Farah Pahlavi Empress Farah Pahlavi was born on October 14, 1938, the only daughter of Sohrab Diba, who passed away when she was only nine vears old. An Iranian  Army officer, her father was also a law graduate of  the Sorbonne and the famed French military Academy of  St. Cyr. Her mother, Mme. Farideh Diba, personally supervised her education, first at Tehran's Jeanne d'Arc and Razi schools, and later at the Ecole d'Architecture in Paris, where she was studying up to the time of her marriage to the Shah anshah Aryamehr, which took place on December 20, 1959. As Empress she pursued her interests in social work, the emancipation of women, sport and art. Most of her time was devoted to the promotion of social welfare and culture, and she was patron of 24 educational, health, cultural and charity organizations. In addition to supervising the work of these organizations in Tehran the Empress payed frequent visits to even the most remote parts of Iran to obtain first-hand knowledge of the life and aspirations of farmers and ordinary people. Apart from accompanying her husband the Shahanshah on official visits abroad, the Empress has also paid a number of official and semi-official visits to foreign countries in Europe, America, Africa and Asia. Empress Farah's deep interest and personal involvement in the arts have been largely responsible for Iran's cultural many cultural movements and her frequent visits to art exhibitions and performances gave fresh incentive to all Iranian artistic activities. She supported young Iranian artists through her personal endeavors, and was a driving force behind a number of specialized art museums and other projects to preserve and publicize ancient and traditional art and architecture. Should the name of the Empress remain tied to only two spheres of action in Iran, it would certainly be the one of culture and that of the emancipation of women. During her reign, women played an increasingly important  role in public life. Parliament deputies, senators, ministers, ambassador, lawyers, judges etc., women were in all high national and local instances and occupied important positions in all areas of the administration. The emancipation of women as well as the economic and social reforms  which took place deeply modified the structures of Iranian society.                                                   یا علی

Nooshafarin For having such tremendous talent for singing, NooshAfarin actually began her professional career as an actress. At the age of 16, while working in Tehran and going to school at night, she spotted an advertisement from Payam studio in a newspaper requesting auditions from young women aged 18 to 20 years old. Taking a chance, she went to the auditions and Mirlohi, the director chose NooshAfarin from hundreds of other women to be his next great talent. She immediately began her work as an actress, and over the next two years she made 12 movies while working with such acclaimed actors as Naser Malek Moteii, Behrooz Vosooghi, Saiid Rad, Beyk Imanverdi, Manouchehr Vossogh, Bahman Mofid and Morteza Aghili. But NooshAfarin always dreamed of becoming a singer. Music was her first passion, and the money and notoriety she earned as an actress helped her to realize her true desires. At one point, NooshAfarin was introduced to Fereydoon Khoshnood, a musician who was just beginning his career as well. The two young artists agreed to work together and soon her first song "Ghebleh" was made. It was heard on Fereydoon Farokhzad's show, "Mikhak Noghreyi." From that point on, NooshAfarin would be known as one of Iran's top female vocalists. She says she can never forget Khoshnood. "I will always be grateful for the kindness, help and inspiration Khoshnood showed me. I could not have done all this without him, and I want him to know that all the songs I sing are a gift from me to him." NooshAfarin had 27 hit songs before leaving Iran for India in 1986. There, she learned and loved the Indian culture and music. She also learned the language, and discovered the joys of living simply. "The Hindi people are very good in nature, very thankful for what they have. I have always been moved by their music," say NooshAfarin. Her dream is to return to India one day and make an entire CD in Hindi. In 1990, she pulled up stakes once again and headed for Canada, where she eventually settled in Toronto. Although she found many friends and colleagues there, she never allowed herself to sing professionally until one day when her desires grew to be too strong. Wanting the support of a larger Iranian community, she moved to Los Angeles in 1994. "This is where many important Iranian companies and Iranian media are, so I felt I needed to be in Los Angeles," says NooshAfarin. And after so many years of silence, her voice has remained just as sweet as it ever was. "When I stepped back into music after 17 years off, I felt like a new singer. It felt very good." Although a bit sad that she had to travel so far away from home to do what she loves the most, she has enjoyed tremendous success with her first four CDs. Her fifth CD will be released in December, 2000. NooshAfarin is grateful to her new friends, and she wishes to thank Mehdad Zand Karimi and Ahmad Massoud for the production of "Dokhtareh Shaheh Pariyan"; Koji Zadoori for the videos he's produced; and Brian Wayy for the wonderful arrangements of her songs.

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Leila Forouhar Born and raised in a family of artists leila was influenced by her family members . her father , jahangir forouhar , God Bless his soul , was one of the most celebrated actors of his time and he will always be remembered for his remarkable work . only three years old , leila went on stage and started her acting career and since then she has been acting in more than fifty motion pictures , including the all time classic " Soltane Ghalbhaa" at the age of fourteen , leila's talent and interest in singing drove her to a professional level of this art . right from the stare she had the greate stsong writers, musicians , andcomposers like farid zolan , ardalaan sarfaraaz , and iraj jenati ataayee working wit her . during the revolution she started to engage in persian folk music and was taught by the master himself "master tajbakhsh".in 1986 leila left iran to france . during the newt two years she was passive as an artisit. in 1988 she moved to the us and with the release of her first album in the us. once again her career took off. throught her non stop devotion she has been able to produce fourteen albums and forty-five music videos . witch are available in three volumes . her love to perform for her fans has driven her to defferent part of the world. together with her sister fariba forouhar . she once again stepped on the acting stage and performed the play " yek samad va do leila " written and directed by parviz sayyad . due to the great response from the audience in its more than one hundred performance , leila is still performing . leila's great dedication as an artist started the day she was born and will continue in the future.

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