European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Confin ural rate Parja Jit Han become the textile Center of modern but till i he and crafts and masques Winch have made Isfahan world persians claim with obvious reason that the mosques of Isfahan arc the most attract inc in the two of these Are found on Imperial or Shah a  Plum which 15 the Hub of the this Square was constructed under the aesthetic guidance o Shah Ahl ass from i older and smaller is Iuar which Dales from mongol the reconstruction was completed in 1611 it took 18 construct the Shah mosque or the South Side of the the mosques four Minar two at the Entrance and two at the Krcal Turquoise Rise More than 190 feel above the the Lutfullah on the East perimeter of the has been called the most Beautiful mosque in the a Small Structure with exquisite tiles and this mosque has become famous among writers and artists for its Cream coloured dome which literally melts into the pastel Skyline of the the on the West Side of Shah is a seven Story which once formed the Rale to extensive Royal it was from the Al Lapu that Shah Abbass watched persian horse and Polo it ii from this Vantage Pont that the visitor of today can look out at the Turquoise domes into the Lur y the Brown and an coun Tow mos Jum Ore Worth visiting in the Juma mosque oldest in the City it was completed nearly rear ago and the Charbaugh which houses a theological school on its the covered Bazaar on the North Boundary of Shah Square is a labyrinth of crafts dating Back hundreds of years Are practice the mosques of Isfahan Are not the Only architectural wonders of the engineers Long have admired the three Graceful Stone Arch Bridges which Span the River that divides the the ancient trial of the loom for which Persia has become world la yet another attraction of the products of the loom and the Many other crafts indigenous to the City May be purchased in shops which line the stores Are manned by canny merchants skilled in bargain ing techniques As old As great White barked Trees line the main streets of Isfahan and the mock ing song of Gray and Black crows echoes from tree top to tree from but charming City North to the capital of modern it in hour piano ride Over Tho Brown Earth and brawn Beehive Bare and us High tableland be tween Isfahan and Tehran is broken by Sharp wrinkles of which in the Winter and the arc coated with Snow and from feet look like a brow Gray fairyland sprinkled by pow dered in a teeming City of 2 Mil the poverty of Persia is More evident than it is in Isfahan or a troll along the Macadam sidewalks often convincing Evl Cence of this Lack of affluence yet there Are fewer beggars in Tehran than most cities of the Middle East the Crown jewel exhibit in Tehran for which the visitor must secure a is one of the world its and diamonds belong to the nation and they form the financial Back ing for the Bank of a free Money Market and a world Trade Tehran is the place where Western and Middle Eastern businessmen meet with iranian merchants to Pur Chase persian one of the nations prime exports May be purchased in dozens of but Tho traveler who docs not know about rugs should consult the government carpet outlet in Central Tehran before he commits the Green country of Persia begins North of Tehran on the far Side of the towering Elbur toe Green Belt sprawls to the Caspian Home of Iran caviar which divides 12 the nations rambling Northern Boundary with Iran Eastern neighbors arc Afghani Stan and Turkey and Iraq in inc Reecd Western an urea inhabited by the irrepressible tribes which have resisted civilization for hundreds of and to the South and the Smil Hurst Iran has a Long coastline with the persian Gulf and the Gulf of although n poor nation or Stern Iran has born using its sex Wirls Cotton and carpets along with Fiir plan Aid to the Iran was the biggest Oil producer in the Middle East until and it of Rales the worlds largest Oil Refl cry at Aba great a modern Highway sys tem and new Industrial arc part of the modernization program in the Western zing process was begun in Tehran under Rizah who threw Over the old Feudal and proceeded to coax tradition grained Iran lans into the modern his Mohammed Riza present ruler of has doggedly pursued his extensive land reforms pro Gram despite protests which have erupted in in june government troops equipped with tanks and is vis1 Down Rio in qum and to give his land Reform program the Shah has deeded Many of his own vast holdings to former serfs of the Xuanlan the also had declared War on illiteracy the a Lions illiteracy rate is 70 per he established a literacy con so sting of High school who teach peasants in he villages How to read and when All know How to read they in we they will realize their own rights arid duties Well As those of others and in this great Steps will be taken to wards the country Progress and pros the Shah said in a speech to iranian Iran is governed under a constitutional Monarch with a bicameral legislature the Premier is appointed by the Shah and is responsible to inc lower House of die Many educated persians who have lived and worked abroad since world War ii have returned to Iran in recent years to help Reform and revitalize their with an equitable distribution of land and with the creation of modern Indus trial and agricultural this proud land appears to be shaking Loose from inc blight and apathy which gradually eroded its ancient if an enlightened Middle class and a modern Industrial base ultimately Are combined with the glorious traditions of the then Iran May become once again a Nalton to be emulated among Shoh Square in ancient islamic Isfahan the Square Dales Back to mongol times Aitto masque Karl Khan Zand n Brick colourful of Shah mosque the stars and stripes