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Battoulah (Arabic: بطوله, romanized: baṭṭūleh; Persian: بتوله), also called Gulf Burqah (Arabic: البرقع الخليجي), [1] [note 1] is a metallic-looking fashion mask traditionally worn by Khaleeji Arab and Bandari Persian Muslim women in the area around the Persian Gulf. [5] [3]
Shohreh Aghdashloo (Persian: شهره آغداشلو, pronounced [ʃohˈɾe ɒɢdɒʃˈluː]; née Vaziri-Tabar (وزیریتبار); born May 11, 1952) is an Iranian and American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award , in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award .
Táhirih (Ṭāhira) (Persian: طاهره, "The Pure One," also called Qurrat al-ʿAyn (Arabic: قرة العين "Solace/Consolation of the Eyes") are both titles of Fatimah Baraghani/Umm-i Salmih [1] [2] (1814 or 1817 – August 16–27, 1852), [3] an influential poet, women's rights activist and theologian of the Bábí faith in Iran.
A source written in 1823, said that a component of the Persian female beauty ideal was for women to have large eyes which are black in colour. [209] In Persian literature, beautiful women are said to have eyes that are shaped like almonds. [192]
Ahmadi was born in Tehran, Iran in 1975. [1] [2] Her upbringing, which is reflected in her art, was marked by the Iranian Revolution and the Iran–Iraq War. [3]She obtained a bachelor of fine art from Azad University in 1998 and right after moved to USA to pursue her graduate studies.
Shirin Aliabadi (10 March 1973 – 1 October 2018; Persian: شیرین علیآبادی) was an Iranian contemporary multidisciplinary visual artist.Her artistic oeuvre primarily addressed themes related to women's issues, gender representation, and the beauty industry.
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Shirin Neshat (Persian: شیرین نشاط; born March 26, 1957) [3] [4] is an Iranian photographer and visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography.