Iran

“Women in particular know that their government deprives them of freedoms that women elsewhere take for granted” (Downing 28). The women of Iran have had a difficult history of fighting for change. One of the few rights these women have earned is the right to vote. In 1963, they were able to gain the right to vote due to the increase of women’s movements around the world. Iran’s women’s movement has become one of the most well known in the last two decades (Price 336). However, they still…

1979 changed not only the government of Iran, with its fundamentalist Islamic overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy; this event furthermore impacted the political and religious climate of the countries surrounding it as well. The revolution ushered in an era of transformation in the Middle East. This effect on other nations, primarily due to the nature of the regime transformation Iran underwent, lasted for decades and into the twenty-first century. The nation of Iran transformed itself into a…

Light is considered a key concept in Islamic culture, therefore, in Islamic art; a special place has been dedicated to it (Mahdavinejad, 2003: p. 30). Study the main sources in the field of Islamic Architecture of Iran, especially the available resources in the field of Iranian Islamic identity, in its general sense emphasize on the concepts, that light is one of the most important (Mahdavinejad et al., 2011). Light as a factor that makes the act of perception, has a central role in the visual…

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…

Lasing from the September 1980 to August 1988, the Iran-Iraq war was not only the longest conventional war of the 20th Century; it was also the most destructive 20th Century conflict since WWII. The conflict produced over one million refugees and casualties and costed the combatant countries as much as one billion dollars per month, and the total costs have been estimated in excess of three hundred billion dollars. The end state of the conflict was catastrophic for not only the combatants but…

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a nation that is often characterized by its theocratic nature that seems foreign to most westerners. This mixture of God and government comes from a long history of religion and government being used jointly to create a better Iran for the people. Previously to 1979, Iran was used by western countries because of its rich natural resources, especially oil with the introduction of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. When Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi became the leader, he…

not the population of a country, the fact remains that those who suffer most from such sanctions are the people of the country. In the face of restrictions and hardships triggered by international sanctions, those groups of the civil population of Iran who would otherwise support a more modern government may instead unite behind their government in a standoff with the international community. Sanctions in this case seem to have led to an empowerment and strengthening of the ruling elite, while…

Religion is an important factor in the Middle East, especially in the country of Iran. In fact, the Iranian government ignores that nonreligious Iranians even exist! Religion plays a major role in Iran’s society. What religion is the most popular and followed, and is that religion forced upon the people? Do people get along if they come from diverse religious backgrounds? Iran has a somewhat high population, consisting of 77 million people. That’s a lot of people, and 99.4% of those people…

shows would talk about countries around the world, but Iran seemed to always be excluded. Thus, my insatiable curiosity for answers began. Whenever my family talked about our heritage, there was always a conflicting description. Often times, the topic would come up at dinner, and a heated debate would occur about the government. Usually, my mom would rant about how unfairly the government treated the people…

Iran's nuclear program was declared peaceful and international sanctions against Iran were lifted. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, an agreement between Iran, the US, and six other world powers, was and is the subject of what is currently America's most divisive foreign policy debate. Some see Iran as a threat to America’s dominance over the Middle East, while others see decades of ineffectual enmity with Iran and believe that compromise and cooperation will serve US interests. Some see a…