Word: ashraf
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
After Qavam, the Shah had a succession of weak and venal governments, many of whose members were appointed through the influence of his sister, pretty Princess Ashraf. She likes to reward her favorites with jobs, especially in the Finance Ministry. Her love for money meets few obstacles, but her love of power recently received a setback when the Shah asked his other sister, Princess Chams, to pick a bride for him. Princess Chams is retiring and sweet, the exact opposite of Princess Ashraf. The latter was enraged when Chams chose Soraya Esfandiari, daughter of a chief of the powerful Bakhtiari...
...Shah's brother, Prince Abdor Reza, is a graduate of Harvard (1947). He takes his public duties seriously and is a good influence on the Shah. They quarreled a few years ago, then made it up. Princess Ashraf was incensed when she heard that the Shah and Abdor Reza had taken to having lunch and playing billiards together again. No good word is spoken in Teheran of two other brothers...
...herself became a devout Moslem. To free Moslem women from purdah, she organized the white-pajamaed, pigtailed Pakistan Women's National Guard. "See these women?" she says, "they were in purdah once. Do you see any purdah now?" Married 17 years, Liaquat and the Begum have two sons, Ashraf, 12, and Akbar, 9, both aspiring musicians...
...Washington last week a slender, dark girl saw with her own eyes that Persia had powerful friends in the U.S. Several hundred people thronged the elegant, red brick Persian Embassy to shake hands with Her Imperial Highness Ashraf Pahlevi, twin sister of Persia's ruling Shah. President Truman received her in the White House, and Bess Truman was there too. This week the State Department scheduled a big, brilliant reception...
...Shah of Persia's beauteous twin sister, Princess Ashraf Pahlevi, who said she wanted to "familiarize myself with methods of social work," was the latest Mohammedan celebrity to set out on a U.S. visit...