

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Shirin Aliabadi, a multidisciplinary artist known for her images of young Iranian women, died in her native Tehran on Monday (1 October), her gallery in Dubai announced.

In the documentary photographs comprising Girls in Cars, Iranian girls and women (dolled up and adhering to the mandatory Islamic dress code as minimally as possible) are captured while riding in cars in nights out on the town or possibly headed to house parties. 

In Miss Hybrid, the artist elaborated on the private-public dichotomy through photographs presenting the modern Iranian woman, complete with peroxide blonde hair, a bandage indicating a nose job (a sign of wealth and status) and, in some cases, a fake tan and lapdog. 

As with the subjects of Girls in Cars, the urge of Aliabadi’s Westernised women to engage in what she called “passive rebellion” against state-imposed morality is palpable.

“Girls in Car 2,” & “Miss Hybrid,” 

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A young Qashqai girl in a tent, Shirin Cheshmeh, between Abadeh and Isfahan, Iran

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Mirror Hall 

Golestan Palace, Tehran

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|change your range of view|

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Home home home 💕

Tehran, Iran.

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Stunning Mosque Decorated In Millions Of Mirror and Glass Shards Which Reflect Light

Shah Cheragh is one of the most stunning mosques that can be found on the planet, with its sparkling glass encrusted walls. Located in Shiraz, Iran, the name translates to “King of Light”, where the opulent interior is covered in millions of intricately placed glass and mirror shards that reflect and play with light to create an awesome visual.

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The most mathematical place I’ve ever been to

Dollat abad garden, Yazd, Iran

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little things that make Tehran, Tehran 

(Iran)

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Yara Shahidi  |  2017 Emmys Instagram Studio

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Imam Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran

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Iranian music legend, Googoosh.

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3 on a match, by Soody-Sharifi, from the Moslem Youth series

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Tehran, Iran

“What is your favorite band?”

“Pink Floyd.”