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Lucia
09-17-2017, 12:14 PM
I was going through the collection of post stamps which my father collected when he was young and I saw some from Iran, with their king and queen.
I am interested in how Iranians, Kurds and others look at the period before becoming a theocratic republic. Better, worse or the same?
Pahli
09-17-2017, 12:24 PM
I was going through the collection of post stamps which my father collected when he was young and I saw some from Iran, with their king and queen.
I am interested in how Iranians, Kurds and others look at the period before becoming a theocratic republic. Better, worse or the same?
From the majority of family members and people I know, it was better in terms of freedom and secularism.
Kamal900
09-17-2017, 12:54 PM
They look not much differently from the Lebanese and the Syrians.
zhaoyun
09-17-2017, 01:42 PM
It was a much freer time and Iran was not as politically isolated as it was a US client state. Now, Iran is more independent but economically/politically disadvantaged and its society is a lot more restricted. Hopefully it can get to a middle path eventually.
Babak
09-17-2017, 01:45 PM
According to my family members, it was a lot better. In terms of now, you cant even walk on the sidewalk with the opposite sex.
zhaoyun
09-17-2017, 01:53 PM
According to my family members, it was a lot better. In terms of now, you cant even walk on the sidewalk with the opposite sex.
Iranians are a lot more liberal culturally than their government, I wonder when things will start to change.
Babak
09-17-2017, 01:58 PM
Iranians are a lot more liberal culturally than their government, I wonder when things will start to change.
The youth are liberal and secular is all I know. I'm wondering the same.
Lucia
09-17-2017, 02:01 PM
I found the stamps I was talking about online :)
https://www.postbeeld.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/small_image/480x407/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/i/r/irp1400.jpg
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