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== Iranian Scouting difficulties and rebirth == | == Iranian Scouting difficulties and rebirth == | ||
Since the 1970s, Iranian Scouting has faced difficulties, and lost WOSM membership. The government placed restraints on Scouting during 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." |