Zahra Khanom or Tadj al-Saltaneh (1884 – 25 January 1936; Persian: تاج‌السلطنه) was a princess of the Qajar dynasty, known as a feminist, a women's rights activist and a memoirist. She was the daughter of Naser al-Din Shah, the shah of Iran from 1848 to May 1896.

2021年7月11日 · Have you ever thought about why you say about a certain individual that he or she is ugly? The opinion about someone’s attractiveness forms in a matter of milliseconds. Where does it come from?...

2016年7月1日 · Bugs, touts and pollution can’t ruin a visit to the Taj Mahal, the “teardrop on the cheek of eternity” and the world’s loveliest mausoleum.

2022年3月30日 · The 19th-century Persian royal "Princess Qajar" never existed, but Fatemeh Khanum "Esmat al-Dowleh" and Zahra Khanum "Taj al-Saltaneh" certainly did. "Princess Qajar" is actually a conflation of two Persian princesses with fascinating stories of their own.

2024年1月22日 · Today we see her as ugly, but Princess Tāj-al-Salṭana was a symbol of womanity, feminist struggle and a pioneer of intersectionality. History of the woman who influenced Persia

2024年9月25日 · Cracks in the marble façade of the Taj Mahal are fuelling claims that the Indian government is choosing to look the other way as the much-loved monument crumbles.

2018年5月2日 · India’s Supreme Court has expressed concern that one of its most famous landmarks, the Taj Mahal, is showing signs of discoloration. Photographs from January 2018 show small brown and green spots...

2012年1月10日 · But probably the number one symbol to represent the subcontinent is one of the world’s greatest monuments: the Taj Mahal. Built in the 1600s of white marble, the Taj was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the…

Arguably the most beautiful building in the world, the Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum comprising a 42-acre complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, surrounded by gardens. It was built in the 17th century by a Mughal emperor called Shah Jahan to honor his late wife Mumtaz Mahal.

For at least 20 years, scientific reports have warned that pollution resulting from India's economic growth is eating away at the Taj's pure white marble quarried from nearby Makrana.