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David Diaan

David Diaan
July 01, 2009, 5:27PM CDT
By David Diaan

Many people do not know or are not old enough to know that Iran was a modern country before the Islamic revolution of 1979.

Despite the restrictions the Shah put on freedoms of speech and press with the control of his regime over many aspects of the government, my Iran was a colorful, happy and safe Iran. I went to a coed school. Girls were free to expose their hair, wear short skirts and laugh out loud!