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Shaban Jafari. Wikipedia. This work is now in the public domain in Iran, because according to the Law for the Protection of Authors, Composers and Artists Rights (1970) its term of copyright has expired for one of the following reasons: The creator(s) died before 22 August 1980, for works that their copyright expired before 22 August 2010 according to the 1970 law.
By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, Crisis Magazine, April 13, 2026
Matthew Cullinan Hoffman is a Catholic journalist and the author and translator of The Book of Gomorrah and St. Peter Damian’s Struggle Against Ecclesiastical Corruption (2015). His award-winning articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, London Sunday Times, Crisis, Catholic World Report, the National Catholic Register, and many other publications. He holds an M.A. in Philosophy from Holy Apostles College and Seminary.
To form a proper moral judgment on this conflict, Catholics need to know the real history of America’s troubled relations with Iran and the source of its conflict with this ancient civilization.
When he began his massive assault on Iran, the president was confident in its ultimate success. He had been advised that the Iranian people were deeply dissatisfied with their government and were groaning under the weight of an unwanted clerical autocracy. Furthermore, the country was in political disarray, racked by internal conflict, and would easily capitulate to its attackers, even welcoming them as liberators. Regime change was on the way. Iran would soon be neutralized as a threat. …Related posts
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Christ the King. While the specific artist of this traditional Catholic painting is not definitively identified in common digital records, it is a well-known devotional image representing The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe... Licensing Details - Public Domain Status: Most traditional Catholic religious art of this style, often originating from the late 19th or early 20th centuries, is considered public domain because any original copyright has long since expired.
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