On January 16th, 1979, a grieve and joy fell over Iran. It was the day that the shah of Iran left with the promise of coming back. He left while leaving millions of supporters wondering: is the shah really going to come back? That question was answered when an army officer fell down at the shah's feet and wept and begged the shah not to leave. The question was answered when he pushed back tears while going up the stairs that led to his plane. It was answered when shah's last step took forever because he knew that step was his last contact with Iran physically; Mentally, he would always remember his home. The question was also answered when Ayatollah Khomeini came back to Iran and made it an Islamic state. Iranians thought that the revolution
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Before the revolution, women were allowed to wear anything they wanted and women who chose to wear hijab were allowed to do so. Iranians also had more personal freedom during the monarchy but reduced afterward. For example, people had the freedom of having parties and fun. Parties were allowed and dancing was normal. Drinking was popular and liquor shops were everywhere. The relationship between man and woman was normal and everyone could have a girlfriend or a boyfriend. Freedom of religion was the most important thing. Bahais were allowed to do anything that Muslims were allowed and there wasn't any discrimination based on personal beliefs. Change of religion was legal and any kind of practice of religion was welcomed. All of this changed when Ayatollah Khomeini took over power. Alcohol was banned and parties would get busted if caught and all the people in it would go through a trial in the court. But there were some people that did this in their own time and in private. The relationship between man and woman changed completely. If a couple that wasn't married would be seen in public, they would have to go to the sheriff's office and had to explain their way out. The most important change was particularly for the women. After the revolution, every single woman was expected to wear hijab and that they had to cover their whole bodies except their faces and their hands. Religions other than Islam would have a rough time. Bahais were banned from doing anything and their leaders would get caught. Any kind of advertisement for any other religion would be banned and the person or the group would be thrown in jail. Same-sex marriage is against the law but transgender surgeries are perfectly fine. The press was allowed to publish things that they wanted before the revolution but after the revolution, every single radio show, tv show and another kind of related things are
Before the revolution, women were allowed to wear anything they wanted and women who chose to wear hijab were allowed to do so. Iranians also had more personal freedom during the monarchy but reduced afterward. For example, people had the freedom of having parties and fun. Parties were allowed and dancing was normal. Drinking was popular and liquor shops were everywhere. The relationship between man and woman was normal and everyone could have a girlfriend or a boyfriend. Freedom of religion was the most important thing. Bahais were allowed to do anything that Muslims were allowed and there wasn't any discrimination based on personal beliefs. Change of religion was legal and any kind of practice of religion was welcomed. All of this changed when Ayatollah Khomeini took over power. Alcohol was banned and parties would get busted if caught and all the people in it would go through a trial in the court. But there were some people that did this in their own time and in private. The relationship between man and woman changed completely. If a couple that wasn't married would be seen in public, they would have to go to the sheriff's office and had to explain their way out. The most important change was particularly for the women. After the revolution, every single woman was expected to wear hijab and that they had to cover their whole bodies except their faces and their hands. Religions other than Islam would have a rough time. Bahais were banned from doing anything and their leaders would get caught. Any kind of advertisement for any other religion would be banned and the person or the group would be thrown in jail. Same-sex marriage is against the law but transgender surgeries are perfectly fine. The press was allowed to publish things that they wanted before the revolution but after the revolution, every single radio show, tv show and another kind of related things are