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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Two girls sit next to an older woman in Shazand, Iran on August 20, 2019. At the age of nine, Muslim girls are considered religiously accountable and often take part in ceremonies that mark the beginning of their formal observance of Islamic duties. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Two girls and a woman sit together for prayer in Shazand, Iran on March 1, 2019. The ritual blends spiritual learning with family bonding as girls take on religious duties for the first time. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Two girls do homework together in Shazand, Iran on April 4, 2019. At age nine, girls become religiously accountable in Islam, and their daily routines often blend religious responsibilities with childhood activities. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl sits on a prayer rug in front of her family after her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on April 3, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Two girls and a woman sit together for prayer in Shazand, Iran on March 1, 2019. The ritual blends spiritual learning with family bonding as girls take on religious duties for the first time. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl looks at herself in the mirror while wearing a headscarf after her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on March 1, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A group of girls sit together while another plays on the carpet in Shazand, Iran on August 20, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl hangs from a doorway bar after her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on March 1, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Girls attend a classroom session after their Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on March 2, 2019. The religious coming-of-age ceremony is often observed alongside regular school activities, reinforcing moral and educational values at the age of nine. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Young girls put on white chadors in a classroom setting during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl sits to watch television after her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on March 1, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Two girls play during a break at school after their Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on March 2, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A cleric leads a group of girls in white garments as they perform congregational prayer during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Girls take part in a physical education class after their Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on March 2, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl sits on a couch with a woman after her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on March 1, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl sits on a couch with a woman after her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on March 1, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Girls gather around a table adorned with a Quran and celebratory decorations during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl looks at herself in the mirror while wearing a headscarf after her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on March 1, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl is reflected in a mirror next to a portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl in a white prayer garment performs sujood (prostration) on a prayer rug at home during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl stands between two women in front of a decorated Quran table during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Girls gather around a table adorned with a Quran and celebratory decorations during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A cleric leads a group of girls in white garments as they perform congregational prayer during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Girls gather around a table adorned with a Quran and celebratory decorations during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A sink is seen mounted on a tiled wall with a children's drawing and soap dispenser above it during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. The area is likely used for performing wudu (ablution), a purification ritual before prayer in Islamic practice. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

Girls dressed in white chadors during their Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A pair of children’s books and a red rose are arranged on an embroidered prayer mat during a Jashn-e Taklif ceremony in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

An open Quran rests on a wooden stand against a background of purple satin cloth during a Jashn-e Taklif ceremony in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Religious Coming-of-Age - Iran

A girl wearing a white chador sits on a decorated stage with a Quran in front of her during her Jashn-e Taklif in Shazand, Iran on January 12, 2019. Jashn-e Taklif is a coming-of-age ceremony held for girls who reach the Islamic age of religious accountability at nine years old. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A young Iranian girl hangs an American flag in her bedroom. Khomein, Iran, February 10, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A view of the symbols of the coffins and cemeteries of US and Israeli soldiers killed by Iran in the yard of the former US embassy in Tehran, Iran. The embassy was stormed by militant students on November 4, 1979, and the staff ware taken hostage for 444 days. The embassy is now the headquarters of the Student Basij Organization and the upper floor of the main building serves as the museum. Khomein, Iran, February 9, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

Iranian march on the U.S. and Israel flags in an annual rally commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic renolution, which toppled the late pro-U.S. Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A view of the symbols of the coffins and cemeteries of US and Israeli soldiers killed by Iran in the yard of the former US embassy in Tehran, Iran. The embassy was stormed by militant students on November 4, 1979, and the staff ware taken hostage for 444 days. The embassy is now the headquarters of the Student Basij Organization and the upper floor of the main building serves as the museum. Khomein, Iran, February 9, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

