Iran–Contra affair

Macro Country Analysis in Iran I. Executive Summary: II. Introduction III. Political Risk: Political/social unrest and instability: Earlier, Iran was under the rule of Shah. In 1979, Iran declared itself as the theocratic republic under the Ayatollah Khomeini’s guidance and was then named as the Islamic Republic of Iran. In 1979, Islamic students captured 52 American students and held them hostage with the demand that they return Shan to Iran. This situation created…

In Virginia Bergin’s book, H2O (2014), she tells a story that informs readers about the character’s life in the time period when the killer rain took life away in the world. Bergin develops her ideas of the killer rain by having the character narrate in a candid and addicting way that brings the terrifying and wholly plausible story to life. Incorporating the language that teenagers speak today, Bergin writes in an informal way in order to hypnotize the readers into the book, making them think…

of hypocrisy is largely reflected in Iranian cinema as well. In the film Shokaran by Behrouz Afkhami, hypocrisy in relationships between men and women is depicted to represent how hypocrisy is embedded within the religious and political sectors of Iran. The film Shokaran is somewhat of a risqué film in the sense that the topic of sigheh is examined. Sigheh is a practice where people can engage in a temporary marriage. The practice is strictly a religious one and only supported in places where…

the fifteen years (1991-2005) after the end of the Cold War, describing the latter as period of cooperation and “growing consensus” (11). However, a close analysis reveals a completely different picture. In dealing with this, I will take the case of Iran as the main example, arguing how the world after the Cold War was characterized…

Nuclear Iran Iran is one of the leading countries in the Middle East and the Muslim world. The controversial theocratic regime which has been leading the country since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, headed by Ali Khamenei, has been eager to develop and acquire nuclear weapons, despite scrutiny from the international community and the United States. Ever since the revolution took place and the new regime was established, sanctions were put in place against Iran. Even though over the years the…

Midterm Exam 1. What were the major cultural, political and theological decisions Caliph Umar (634-644) made? Umar ibn al-Khattab or known merely as Umar was the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate of Islam. Umar was one of the most influential Islamic figures at the time and a close companion of Prophet Muhammad himself. During his reign, Umar upheld many of the values that the community had held dearly, and the regulation of the Islamic Calendar would enforce this ideology. The…

The translated texts of the inscriptions concerning the reign of Darius, King of Persia, from Behistun and Naqs gives insight into how Darius perceived his own claim to the throne and his actions throughout his reign. In contrast, excerpts from book three of Herodotus’s Histories provides an outside and reflective view of the reign of Darius. Although there are several similar aspects in their narratives, Darius and Herodotus present differing views on Darius’s claim to the throne and what the…

The BP oil spill was a very tragic environmental disaster that occurred recently which resulted from poor engineering judgement. There were several ethical issues involved with the BP oil spill that made it such a terrible and devastating disaster. However, the disaster began with one single decision that should not have been made. The environmental ramifications that were caused by the spill are still seen along the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico. If ethical issues of the BP oil company were…

welcome me to a new household and new environment in a small town called Jasper, Indiana. Many things happened on November 17, 1997, including my birthday, 70 people died in an attack at the Egyptian Temple, and women and African Americans were freed in Iran. My parent’s names are Katie and Karl Margarida. My mom was 28 years old when she had me and my dad was 30 years old. I have one older sister named Kelsie. Kelsie is seven years older than me. So, right now she is 25 years old and I am…

case the result might have been disjointed and awkward, this also brings to attention what stereotypes themselves are and how improper of a way they are to judge people. Another way that this affects people from the Middle East is that others from Iran would rather be called Persian rather than Iranian due to the negative representations of Iranians in mainstream media. That the media would obligate people to present themselves as not…