{"id":836,"date":"2025-11-13T03:39:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T03:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/?p=836"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:00:08","slug":"light-triumphs-over-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/light-triumphs-over-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Light triumphs over darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">New emblem and motto of the Shahvand Think Tank: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Light, Homeland, Freedom <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LightHomelandFreedom?src=hashtag_click\">#LightHomelandFreedom<\/a><\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Light triumphs over darkness. <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Homeland preserves identity. <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Freedom enables prosperity.<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-837\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-837 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Logo--150x150.jpg\" alt=\"New emblem and motto of the Shahvand Think Tank:Light, Homeland, Freedom #LightHomelandFreedom\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Logo--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Logo--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Logo-.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Light, Homeland, Freedom #LightHomelandFreedom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New emblem and motto of the Shahvand Think Tank: Light, Homeland, Freedom #LightHomelandFreedom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[118,117,171,176],"class_list":["post-836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-essay","tag-freedom","tag-homeland","tag-light","tag-light-homeland-freedom"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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