Iran–Contra affair

arbitrarily, without granting the opportunity to prove their right to live in Iran. Even as conditions in Afghanistan are crumbling, Iranian officials limit the amount of Afghans that can claim refuge in Iran. This approach presents a crucial risk to the rights and safety of over one million Afghan refugees living in Iran. Also, these actions violate Iran’s agreement under the 1951 Refugee Convention. For the last thirty years, Iran had the burden of being the largest haven for refugees.…

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…

dramatically. Items from India, China, and Iran passed easily across the Asian steppes, and these contacts culturally enriched Iran. For example, Iranians developed a new style of painting based on a unique fusion of solid, two-dimensional Mesopotamian painting with the feathery, light brush strokes and other motifs characteristic of China. After Ghazan's nephew, Abu Said, died in 1335, Iran again lapsed into petty dynasties the Salghurid, Muzaffarid, Inju, and Jalayirid, under Mongol…

During the time of 500 BCE, The Persian Empire flourished north into the Persian Gulf, as The Roman Empire, which flourished 200 BCE through 200 CE in the western side of Eurasia. Both empires where large in population, however, the belief system that they had was unlike and they both had diverse views on poverty and wealth. There are many similarities to both the Persian and Roman empires. The Persian Empire was the largest of its time and the Roman Empire was also the largest empire of…

Sectarian violence within Iraqi territory is becoming more and more serious and continues to worsen. These violences, in a large part are due to the conflicts between the Sunni and Shia extremist groups. The first Iraqi war, lead by the United States, took place between 2003 and 2011. However, there has been a second war that only erupted last year and has been ongoing ever since. There have been countless suicide bombings, of which several have taken place in Baghdad. About a month ago,…

Iran is a vast country with many different ethnic groups. Most groups have been in Iran for centuries, and in some cases for thousands of years. The diverse peoples of Iran are separated by language, religion, and way of life. One such community that have existed for thousands of years and still exist today are the Iranian Jews. Judaism has a rich and millennial history in Iran including the era 2,500 years ago when the first Persian ruler declared religious freedom. But during the Islamic…

Iranian revolution the Germans sold chemical weapons to Iran and Iraq during the duration of the revolution. These chemical weapons were a huge reason the medical resources were taken from the civilians and put towards the soldiers of the revolution. In the book, Satrapi talks about her trip to the hospital for her uncle and her witnessing victims of chemical warfare. Chemical Weapon use during the Iranian revolution and the coinciding war between Iran and Iraq was heavy. Using chemical weapons…

Everybody with a sibling can tell you that as children there were many fights. Most of the time it would end with some sort of punishment, like being forced to sit it time out or being grounded. Yet we have all seen our parents fight and they never get punished for it. The conflict of parent and child, and many other conflicts, are seen in Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. This graphic novel tells of Satrapi’s tween years, where she lived through the Iranian Revolution and struggled against both…

In present day Fars, Iran, this monument stands almost completely intact after more than two millennia! The tomb is solidly built and has a fairly simple design. The base of the tomb is constructed out of rectangular-cut stone with huge white limestone blocks on the sides…

The Neo-Assyrian Empire and Present Day ISIS: History Appears to Repeat Itself The Neo-Assyrian Empire lasted from 911 to 612 B.C.E., while ISIS is still in power today. Though these two Semitic governments are far apart in regards to time, they are eerily similar in their actions, strategies, and the makeup of their civilization. Northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey was where the Assyrian Empire encompassed, and ISIS is based in the Islamic state of Iraq and Greater Syria, with the largest…