Iranian Embassy Siege

“The sole equality on earth, is death.” - Philip James Bailey The struggle towards equality has always been a form of conflict within society. Several factors may interfere with this becoming of equality, examples being the dispute between races, gender roles, and wealthiness - in this case being Pashtuns and Hazaras. To demonstrate this inconvenience, we can visualize two boys from The Kite Runner; Amir and Hassan (referring to them at their younger age). Visualizing these boys throughout the…

The Iran Hostage Situation captivated the world for 444 days. The Iranian captors and their crisis successfully delivered for enemies of the United States a significant blow to American prestige, which led to a lack of faith in the Carter Administration and the government as a whole. The events leading up to the capture of the embassy workers, President Carter’s involvement in the crisis, the treatment of the hostages, and their eventual release impacted the world and has since changed the way…

Reflection paper on Ayatollah Khomeini Michael A. Pitts Political Science 348 September 5, 2016 Introduction The 1979 Iranian Revolution also known as the Islamic revolution is responsible for several actions among them the establishment of an Islamic Republic. The Iranian revolution caused several factors among them the citizens’ discontent with the Shah’s rule, existing social injustices, imperialism, Ayatollah’s exile, and religious motives. The main goal of the revolution was to…

The idea of martyrdom and the story of Hussein and Yazid played an important role in the Iranian Revolution, by encouraging people to become a part of the revolution. It is important to know that in Iran 90-95% of its population is Shi’a Muslims. Shi’a Muslims know the story of Hussein and understand the importance of his sacrifice. This sacrifice can be seen when analyzing the Iranian Revolution. The Iranian Revolution resulted in the Pahlavi dynasty being overthrown and replaced with an…

Ignorance is never bliss Malala Yousafzai once said, “We realize the importance of our voice once we are silenced”. In the novel The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, their Congress was taken down and the army declared a state of emergency. The entire government was completely gone, the constitution was suspended, newspapers were censored, but no one rioted or questioned anything. The more things changed surrounding the protagonist Offred, the more she chose to dismiss the clear warning signs…

In the episode, ‘The Exam’ Persepolis monologue in which she highlights the dearth of true religious people in Iran. She also raises the issue of restrictions on display of emptions in public by hugging or kissing as it would lead to severe punishment like flogging, whipping or imprisonment. Such was the repressive law of the religious regime of Iran. After the execution of Shah of Iran. Marjane Satrapi also bring to the fore the importance given to Islamic Martyrs and their children. Here is a…

Throughout the Iranian history, Iranian women have been at the core of any social and political changes and challenges. In this historical context, Iranian women’s body, individuality, and sexuality have been enclosed within the charter of religion and tradition. From almost none to limited representation of women in the Iranian cinema, it gives a profound insight into the fact that Iranian cinema is closely tied to social and cultural changes within Iranian society. Patriarchy has been a major…

From 1941 to 1979, the Iranian oil nation was lead by Shah Reza Pahlavi. In Persian, the old Iranian language, Shah means king. The Shah’s full name was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. The oil in Iran was very valuable, and the Shah used this ingredient to start to prepare his dish. When Reza Pahlavi became the chef, he started to trade his ingredients with America. He was able to make a large amount of money and support his staff. In the 1940’s, his restaurant was up and running, he allowed women to…

Persepolis is a graphic novel that centers around the life of Marjane Satrapi. Satrapi’s memoir provides an insightful point of view on the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Marjane, a typical teenager, goes through the hardships of living through a war; her story shows the evolution of a young girl. The censorship of Persepolis is quite absurd; the graphic novel has the chance to relate to, encourage, and educate a child’s mind. Throughout the world many children go through hardships, in Satrapi’s…

1978, fueled by what they thought was slanderous remarks against Khomeini in a Therān newspaper thousands of students took the streets; most of them were young madrassa’s who came from religious schools. Those were then followed by thousands young Iranian who as well began protesting the Shah regime alongside Khomeini. Many people were killed by government forces during the anti- regime protests, no only increasing the size of the protests but also by fueling the violence that was shown. Each…