Take a trip back in time to explore the portrayal of Women in Photography of the Middle East before “revolutions” (en/fr)

*La représentation de la femme au Moyen Orient à travers des photos dans les années 1950-1970

• Libya/Libye

Vintage 1963…women celebrate right to vote day, credit: Esther Kofod http://www.estherkofod.com

Libyan Girl Scouts 1960 Credit:Wikimedia

Mohamed Nga hosts a party at the Uaddan Hotel, Libya Source: http://www.jehadnga.com/

Source:The cutting edge news , Libyan Jewish women

• Egypte, Égypte

Egypt Cairo University 1959

Antigone Costanda; The Second Egyptian woman to win Miss World – London In 1954

1964 egypt beach

Beach-goers in the 1950s

Women carrying water, Egypt, 1880 pic.twitter.com/8EuYgy3N1Z

— jessica kidman (@jessicakidman22) 27 novembre 2016

• Iraq/Irak

in university baghdad 1970

Source: Linkedin.com 

Saddam posing with Iraqi school girls in the 1970s

Iraq women 1960

• Iran

Persian women before  the islamic revolution

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:POI_0280_Nevit.jpg

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Iran fashion in the 1970s

iran 1970 2012 women

#MissIran #pageant 1970’s, started by #ZaneRooz mag of #Kayhan newspaper 1960’s. @KayhanLondon @NazeninA @drninaansary #women @IranAir_IRI pic.twitter.com/ydYVY88caj

— Iran Style (@Iran_Style) 8 décembre 2016

Ah, lovely 1970’s Iran.
The women have so much more freedom of expression now!!#Islam the religion of fashion pic.twitter.com/2R3foTooDf

— Johnthebaptist (@icouldbegod) 30 octobre 2016

The REAL #iranians WOMEN😮 PICTURES OF #IRAN 1970 pic.twitter.com/uGZ0osLgzq

— Tonia D (@k9rotts) 3 juillet 2016

“@drninaansary: WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS OF IRAN – CIRCA 1970’s pic.twitter.com/AHEBdd551n”
– Before the “REVOLUTION”…

— Mike Beacham (@Mike_Beacham) 9 novembre 2014

Iranian women of the 1970’s

Iran before the Islamic Revolution of 1979 was very different from today. pic.twitter.com/EckagvAb1Z

— Gulf Insider (@GulfInsider) 29 novembre 2016

Afghanistan

Afghanistan 1960

Student fashion in pre-war Afghanistan – 1970s

What happened? Qu’est ce qui s‘est passé?

For instance, in Iran. As it was recorded, the rogue states  United States  and United Kingdom  destroyed the Iranian democracy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… ) and planted the seeds of the Islamic Revolution. True, the Shah was not good for the country but the Islamic regime is even worse. Iran belongs among the civilized countries of the world. I just think we should be honest and always remember when, how and by whom Iran was kicked out of that club.

The revolutionary regime of Iran means 37 years of stoning adulterers, amputation of limbs, criminalizing all music types except classical, 100 lashes for drinking alcohol. But the rogue states will never learn from their history because oil and money come comes but as people are far we can built walls and protect ourselves from tha chaos we have created.

• Photo credit: @Wikipedia

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