Cultural Institutions in Reza Shah’s Reign

     The years between 1925-1941 can be called the most critical and important years of Iranian Contemporary history; because in this period, a wide-range attempt was made to change the social and cultural institutions of the country, till ultimately to stable the political dominance of Pahlavi regime.

       Establishing dictatorship, encouraging ancient-oriented nationalism, avoiding Islamic values, and supporting the western culture were the most fundamental manifestations of cultural policy of Reza Shah’s period, which were realized in the society by appealing to various devices. In this regard, different laws were made and several organizations and centers were founded to accelerate the accessing process of these aims.

      What you read in this article is a part of cultural aims and the ways of achieving them, which were applied during Reza Shah’s reign.