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Interesting...these look a lot like how imams/clerics in Iran dress nowadays (e.g. M. Khatami, who is running for office in June, I believe).

The majority of individuals in this photography are Shia Muslim clerics/imams. Omar your assesment is correct as this is the typical garb worn in Iran by the religous scholars. One will note that some of the individuals are wearing black turbans and some are wearing white. The black turbans are a distinction among the scholars as who is a decendent of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) through his daughter Lady Fatimah Zahra (as). Of the taller individuals in the back wearing fezes, we can make some assumptions that they are either non-clerical individuals or they are Sunni Muslims who are clerics. One last comment and hopefully someone can confirm its autheticity, is this photograph was taken at the time of a academic and scholarly debate between the 2 main sects in Islam in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. The debates themselves were documented in a book known as Peshawar Nights. In a very old copy I have, I found a print of this very picture in that book which is why I believe this picture was taken at that time.

shakir farheen Shakir - That is fascinating! Thanks for the info. I wonder if that book is available for purchase anywhere in English? I'd love to get my hands on a copy.

Br. Omar - It is an interesting book for anyone who enjoys the freedom of intellectual debate. The book is available online for free, however if you wish to purchase it I included a link from Amazon as well below. The version I have is a very old copy so not sure if the new versions have the picture in it or not. [html] www.al-islam.org/peshawar/toc.html [PDF] www.e-resaneh.com/articlefiles/202105819.pdf [Paperback] www.amazon.com/Peshawar-Nights-Islam-Sunni-sources/dp/B00...

is it national football team of Qom city ? :-)

I always find it abit odd when one person of a married couple chooses to wear ethnic clothes and the other one wears western dress. However it is usually the woman in the ethnic apparel

It looks like his wife might have been a Westerner. She looks Caucasian.

Regardless, NO SOUP FOR YOU!

According to the New York Times: Persian Charges d'Affaire in Washington from 1909 to 1915 (when he was appointed Consul General to New York), he was married to Florence Breed of Boston. "Mirza" is a title of honor. Ref: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=980CE...

From US Department of State: www.state.gov/s/cpr/94046.htm Confirming Noel's comment, he was Charge d'Affaires for Iran/Persia.

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Hermoso dibujo

very beautiful