Culture of Iran

internal conflicts to create multiple themes around society and women. The anecdote begins in the 1970's where Marjane is a young girl living among her family in Iran. The first major external conflict is introduced to all the characters and the rest of Iran; the Islamist revolution creates a harsh environment for the people of Iran. Not only does the war impact Marjane when her parents send her away to Australia, but it also causes a strict and destroyed…

This essay is about the chapter 9 from the book ‘Tolerance and Governance’ written by philosopher/theologian Abdol karim Soroush. His writings reveal a genuinely liberal intellect rooted in his Iranian and Islamic culture but at home with Western thought, toward which he is neither aggressive nor apologetically defensive. Soroush, who has gained a following among Iranian students and even a few of the mullahs, cites the likes of Jalal al-Din Rumi, Muhammad Iqbal, Jorgen Huberman, and Alexis de…

The second half of the twentieth century was for Iran a period of immense political and social change. The struggle to reconcile its advancement toward secular Westernization with its strong Islamic roots led to great social upheaval. Indeed the “culture of distrust” that marked the Iranian political sphere created a sense of paranoia among the masses on which revolutionaries like Ali Shari’ati acted. But many of the conspiracy theories that prevailed were not without legitimacy; Iranians felt…

Characteristics of what modernity looks like in the West is technologically and economically advancement, urbanization, and secularization. Images of modernity and the west are often merged together, which is problematic when developing countries want to embrace modernity, by models the “supposedly” “one-size-fit” all western policies. Major states and individual in the Middle East initially started out embracing modernity, until the 1970’s occurred. The Iranian Revolution sparked several waves…

at all costs. Laleh Khadivi 's The Age of Orphans (set in Iran) recounts the enduring story of these amazing people and those who suffer under their greatness hunt, focusing on the loss of identity and the effects of forced assimilation through the life and ventures of one fictional but legitimate Reza Pejman Khourdi. The main sufferers are the Kurds; indigenous peoples of the Middle East (primarily mountainous regions of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria) who remain one of the world’s largest…

Zoroastrianism is a religion that influenced the development of Christianity and Manichaeism. It believes in the role of individuals determining their own fate and emphasizes the duality of good and evil. Early Aryan influences on Persian religious traditions. Zarathustra (late 7th-early 6th centuries BCE) is the founder of Zoroastrianism. He believes that Ahura Mazda had chosen him to be a prophet. In the sixth century BCE, Zoroastrianism attracted Persian aristocrats and ruling elites. It also…

Zoroastrainism is one the worlds oldest religions.It was founded by Zoroaster in ancient Iran a long time ago. It was the official religion of Iran for 1250 years. Now however Zoroastrianism is one of the smallest religions.Zoroastrians believe in dualism. Dualism is the complete separation of good and evil. Dualism can be shown in two places; Cosmically ,which is in the universe and Morally, which is in the mind. Cosmic dualism is the infinite battle between good and evil. Good is represented…

Asia and south Asia. To have a comparison between two countries that I will be explaining about are Europe and South West Asia. Those two regions have a lot of differences in their physical geography, how many people live in the region, what type of culture background they have, their differences in geopolitics, and especially where their development rank in the world. The two regions that have famous history and are on the…

The Mountain Turks? The conflict between the Kurds and the Government of Turkey is lasted for almost three decades. This war has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people, and most of them are Kurds. After Ottoman Turkish Empire collapsed by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, he gave his word to the Kurds that he will granting them self-rule in their region, if they supports him in establishment of what we know today as the Republic of Turkey. The new Turkish government did not keep its promises to…

restrictions or limits on everyone at this time. If Satrapi was not intending to show her bold character, she would not of made Marji a public enemy and simply had her listen to music and dress up in the safety of her own home. During this time in Iran, women were seen as…