Culture of Iran

I will be choosing the animated film adaptation of the graphic novel, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Premise Set in 1970s Iran, Marjane or “Marji” Satrapi witnesses through her life the defeat of the Shah, the birth of Islamic fundamentalism, injustices faced by her loved ones, and the rebirth of a new Iran. After being sent to Vienna to study and coming back home to Iran later in life, she comes to terms with the tumultuous complexities that face a young woman trying to find where she…

society. She describes life in post-revolutionary Iran and then Austria in the 1980s. In spite of Muslim stereotypes, the death of Neda, and social inequalities, Marjane’s struggle for freedom, justice, and self-respect endures. Nevertheless, without these specific experiences, she would never have discovered her strengths and identity amidst the chaos of her country and adolescence. Because of the media and the ever-present tension between Iran and the West,…

Name, date and location of Revolution: The Iranian Revolution in Iran starting in, September, 1978, and ending in February, 1979. Who Revolted?: The citizens of Iran revolted against the Shah 's police when the shah “alienate the clergy” thus taking away religion and pushing a westernized culture on a population that was 99% islamic (BBC). Many the women and youth revolted against the Shah.The Iranian women revolted, because they were against the veil. The government made them wear the veil…

To many young people in the west, Iran seems like a belligerent, hostile, and backwards foreign power that has a long-standing hatred for western countries. However, for most of it 's modern history, Iran was very friendly towards the west, especially Britain and the United States. All of this changed in 1979, when tensions had been mounting for almost 3 decades. The Iranian people led a violent revolution against the king, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, motivated by deep economic troubles,…

For this assignment I wanted to learn more about Persian culture. My interviewee was born in America, but his siblings were born in Iran. His family immigrated to the US during the 1979 Islamic Revolution. His mother only speaks Farsi, so he grew up speaking Farsi and learned English while in school. Regarding traditions, the main event that is most celebrated in Iran is the Nowruz, also known as the Persian New Year and first day of Spring. After conducting further research on this, I learned…

I identify myself as a white, Persian-American, spiritual, healthy, and heterosexual woman. In Persian culture, the majority of people left Iran for the United States following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. My family stayed. In my own country I lived a very comfortable life. My family belonged to a higher socioeconomic group and I never experienced any difficulty or distress…

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…

the Iran-Iraq war. Her family eventually decides that they aren’t going to leave Iran but that it would be best if Marjane went to another country where she can get a proper education and be free. Satrapi uses the motif of family throughout the story to show how her freedom comes at a cost. When Marjane is out with her friends she tells a man that she is French when he asks her where she is from. She doesn't tell him she is Iranian because she is ashamed of how people perceive her culture. She…

discussions over Iranian oil. For many years, whilst being politically involved in Iran, the US had not pursued comprehensive economic ties. For decades, Iran had hosted oil concessions owned by the USSR and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (Britain), and these two powers held significant power in the region. They alone controlled most of Iran's oil reserves, a vital key to Iranian economic stability and strength. Although Iran only received around 16% of the revenue from the oil extracted by these…

Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, and The Gulf War shapes the opinion of the Middle East as a whole. Marjane, as a child, had opinions that rejected the ongoing oppression and was sent…