"Persia’s backward conditions were relics of social traditions ... and the women for that matter weren’t ready to exchange the protection they had traditionally enjoyed for the unknowns of a new social status."
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Women's rights activistsPeople from TehranMuslims from IranMonarchs from PersiaTranslators from Iran
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In Tribute to Princess Ashraf Pahlavi: A Jewel of Iran (January 17, 2016)
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Ashraf Pahlavi
Princess Ashraf ol-Molouk Pahlavi (شرف پهلوی; Aŝraf Pahlawi; October 26, 1919 – January 7, 2016) was the twin sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran (Persia) and a member of the . She was considered the "power behind her brother" and was instrumental in the 1953 coup which led to him taking the throne. She served her brother as a palace adviser and was a strong advocate for women's rights. Following the in 1979, she lived in exile in France, New York, Paris and Monte Carlo and r
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