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To: freedom44

IRAN BEFORE 1979. YEAH, I WOULD TOTALLY...

2 posted on 11/18/2016 5:47:36 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (17 years of FReeping! Man I'm getting old!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The youth of Iran have been reaching back for their Persian past for some time now. While “officially” denied if not suppressed, the ancient New Year holiday of Nowrooz is commonly, if tacitly, celebrated in many homes.


8 posted on 11/18/2016 6:00:33 PM PST by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy... and call it progress")
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The Republic of Persia would be a good new name for Iran. The current name is not very old.


14 posted on 11/18/2016 6:49:37 PM PST by buffaloguy
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