The

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organization in Iran was known as Dokhtarān-e Pīshāhang-e Īrān () or Fereshtegān-e Pīshāhang-e Īrān, (, literally ''Angel Scouts of Iran''). The ''Iranian Scouting Girl Scout Section'' is a former member of the

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, last mentioned in 1979.انتشارات دفتر مخصوص شهبانو، تهران، ۱۳۵۴، ص. ۷۱ Girl Scouts in Iran 1975

Girl Guiding may again be making inroads into Iran, as in 1993 a reception was held in

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in conjunction with WAGGGS' Asia Pacific Symposium of

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for

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. The aim was to introduce or reintroduce the Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting movement and to explore possibilities of starting/restarting Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting in Iran, as well as

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and

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. Fifty women leaders from those nations attended the Asia Pacific Symposium, sharing their Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting experiences. The emblems used over time reflect a shift from a monarchist government to an

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ic one.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fereshtegan-e Pishahang-e Iran Non-aligned Scouting organizations Scouting in Iran