Ahmad Shah Durrani

The medieval city of Fatehpur Sikri Introduction Fatehpur Sikri is a town located in Agra, India. This complex palace was built by Mughal emperor jalal'ud-Din Muhammad Akbar son of Humayun. Fatehpur Sikri is a famous monument in India that attracts a lot of tourist from all over the world. It is located 120 miles away from the Delhi which is the capital of India. After the Mughals invaded India in the 16th century, they captured a large area of the country and ruled it for more than 300 hundred…

Working and Living in Space Issues Assignment Resources SACE Task Sheet + Rubric Non SACE Task Sheet + Rubric Source Analysis Checklist Yes/No Source Analysis of 3 sources NO Source Analysis word count NO Essay or negotiated format YES Word Count of essay (no greater than 750 words) 17 words to many Checked grammar with paper rater or grammarly? yes Pictures, diagrams, tables, charts, equations or other text supports NO in-text referencing (Harvard) YES reference list (in alphabetical order)…

The Iranian Revolution took place in 1979. Reza Shah had plans to modernize and westernize Iran, but while this was taking place, oil was discovered in Iran. The Iranian revolution was the overthrowing of the Pahlavi dynasty, the ruling house in Iran, which was a monarchy. This was led by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. He was supported by the United states. One of the leaders of the revolution was Ayatollah Khomeini, who was an Iranian religious scholar. He did not believe in equality for women in…

Besides the Iran and Hostage Crisis, Carter did not have any other corrupt policies. However, he was not that great because his policies didn’t help create big differences in the Cold War. In addition, under his leadership, the nation faced economic problems. One of the foreign policies was the Panama Canal and the Torrijos Carter Treaties. Because Colombia refused to allow the United States to build a canal, the United States decided to help Panama gain independence from Colombia in exchange…

The importance of martyrs to Shi’a Muslims can be seen even in modern times. The idea of martyrdom and the story of Hussein and Yazid played an important role in the Iranian Revolution, by encouraging people to become a part of the revolution. It is important to know that in Iran 90-95% of its population is Shi’a Muslims. Shi’a Muslims know the story of Hussein and understand the importance of his sacrifice. This sacrifice can be seen when analyzing the Iranian Revolution. The Iranian…

First of all the Egyptian pyramids, to witness how big they actually are and then realize they were built approximately 4,000 years ago is insane. Second is the Taj Mahal, one of the worlds most popular tourist attractions. It was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife. The strategies that were followed to build this massive monument set itself apart from any other at the time. The symbolism carved in the walls tell stories about the Empire and the Jahan life. Traveling to see…

in Iran for two years (1978-79); it mainly resulted in the overthrowing of the Shah monarchy. On April 1st Islam became the first the Islamic state, with Ayatollah Khomeini as its lifelong leader. The revolution in Iran was the result of many unspoken issues, but the major one was the underestimation of religion that the Shah regime expressed. From September 1941 to February 1979 Islam was ruled by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, his main goal was to turn his country into a modern industrial…

unstoppable, encouraged by her parents (voiced by Catherine Deneuve and Simon Abkarian) and applauded by her unapologetic grandmother (Danielle Darrieux). They are all caught off guard by the Islamic Revolution of 1978, which deposes the western-backed Shah of Iran and replaces his disco-tolerating leadership with an uncompromising theocracy ruled by Ayatollah Khomeini. In her teens, Iran turns into a hostile place for people like Marjane. The society she thought she lived in has disappeared, as…

“Young Students Imprisoned. They are being tortured. That is what drives me. That is what compelled me to carry on with this fight”(Interview With Shirin Ebadi). Out of the one hundred and four people to win the Nobel Peace Prize there have only been sixteen women. Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer and judge, who was awarded the prestigious Peace Prize in 2003 for her civil rights work, fighting for the rights of women and children in the Islamic Republic of Iran. ("Shirin Ebadi -…

the political power. In 1906, the Qajars accepted a constitution, developed a parliament that protected minority rights, but the Shah disapproved. The Shah was the current ruler of Iran under the Pahlavi Dynasty. In 1951, Mohammed Mosaddegh became the Prime Minister but fled the country in 1953 when the citizens revolted against him and replaced with Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, a United States dictator. Pahlavi formed the white revolution which modernizes the Iran Society and…