Iran–Iraq War

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    The first Persian Empire was found in the western part of Asia. It was known for many things. It was started by Cyrus the Great, who was known for accepting the beliefs of the people he conquered. The Persian Empire was also known to have ruled over the largest kingdom in that time. They were the first kingdom to establish the intricate system of using satraps to aid the king in his ruling, and making public works for their citizens. They were able to develop a postal system to help pass on…

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    “Egyptians [had] looked to the West and then to the East and then to Arab nationalism without finding the answer to their problems” both socially and economically. Additionally, Ibrahim Yazidi, the Deputy Prime Minister for Revolutionary Affairs of Iran, predicted, correctly, that Egypt would be a part of “an ongoing Islamic ideological revolution.” As the support and spread of the Revolution’s ideals continued to reach the Muslim populations of Egypt, a remarkable yet familiar development…

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    Iran Political System

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    The Islamic Republic of Iran is an Islamic theocratic state that has a very complex government structure, which consists of Islamic laws and democratic elements. The Iran Revolution under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founding of the Islamic Republic, adopted a constitution based on Islamic principles and norms in December 1979. The new constitution aimed towards creating a society that upholds the values of Islam and provides the necessary tools to maintain the Iranian Revolution…

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    The editors of our book stated, “Travel writing produced places that could be thought of as barren, empty, unleveled … [and] needful of European influence and control” (319). Meanwhile, Kathleen Jamie’s essay “Shia Girls’ is a piece of travel writing that produced an idea of Pakistan for her Western readers. The keyword in the editor 's’ description of travel writing is “control,” both generally and for Pakistan. Before reading Jamie’s essay, Pakistan seemed an “empty” place for me and probably…

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    Module 6 Iran Case Study

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    1. Based on the past and present policies in Iran, I do see that, to some extent, there is merit to Iran’s Anti-American sentiment. After the US helped to overthrow Mowzadek in Iran, they backed the Shah, a king-like figure in charge of Iran. In the eyes of the US, the Shah was a positive input on the Iranians lives, but to the Iranian natives, they greatly disliked the Shah. He was very westernized and Tehran even began to transform into a Las Vegas like city. He also conformed to whatever the…

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    Golden Key Symbolism

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    but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.” (Burhan). The Shah installed in the minds of young men that the key cleared the path Allah had in place for them. They made the concept of war more appealing by hovering the gift of women, food, and gold and diamonds over their heads with the help of a concrete object they can feel and see, therefore stimulating the naive brains that the key granted a way to Heaven. Furthermore, in the…

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    In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, gender impacts the perception Marji has on gender and independence in society. She comes from a very politically liberal family whom strongly believe in the equal justice and independence of both genders. However, in Iran in the 1980’s, wanting equal independence for both men and women was not a very valued opinion among the government. As a child, Marji has morals in which she believes will guide her through her life. Although, as she gets older, she begins to…

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    Iran nuclear framework deal How did Iran come to be? Iran is known officially as The Islamic republic of Iran. Is one of the world’s oldest civilisation dated between 3800 to 3200 BC. Home to 78 million people Iran has the second largest population in Middle East after Egypt. Comprised of multiple ethnic and religious groups and has Farsi as its official language. As of 2015 Iran is under a distinctive political system feeding back to 1979 constitution which blends religion and democracy with a…

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    Aspects Of The CAGES Model

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    In Iran, women are restricting in every form. This however does not mean that New Zealand has over come the patriarchy. It is important to note that women are not a homogenous group. Therefore women of ethnic backgrounds, such as Maori and Pasifika women are…

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    Herodotus tells us that opinion among the Athenian commanders was divided with some opposed to attacking with their heavily outnumbered force. Others, especially Miltiades supported an offensive strategy. Miltiades is credited with persuading the war archon Callimachus through a stirring speech to cast his deciding vote in favour of an offensive strategy. Herodotus in his narrative has Miltiades say ‘If we refuse to fight, I have little doubt that the result will be bitter”. However it has also…

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