Iran–Contra affair

Climate and the Chronology of Iranian History by Alan Mikhail Alan Mikhail focuses on the importance of creating a chronology for the history of Iran through a powerful environmental factor: climate changes. This is particularly different than the historical “norms” of politics, economics, and war that were typically associated with Iran. In this article, Mikhail uses climate change to chronicle four different accounts of climate cooling in the region from the early eleventh to the nineteenth…

In these two panels from Marjane Satrapi’s book Persepolis, Satrapi uses the contrast between the chaos and horror of the explosions in one, and the fun and happiness of the party in the other to highlight just how abruptly tragedy can strike. In the frame of the explosions, Satrapi uses sharp angles and dark shading to show the effects of the mines that people have stepped on, and the people flying through the air with keys around their neck are those who are unfortunate enough to suffer the…

the Shah’s autocratic rule, specifically SAVAK’s cruel suppression of political opposition, and religious rightists. Protests continually gained momentum and fatalities during the anti-regime protests led to growth of the movement. The Shah fled from Iran in January…

Prisoner Of Tehran by Marina Nemat is a great book that teaches strength, love, anger, courage and to never let your voice not be heard. It's a great book that challenges the reader to think deeper into Marinas words and really understand her struggle her pain her love and her courage, this book will send you on a rollercoaster of emotions. This book and the discussions we had on them were helpful, I got to see what my group members thought about the book and what they interpreted from Marinas…

recounts her childhood spent in Iran during the Iranian Revolution, her teen years spent in Austria in asylum from the Iran-Iraq War, and her return to Iran after gaining global perspective. Throughout the graphic novel Marjane is required to adapt to her ever-changing environment. Through her experience with a different culture, she acquired a new way of thinking about the world and brought this new perspective back when she returned to her cultural homeland. Growing up in Iran, Marjane…

The various female characters in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis exemplify multiple different roles of women in society. Marji’s family line, being her grandmother, her mother, and herself has a strong sense of individuality that personifies them as being equivalent to the men who live in their society. In contrast, minor female characters, such as Marji’s teachers, emphasize the developing oppressiveness of society after the Iranian Revolution. Whereas many of the major female characters in the…

Everything begins since 500 century with the two big and powerful empires which knows as Roman and Persian. These two empires ruled the whole Asia. There was a strong hatred between the Jews and the Romans in particular what necessitated by intolerance of those days, and this hatred was alone in the days of Hercules. The Persians were very social decadence of the pre-Islamic. The Persians were very social decadence of the pre-Islamic. There are many disagreements have occurred between Romans…

Satrapi, I have a lot to say about it. A lot of book reviewing places have similar things to my opinion to say about the book as well. According to Goodreads.com, “Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.” (Persepolis review para. 1) When I read the book for the first time, these were my exact thoughts. After reading it for the second or third time, the images were the main focus for me. Christopher Theokas for USA…

House of Wisdom is Established- It was established and based in Baghdad in the 9th century. The House brought cultures together by attracting scholars from all over the world. Beginnings of Astronomy- Beginning in the 8th century, it enhanced the Islamic religion by determining the direction of Mecca and making prayer times more accurate. Beginnings of Mathematical Reasoning and the Scientific Method- Beginning in the 9th century, it…

Cultural misconceptions create complications that further lead to mistreatment of others. Yvonne Ridley is a British journalist that was captured by the Taliban after sneaking into Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks on the United States. Her captors let her go on a count that she would study Islam and read the Quran. She converted to Islam after returning home and started wearing a hijab, which is a religious head scarf. Ridley even experienced racism and cultural backlash in everyday…