SHAHBANOU

The Majesties!

Dear Darius,

With all due respect to you and those of the readers of this site, there are no more "Majesties!"
In 1979 the regime of his Majesty Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown. Whether by "foreign hands" or by popular demand, it is gone forever.

Farah Diba is no longer her Majesty ; neither all the deposed monarchs of Europe or old Russia who were the guests of honor at the 2500 year celebration
of the Persian Empire. Remember, when Caviar was served and Maxim of Paris provided the food for a bunch of deposed and corrupt leaders. While ordinary Iranians watched in bewilderment at the gross, costly and stupid celebration (the men on horses with their fake beards) run by his and her Majesty?!!

Farah Diba is just an ordinary citizen who could and should do more but alas, she is like the rest of the Pahlavis.

botshekan

Mr. Kadivar is all that you've described him.  The question is, be tow che?!

"how can one enter into a strong man's house and spoil his good"

Salaam,

"After how [the Pahlavis] hurt iran", says "Azaadeh". (Beautiful name!)

Azaadeh Khanum,

Would you please educate us with FACTS as to how the Pahlavis "hurt" Iran? Perhaps one is misguided here, but the impression one gets in reviewing the FACTS is that Reza Shah and his son Mohammad Reza Shah *saved* Iran.

Mr. Kadviar,

Next time you have Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi's ear, do ask if she has reflected on the role of the Rockefellers in "throwing the Shah out like a mouse".

"a man's enemies (will be) men of his own house" (Micah 7:6)
"And a man's foes shall be they of his own household" Jesus Christ.

/& Salaam

Get a Clue People!

OH FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD! Does everything have to be POLITICAL? Have you noticed most everything Mr. Kadivar writes or posts has a cultural, entertainment, celebrity/Iranian celebrity, flavor to it? Have you EVER read anything the man writes? I am 100% sure these pics were not posted to decide the Future of Iran and politics of the middleeast, so to all of you out there, you are wasting your time and effort. Would you write to "People" magazine or "entertainment tonight (ET)" or "Paris Match" or "le monde" or whatever, and ask them about the price of oil or Opec or the Iraq war or the Palestinian conflict? WOuld you expect an indept and politicaly relevant article on Obama vs Mcain in " STAR" magazine? Or do you read them to see which martian had an affair with Michelle Obama and what dress and shoe designer was she wearing when it happended? Get a clue people! Enjoy the pictures, skim the article and move on, I'm sure you all have lives and jobs!Stop the ridiculous, ancient and completely irrelevant and useless debates about monarchy vs. mullahcracy, get over it already. Whether you like it or not, Farah Pahlavi is a celebrity, and she will be reported on,more for her style and fashion choices and for the cultural events she attends are you going to have fit everytime you see her picture in the media? @!! Then Good luck to you, cuz you have LONG way ahead of you.
PEACE

Mr Madadi

Allow me to answer your question as Mr Kadivar is too shy to answer. Mr Kadivar is not a Pahlavi monarchist in the classical meaning of it. He is, what you may call, a "man-darovordi monarchist." He admires the Shah but doesn't approve of his son. He admires Mossadegh but thinks he had to be removed. He admires Shirin Ebadi as a heroic figure but skips the part that she was (and is) staunchly anti-Pahlavi. He worships Marjane Satrapi (anti-pahlavi) and takes pictures with Nazanin Afshin-Jam (pro-pahlavi) at the same time (all in the name of being an Art and Film critic of course). He kisses Farah's hand but thinks she is better off to attend fashion shows than political rallies.

There are more interesting feartures to Mr Kadivar's self-styled monarchism but I leave them for another time.

DK jan

Thank you for sharing this happy moment in your life with us.  I am sure you'd have liked this meeting to have occured on an another occasion.

I am happy for you and can see the joy in your eyes.  Even though I don't share her views, if I get chance to meet her and you introduce me (as JJ's BFF :-) I will shake her hand and will say that it is a real pleasure meeting her.

I really liked the photos and below are my top 3, in this order:

#3

#2

and #1

Mr Kadivar

Hi! I have a sincere question! Why are you a monarchist? I guess monarchist means Pahlavi monarchist...

Saman

THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well said my friend

It's about time to say "NO more Zell-o-llah...NO more Ayat-o-llah... and NO more Mas'ood-o-llah !

LONG LIVE IRAN.

Hazratee: Thanks...I laughed

Hazratee: Thanks...I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants. You rock.

Do you not have no shame?

To: Mola Nasredeen

You may not think highly of the Shah, or Farah Pahlavi, for whatever reason, but what makes you drag this lady to your level, and imply that she had an affair?

Unless there 's something in your life, that makes you suspecious of all women.

"Kaafar hameh raa beh keesheh khod pendaarad..."

Please God Help!!!

Shah-Agha died of cancer when he was only 62 yrs-old. Shah-Banou & Shah-Doost Kadivar both belong to Shah-Agha generation. Even the pictures all look old.
All are going to go through unmistakenable God's interogation & will receive their rewards/punishments @ their times in this world and/or in hereafter. No exclusions. Then what is this long list of comments for???

Thanks!

Thank you, Mr. Khadivar. I have to admit that I normally do neither particularly care for monarchists for for the royal family, but I enjoy your articles and respect you integrity.

All the best.

PS: The photos show your joy at meeting Farah, and that is worth a lot!

We should learn to respect......!!

Some commentators here,while pretending to be politically matured,open-minded & know-all (mostly disguising behind phony or annonymous names & avatars),bad-mouth Mr Kadivar for being loyal & steadfast in his political views;i.e' a Monarchist!!.Although,persaonally I don't agree with his politcal views,but I respect his courage( or whatever you want to call it ),to express his views.I hope all of us have the courage & willpower to be as loyal to our political views as he is!!. 

If we claim to be " Democracy seekers" ( As I want to call it),then we have a long way to go ahead in order to have this "Democratic Utopia" in Iran.If we donot agree with sb's views,we should try to give a constructive(negative or positive) comment to his/her  blog,trying to stick to the subject  & not to derail from subject matter to satisfy our own shortcommings!!!.

P.S.

AS "etiquette teacher " wrote,this is a part of being polite,not necessarily "bending....",as one comment suggested.If you read Mr Kadivar's Biography,you will understand that he comes from the generation of men who(did & still do):

1-Open the door for a lady(wether a girfriend,wife,mother or a total stranger).

2-Believe(& act) in the saying " Ladies First ".

3-Eventhough,not a smoker,but always carry a lighter in case a lady next to them needs a light !.

4-Always carry a clean cotton handkerchief,again,in case a lady needs one(even nowadays that we have paper tissues).

The list will go on......

best Wishes

Pahlavis

Even though the Shah was seen to many as dictator, where it's regime only survival was Savak by suppressing the oppositions and other Iranian groups I still think they were far better than these animals (Mullahs). Monarchy shouldn't and wouldn't come back however I believe that REZA could be a tool to unite the different political and ethnic oppositions to bring down the mullahs.

So many replies, so little response from DK!?!?!

DK is MIA:-)

Is hard to defend a corrupt past, isn't it Dariush jan?

Any updates yet?

Keep me updated if you hear anything. 

Q for Dota Irooni:

It always surprises me when people use “England - Holland - Sweden - Denmark - Norway - Spain – Japan” as the model for Iranian Monarchy! Where have you been all these years? Iran’s Monarchy was closer to the Arab Monarchy. Tyrannical and cruel! The kings and queens of England - Holland - Sweden - Denmark - Norway - Spain – Japan are bunch of powerless freeloaders excused to suck up tax money instead of being executed on the streets when their powers were taken away in a civilized manner. They don’t control the parliament or torture organizations like SAVAK. These so called “Western royal families” are outdated furniture at best. Iran already has a freeloading royal Mullah family … so what’s the point of replacing the Turban back to crown? For symbolic purposes? Wouldn't that be the cherry on top of cake ... when there is no cake? How does inheriting power by default within the same family make a country free?

To Dota Iraooni

First of all England, Spain and etc, are not real monarchies. The Queen of England or the king of Spain, unlike the Shah, hold no political power. Secondly, you should know that in my opinion the revolution was a mistake because the Pahlavi regime, unlike the Islamic republic, was reformable and while it was not a democracy it could have been transformed to one. But Monarchy and Theocracy are outdated systems and choosing monarchy over democracy would be naive and stupid.

Some people like to recite

Some people like to recite poetry in the most grotesque and servile fashion for a two bit vile criminal/terrorist like Khamanei...I think it's called Madahi???

Watch this video and try not to vomit.

//youtube.com/watch?v=RB_py-kqQ1U

valo kako

eeto-ri keh maa mibinima, in D K'oo tu aks khoob miyofteh

Still parasite after all these years

She still pretends to be the untouchable queen. She goes to YSL funeral (a gay millionare) and other ceremonies. In fact while his countrymen are being discriminated and called names. Her country is being threatened with annihilation and all she cares is her image.