Iranian march on the U.S. and Israel flags in an annual rally commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic renolution, which toppled the late pro-U.S. Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A view of the former US embassy building with a torn and half-raised the U.S. flag in Tehran, Iran. The embassy was stormed by militant students on November 4, 1979, and the staff ware taken hostage for 444 days. The embassy is now the headquarters of the Student Basij Organization and the upper floor of the main building serves as the museum. Khomein, Iran, February 9, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A view inside of the top-secret CIA quarters on the upper floor of the United States embassy in Tehran, Iran. The embassy was stormed by militant students on November 4, 1979, and the staff ware taken hostage for 444 days. The embassy is now the headquarters of the Student Basij Organization and the upper floor of the main building serves as the museum. Khomein, Iran, February 9, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A small Iranian factory produces more than 1.5 million square feet of flags each year for the domestic market Many of the flags are burned by demonstrators who are opposed to the policies of Britain, the US, and Israel Other flags which are not burned are produced to show support for Iran or groups such as Hezbollah. Khomein, Iran, February 5, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A small Iranian factory produces more than 1.5 million square feet of flags each year for the domestic market Many of the flags are burned by demonstrators who are opposed to the policies of Britain, the US, and Israel Other flags which are not burned are produced to show support for Iran or groups such as Hezbollah. Khomein, Iran, February 5, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A small Iranian factory produces more than 1.5 million square feet of flags each year for the domestic market Many of the flags are burned by demonstrators who are opposed to the policies of Britain, the US, and Israel Other flags which are not burned are produced to show support for Iran or groups such as Hezbollah. Khomein, Iran, February 5, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A small Iranian factory produces more than 1.5 million square feet of flags each year for the domestic market Many of the flags are burned by demonstrators who are opposed to the policies of Britain, the US, and Israel Other flags which are not burned are produced to show support for Iran or groups such as Hezbollah. Khomein, Iran, February 5, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A small Iranian factory produces more than 1.5 million square feet of flags each year for the domestic market Many of the flags are burned by demonstrators who are opposed to the policies of Britain, the US, and Israel Other flags which are not burned are produced to show support for Iran or groups such as Hezbollah. Khomein, Iran, February 5, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A small Iranian factory produces more than 1.5 million square feet of flags each year for the domestic market Many of the flags are burned by demonstrators who are opposed to the policies of Britain, the US, and Israel Other flags which are not burned are produced to show support for Iran or groups such as Hezbollah. Khomein, Iran, February 5, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A small Iranian factory produces more than 1.5 million square feet of flags each year for the domestic market Many of the flags are burned by demonstrators who are opposed to the policies of Britain, the US, and Israel Other flags which are not burned are produced to show support for Iran or groups such as Hezbollah. Khomein, Iran, February 5, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A small Iranian factory produces more than 1.5 million square feet of flags each year for the domestic market Many of the flags are burned by demonstrators who are opposed to the policies of Britain, the US, and Israel Other flags which are not burned are produced to show support for Iran or groups such as Hezbollah. Khomein, Iran, February 5, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

Israeli and American flags in a shop for sale to specific customers and only for burning flags at the ceremonies against the Isael and the West. Khomein, Iran, January 28, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A customization of the national flag of Israel is particularly popular. It features the Star of David with the words 'Death to Israel' in Persian alongside it. Khomein, Iran, January 28, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A small Iranian factory produces more than 1.5 million square feet of flags each year for the domestic market Many of the flags are burned by demonstrators who are opposed to the policies of Britain, the US, and Israel Other flags which are not burned are produced to show support for Iran or groups such as Hezbollah. Khomein, Iran, February 5, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A small Iranian factory produces more than 1.5 million square feet of flags each year for the domestic market Many of the flags are burned by demonstrators who are opposed to the policies of Britain, the US, and Israel Other flags which are not burned are produced to show support for Iran or groups such as Hezbollah. Khomein, Iran, January 28, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

customization of a flag of the Israel is particularly popular also with the words 'Down with Israel' in a shop for sale to specific customers and only for burning flags at the ceremonies against the UK and the West. Khomein, Iran, January 28, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Factory Makes Us Flags To Burn - Khomein

A customization of the national flag of Israel is particularly popular. It features the Star of David with the words 'Death to Israel' in Persian alongside it. Khomein, Iran, January 28, 2020. Photo by Sina Yaghoobpoor/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM