Cinema of Iran

The Ottoman Empire was a major political and military powerhouse on the world stage. Its Empire was vast and had many territories under its rule. The Ottoman Empire was a military institution. Everyone within the Empire, no matter what occupation or function they had, had a military rank. The Empire focused on the expansion of their territorial borders and dominance. They built up a massive military force by assimilating the population of the conquered territories into the Imperial military.…

and secure foreign markets and resources, confusing foreign policy decisions were made that often contradicted previous United States policies and American values. This was evident during the ousting of democratically elected Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran, the threat of communism in the Suez Canal Crisis and the secret deals made in the…

goes through this while she grows up in the Islamic Revolution.In her book Persepolis, Marjane goes through the process of accepting and being aware of her religion, her loss of innocence, and the danger going on throughout Iran. In the 1980’s Islam became very prominent in Iran. Due to everything becoming more religious, women had to wear veils. This image represents that because it’s a girl wearing a popular style of a veil they had to wear. It was obligatory for the girls to wear them in…

Another person in life and literature who fits my definition of courage is Parvana from the book, The Breadwinner. She was very courageous during many horrible situations, but she didn't let anyone stop her. One example of Parvana being courageous was "'Get out of my house!" She yelled. She threw herself at the soldiers. (pg 32)" Parvana knew the risk of throwing herself at the Taliban but she disregarded the risk to try to save her father. This was a risk since the Taliban could've shot or hurt…

Dr. Golkar’s article “Manipulated Society” delves into the study of state manipulation of the population in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This manipulation is used to protect the regime from the “threat from below” where the general public mobilizes and rises up against the state. He points to the Arab Spring as an example of the threat that this poses to non-democratic regimes. This manipulation involves three main components: Manipulation of the mind, manipulation of the body, and…

During the beginning of the revolution, she took pride in her country but not as much as she would later in the book. When Iran is getting bombed and revolting she stands up for her country. She’s proud to be there and she wants people to do whatever they can to protect her country and to be proud to be there. From the essay, it is easy to conclude that marjane went through…

Cuneiform and hieroglyphics: this was the first form of writing. It was a representation of speech. It allowed people to keep record like never before. Having this ability gave the opportunity to have a complex society. Cuneiform was from Mesopotamia and hieroglyphics were from Egypt. YHWH: this was the national god of Israelites. This was also the first monotheistic God which means to only believe in one God. Cyrus II: Cyrus II built the Persian empire. He was known for conquering everything…

most if not all women in Iran at the time, and loses her faith in God due to the cruelty in the time of the revolution. At a young age children were separated by gender and the girls were forced to wear veils unlike the boys. Being children, they didn’t understand the point of being separated. Many of the women in Iran demeonstrated against the veil, but were all threatened due to the fear of westernizing Iran. The government was forcing these changes upon the people of Iran, their reasoning?…

aware in Iran during the revolution, and Marjane Satrapi shows this in her novel. She herself was a very aware person, even at such a young age. An example of this is shown on page 144, when Marjane stands up and goes against the teacher, saying that she’s lying by telling them there are no more prisoners, as she has experienced first hand an example of a prisoner of the Islamic regime, and that is her favorite person, her uncle Anoosh. She was not the only politically aware person in Iran,…

different version of history that is known or believed. With this in mind, Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic novel about Marjane Satrapi reflecting back on her life during the Islamic revolution in Iran. Throughout the novel, Marjane writes the history again by adding an unique identity to Iran that rejects the government in power and the religion associated with the government. Satrapi often challenges Western perspectives of religion in the East. Additionally, The Kite Runner, written…