Ashraf Pahlavi

"Carter didn't kill my brother with his own hand, but he overthrew him. If Nixon were President, my brother would still be on the throne."

"I don't care when I die, when you die, you die. What I don't want is to die in my bed. To be killed in an accident or to be shot is my preferred way to die."

"Persia’s backward conditions were relics of social traditions ... and the women for that matter weren’t ready to exchange the protection they had traditionally enjoyed for the unknowns of a new social…"

"I found that many Americans did not even know that a country named Iran existed, let alone what it was like. Even among the diplomatic corps and among well-educated people, there was a vagueness about…"

"As I flew over the Shahyad monument, I saw that one corner was completely dark. A moment later I realized this black mass was a mass of Iranian women, women who had achieved one of the highest levels …"

": On her personal website, one can find biographical information about the Princess and her family, as well as information concerning her humanitarian efforts."

"I don't need to pray. I have God in myself."

": The is a non-profit institution dedicated to educating the public about Iran. Princess Ashraf served on the Board of Trustees."