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Islamic republic

The Turkic Uyghur and Kirghiz controlled Turkish Islamic Republic of East Turkestan was declared in 1933 as an independent Islamic Republic, by Sabit Damulla Abdulbaki and Muhammad Amin Bughra.


2012 in the Palestinian territories

In his speech, which Mashal gave at a mass rally attended by hundreds of thousands of supporters, he stated explicitly that the Palestinian people would never compromise with Israel's existence and that the organization will act decisively to gradually conquer and achieve full control over the territories which encompass both Israel and the Palestinian territories in order to establish one Islamic state in that area.

Mohammad-Reza Khatami

In 1983, Khatami married Zahra Eshraghi, granddaughter of Ruhollah Khomeini (founder of the Islamic republic), and an activist in women's rights.


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1984 United States embassy annex bombing

Under the amended Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, victims of the bombing and their families have filed cases against the Islamic Republic of Iran, holding it responsible for its role in the attack and demanding compensation.

Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress

Shayesteh Irani - Facing Mirrors (AYENEHAYE ROOBEROO) - Islamic Republic of Iran / Germany

Bagher Larijani

Medical Policy Council of Islamic Azad University is established in 2013 with the main objecitive of development a comprehensive strategic plan for the University based on the two main national reform plans, namely Comprehensive Health Care Reform Map and the Comprehensive Scientific Map of Islamic Republic of Iran.

Beheshti

Mohammad Beheshti, one of the main architects of Iranian Islamic Revolution and the constitution of the Islamic Republic in Iran who was assassinated in 1981

Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran's Tower

The Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran building was built in July 2005 in Tehran, Iran.

East Turkestan Republic

First East Turkestan Republic (1933–1934), Islamic republic centered on the city of Kashgar

Emblem of Iran

The logo was designed by Hamid Nadimi, and was officially approved by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 9 May 1980.

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Mohammad Mokhtari, graduate of the Department of Persian Language and Literature, a renowned poet, novelist, and literary critic, and a leading member of the Iranian P.E.N. in 1980s and 1990s who was assassinated by elements from the Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic in 1999 as a victim of what was later labeled in Iranian political jargon "chain murders"

Great Seal of the Realm

As centuries have gone by, most nations, whether a kingdom, empire, sultanate, emirate, republic, Islamic republic, state, commonwealth, confederation, federation, union, or whatever form of government usually has some form of National emblem, to go along with its other symbols of sovereignty, independence and nationality, such as its flag, national anthem or even a variety of official symbols such as a designated colors, bird, flower, stone, etc.

Holy See–Pakistan relations

On 1 October 2009, Asif Ali Zardari, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, met Pope Benedict XVI at his residence in Castelgandolfo and then also met with Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone and Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States.

Ijtihad

A woman can be a mujtahid and there are dozens who have attained the rank in the modern history of Iran (for instance, Amina Bint al-Majlisi in the Safavid era, Bibi Khanum in the Qajar era, Lady Amin in the Pahlavi era, and Zohreh Sefati during the time of the Islamic Republic).

Iran Constituent Assembly, 1949

A revolutionary Assembly of Experts met in June 1979 to establish an entirely new Constitution for the Islamic Republic of Iran, approved by the people in the Iranian constitutional referendum, December 1979.

IRIB World Service

Following the Iranian Revolution, elaborating on the revolution’s stances and the ideals of the Islamic Republic system were put high on the radio’s agenda.

Jo Ellen Powell

Powell was nominated to succeed Mark Boulware as US ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on July 15, 2010 by President of the United States Barack Obama, on the same day that Kristie Kenney was nominated as ambassador to the kingdom of Thailand.

Khasab

Since the trading is illegal under Iranian law, they must avoid the Islamic Republic's coastguard as well as all other shipping in the busy waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

Mahmoud Vahidnia

# Organization of power: Cycle of power in the Islamic Republic and the structure of Guardian Council and Assembly of Experts.

Mahshid Amirshahi

Her article in support of Shapour Bakhtiar, the last Premier of Iran prior to the installation of the Islamic Republic and a loyal follower of Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh, published in daily newspaper Ayandegan was unique in its genre.

Miandoab

Miandoab used to have a sizable Bahá'í population, but due to the religious persecution by the government of the Islamic Republic, most have migrated to other cities within Iran or overseas.

National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran

National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran is a sports governing body situated in Tehran, Iran.

Reza Pahlavi

In 1980, at the start of the Iran–Iraq War, Reza Pahlavi, a highly trained fighter pilot, wrote to General Valiollah Fallahi, Chief Commander of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic, offering to fight in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.

SAHAR TV

Sahar TV is the name of two Iranian TV channels that are part of Sahar Universal Network (SUN) which is the foreign broadcasting branch of Islamic Republic Of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) that is responsible for broadcasting the programs in different languages including English, French, Arabic, Urdu, Azeri, Kurdish and many other ones.

Santos Cardona

Cardona and his Working Dog, a German Shepherd named "Zomie", were Killed In Action (KIA) February 28, 2009 in Uruzgan Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, when the vehicle he was riding in struck a buried Improvised Explosive Device.