Abbas Abad (Tehran) Cineplex"), but its construction was not approved by the authorities of the Ministry of Culture. Currently, the embassies of Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, and Japan are located in Abbas Abad. Neda Agha-Soltan Abbas Abad (Tehran) Abbās Ābād ( - approximate latitude of 35°44'08"N and longitude of 51°26'08"E) is a large north-central neighborhood of Tehran, Iran, designated within the Seventh Municipal District of the capital. Abbas Abad was originally conceived in the 1950s and 60's as a housing and residential center for members of various branches of the military, especially for the ground forces (although on a non-exclusive basis; for instance,
Neda Agha-Soltan Graduate Scholarship the scholarship was Arianne Shahvisi, a philosophy student of Iranian descent, who described the award as "a great honour". The establishment of the scholarship led to criticism from the Iranian government: the Iranian embassy in London told the college that the university was involved in a "politically motivated campaign ... in sharp contrast with its academic objectives". In response, "The Times" praised the scholarship in an editorial, saying that the establishment of the scholarship was indeed politically motivated, "and admirably so", given the government's reaction to her death and continuing problems in Iran. One British–Iranian student, Leyla Ferani, has said