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== Iranian Scouting difficulties and rebirth == | == Iranian Scouting difficulties and rebirth == | ||
Since the | Since the 1970s, Iranian Scouting has faced difficulties, and lost WOSM membership. The government placed restraints on Scouting during the [[1980s]], and the wars that Iran became involved in took into the military many Scout-age boys, as well as leaders. | ||
On February 12, 1979, after establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran, thousands of Scouts and leaders were gathered in Feizieh School in [[Qom]], to meet [[Ayatollah Khomeini]], the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, at which time Khomeini said, "Scouting must stay on and continue its activities." | On February 12, 1979, after establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran, thousands of Scouts and leaders were gathered in Feizieh School in [[Qom]], to meet [[Ayatollah Khomeini]], the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, at which time Khomeini said, "Scouting must stay on and continue its activities." | ||
