Cinema of Iran

1979 changed not only the government of Iran, with its fundamentalist Islamic overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy; this event furthermore impacted the political and religious climate of the countries surrounding it as well. The revolution ushered in an era of transformation in the Middle East. This effect on other nations, primarily due to the nature of the regime transformation Iran underwent, lasted for decades and into the twenty-first century. The nation of Iran transformed itself into a…

In Iran, women are restricting in every form. This however does not mean that New Zealand has over come the patriarchy. It is important to note that women are not a homogenous group. Therefore women of ethnic backgrounds, such as Maori and Pasifika women are…

Herodotus tells us that opinion among the Athenian commanders was divided with some opposed to attacking with their heavily outnumbered force. Others, especially Miltiades supported an offensive strategy. Miltiades is credited with persuading the war archon Callimachus through a stirring speech to cast his deciding vote in favour of an offensive strategy. Herodotus in his narrative has Miltiades say ‘If we refuse to fight, I have little doubt that the result will be bitter”. However it has also…

Each tent is occupied by a family group which is represented by a male head. A woman may only be regarded as head if she is a widow and there are no males present, but even in that case, the woman may have a male relative represent her. These tents are units of production and consumption, the tents also hold rights over all movable property over flock, as they can act as independent units of political purpose. For most efficient herding purposes these households combine in small herding units,…

obligatory to wear the veil at school” (3), Marji begins her book with the implementation of the veil. It was an act of compulsion upon all young girls and women to wear the veil in their everyday life. Due to the many societal changes occurring in Iran, women were demoralized and no longer respect by men. Their gender predisposed them to various disrespects from officers of the Islamic Regime. In various occasions throughout the story women’s virtues are tainted with the threat and fear of…

Islamic History: Comparing the Roles of the Samanid and Buyids Contributions in the Creation of the Perso-Islamic Synthesis This religious analysis will define compare the religiously adaptive and tolerant Islamic practices of the Samanid and Buyid Dynasties in the creation of the Perso-Islamic synthesis. The Buyid Dynasty adapted the more flexible Twelver Shia policies to enforce local leadership under an Imam that was not installed as a member of Ali’s family. Buyids often relied more…

to interfere in Iran he sparked tensions within the political leadership of Iran. Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh was one of the Shah’s fiercest critics and in an effort to remove Britain’s involvement in Iran he nationalized the Iran’s oil industry. Consequently, the United States and Britain led a coup with the assistance of Iran’s Shia clerical leadership and military…

therefore let it determine their present. They are both consistently on the verge of knowing who they are, while never quite reaching a full understanding of themselves. They balance on a tightrope between America and the country of their ethnicities (Iran and India, respectively). This purgatory is called diaspora and it is a common obstacle for millions of American-born people of other ethnicities. They can neither…

History is a powerful and influential force. History has the power to make a precedent in modern day through other people’s actions long ago. History, nevertheless, is multi-faceted. There are various aspects of history that shape what happened once before. For example, the history of military and how it evolved or the history of education, technology or the arts. The history of religion and how it shaped the world is the topic of discussion for this paper. History can be an authoritative…

What happened during the Armenian genocide still today affects those who survived that horrific experience and even the family members of those victims who didn’t make it through and of those who did survive the genocide. The reason for the genocide was that the Ottomans believed that the Armenians were a problem in Turkey ands they needed to get rid of them in order to save Turkey and also because they were non-Muslim and believed them to be second-level and this is what led to the mass murder…