22 Images of the Iranian Revolution

Motherly care, Tehran, February 9, 1979 Tea and bread sustained a revolution. After soldiers joined the demonstrations, civilians brought provisions into the streets. Pinterest

In January 1979, violent protests and fighting forced the Shah to flee abroad. Meanwhile, guards keep watch from the Tabriz headquarters in case of attack from Khomeini supporters on Dec. 11, 1979. NPR

A rebel tosses police records onto a burning car after insurgents took over and burned a police station in Tehran on Feb. 11, 1979, the same day the shah’s regime collapsed. NPR

Armed women on guard and participating in Khordad in one of the main squares in Tehran at the beginning of the Iranian Revolution. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Armed rebels, one wearing a gas mask, ride in a truck near Khomeini’s headquarters on Feb. 12, 1979, in Tehran. NPR

Two men with guns looted from army garrisons on the afternoon of the victory of the Islamic revolution in Tehran, 11th February 1979. (Photo by Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)

Iranian revolution key political figues Ayatollah Taleghani, Ayatollah Beheshti, Hojjatoleslam Rafsanjani, and Abolhasan Banisadr taking a souvenir photo while Shah’s statue is being tore down in the background in a square in Tehran, 1979. fourman

Women protesting the hijab. British Jounal of Photography

Protest against the Iranian Revolution. British Journal of Photography

Women protesting forced Hijab days after the revolution, Iran, 1979. historicaltimes

Armed female militia parade during the first anniversary of Islamic Revolution of 1979 on Feb, 11, 1980. Some women used a headscarf as hijab and others preferred head-to-toe Chador. Tumblr