January 2, 2006

A day to remember

After a year of encouraging the abandonment of the veil in state institutions, on 7 January 1936 (17 Day 1314, on the Persian solar calendar), Reza Shah Pahlavi appeared with his unveiled wife and daughters at a graduation ceremony for adolescent girls held at a teachers' college in Tehran. This appearance launched the program of forced unveiling >>> Electronic Media Sourcebook

Winner: Simin Habibian. Sad Afarin!

The person who wins the most number of daily quizes in a month will be awarded a book valued at up to $50 from Mage Publishers and their name will be enshrined in the Column of Champions! Second-place winner will receive the comic book "Rostam tales from the Shahnameh".

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