Iran–Contra affair

The Iran-Iraq war impacted both the woman and children of Iraq as the war left “many of them widows and orphans (Ahmed 158). Huda Ahmed claims that approximately 160,000 to 240,000 Iraqi soldiers were killed during the war, with figures of the actual number…

Throughout most of this class this semester, the idea of what makes an Islamic movement authentically “Islamic” appears to be explicit, hardline doctrinal ties to the establishment of some sort of Islamic polity. As Ali Rahnema mentions in the introduction of the Pioneers of the Islamic Revival: “Islamic Revivalism …is characterized by a renewed interest in Islam as an endogenous ideology with redeeming powers. For the born-again Muslim the Qur’an and the Tradition of the Prophet provide…

determination and fortitude to achieve goals. “Persian Girls” is the story of hope, dreams, sisterhood and oppression. Since the past many decades Iran…

The Islamic Revolution began in the year of 1979. The Revolution caused many of bad changes in Iran such as, no freedom, closing of bilingual schools, segregation by gender in schools, and women were expected to wear a veil. Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi. The novel gives readers an inside on her life as a child during the Islamic Revolution. In Persepolis, Marji is a ten year old and girl that is realizing how difficult life is when your country is going through a…

The New Assyrian and Persian empires were two of the earliest major empires in the world. First came the Assyrians which ruled from 900-600BC, and the Persians began their rule around 550BC. Even with these two empires becoming major establishments in what is known today as the middle east, they are quite different from each other when it comes to many ideologies. Such differences could include: warfare, religion, social hierarchy, and many other things that shape the way we reflect on two of…

together, they show the bigger picture. In Marjane Satrapi’s novel, she uses graphic images of the themes imperialism, social classes, and revolution to explain what happened in Iran during her childhood. Marjane Satrapi's use of graphic images within her entire book portrayed how imperialism has affected her life in Iran. This image shows three different men who are taking their ̈grab bags ̈ (shown in the image) and picking out parts of the world that they want. This shows imperialism, because…

Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, is a graphic autobiography about growing up in Iran during the Islamic revolution in Tehran from age six to fourteen. This graphic novel contains several recurring visual symbols and icons. One of the most important of these symbols and icons in Persepolis is the symbol of God. God represents faith and Marji’s belief in what is said to her and how she perceives it. When God is present Marji is undoubtful that everything is alright. Marji's faith begins strong and…

ALLAHABAD ADDRESS: In 1930 Iqbal distributed the Presidential Address the Allahabad Address, afore address Iqbal additionally distributed landmark lectures on Islam in 1928 and 1929 in Aligarh, Hyderabad and Madras. Because Iqbal's address ocular perceiver-plot was predicated on Islam. Iqbal's views on Islam and introversion with the modern conditions and modern situation avails him to engender the Allahabad Address. In 1932, Iqbal additionally presided over All India Conference that was held at…

1.9: Iran and United States Reach Deal on Hostage Release Nineteenth January 1981, Deputy Secretary of State Warren M.Christopher consents to an arrangement where the United States consents to discharge solidified Iranian resources and property, settle money related claims and concur not to meddle, politically or militarily, in Iran in return for the conveyance of the American prisoners. The understanding incorporates…

Soroush’s has been a great supporter of democracy, which has made him a disputed figure among the staunch religious figures of Iran forcing him into exile. This essay mainly discusses the possibility of combining religion and democracy under the same umbrella. To escape from the pre-defined conclusions, it is necessary to recognize that “Islam” and “democracy” are concepts with…