Iranians are Namak Nashnas

Monarchy is NOT an out dated system - England - Holland - Sweden - Denmark - Norway - Spain - Japan - all them cozy places you like and go to - all them success stories - all them places such as these that got you fooled and you got rid of your monarchy for them to still keep it - Iranians are one bunch of namak nashnas - chaplous - hasoud nation - LET THE MULLAHS RIDE YOU...

I am envious!

Dear Mr. Kadivar,

Khosha be hal shoma. Her majesty Farah Pahlavi is the dignity and pride of all iranians. Her Majesty Farah and His Majesty Reza Pahlavi went through alot of hardship during and after satanic revolution but they did not give up thier duties as royals. They have a big heart and I am sure they have forgiven those who have been unfair to them.
His Majesty Muhammed Reza Shah said fully right in his last interview that History will judge if he was a good king or a bad one.

Javid Shah

Thank you for posting these

Thank you for posting these pictures it is sad to see any  mother mourning her child regardless of the past and what part she wittingly played in that.  We will never really know the truth about that.

To all you who have made some derogetry comment about Shahbanou Farah, have some respect for a mothers grief. She was a victim too as much as anyone else whether she was Shahbanou then or is still entitled to be called such. It is all relative. The moment here is about a mothers loss.

Javaneh

It is so pathetic that the

It is so pathetic that the Pahlavis are now literally sending INVITATIONS to people to come and worship them to boost their egos a little. Luckily for them, there has always been few people like Kadivar, who wouldn't hesitate to bend over like a slave in front of his master and kiss their "Royal" hand!

Still deluded after all these years

No I am not talking about Kadivar. His condition is called Narcissism - being in love with one's own image, hence the photo opportunity here and hand-kissing, etc. I will deal with him later. I am talking about Farah Pahlavi (nee Diba).

It is now well over forty five years that this lady is caught between two worlds and has not found or even sought a way out. One world is the world of a dutiful Queen who is abiding by her Monarch husband's dreams and ideals for his country and the other world is that of a societal rebel who seeks to undermine the establishment and promote her own teenage days fascinations with the rebellious youths of her days. She never gave up yearning on being a non-conformist espouse to a conservative Monarch or a wife who had missed out on the best days of her rebellious life by marrying a man some twenty years older than herself. To this day, Farah is still deluded about her true position in the society. She want to be so many things at the same time. On the one hand she knows that it is expected of her to act as a dignified Queen Dowager, widowed as well as breaved by the loss of her youngest daughter. On the other hand, she is finds it so difficult to restrain her youthful ambitions and wishes to be a carefree woman who may be seventy years old but remains seventeen in spirit( //www.payvand.com/news/07/mar/1060.html).

Farah's dream of a non-conformist has never ben fully fulfilled. She often must have envied the reckless life of her predecessor, Queen Soraya, who after deing freed from the restrictions of the court of Pahlavi, and her Pahlavi in-laws, lead a free-spirited life in Europe and enjoyed a frivlous lifetime of fame and fortune. But Farah's appetite was much more wide-ranging. She wanted to have both the regal life of a Queen with all its power and privileges as well as being surrounded by her old days' companions and the type of charcters, who like herself, were anti-establishment rebels. This duality in desire was to be the root cause of her downfall. She not only could not guide her ailing husband in the right direction but instead accelerated his drive towards doom and diaster. And when the King goes down, with it a whole nation goes down. I think you know the rest of the story.

But as for our Narcisstic character, Mr Kadivar, this photo essay has served it purpose. Now all the women, and men if you prefer, on this site have a good idea how he looks (//www.persianmirror.com/Article_det.cfm?id=18...).

Soopoor, DOROOD va SALAM bar to.

DAMET GARM.

GOL GOFTI.

Even though they still won't get it cuz they're too arrogant.

DAMET GARM.

class 101

For those who are not familiar with the rules of etiquette and have no class:
kissing a lady's hand by a gentleman is good, is nice, is respectful and is acceptable.

in second though, you're past the point of no return, so to each its own:

go kiss some mullah's ring, that's all you deserve for the lack of class you showed... also take the shotorban with you, once he's tired of kissing his shotor's paws.

How embarrassing

I'd only permit her to spend a few minutes with me if she paid me heavily. Why would anyone want to meet that illiterate,old bag?

to: Jaleho

i ordered the book, thanks!