Reza Shah

the article “Afghan Women: What the West Gets Wrong”, Bina Shah, the author of the piece, presents the foundations and lifestyles of Afghan women in a very cunning way. Through the stories of the persecution of women such as Reza Gul and two other women in Konya, Turkey, Shah unravels the common stereotypes and qualities Afghan women often receive while informing the reader of what life for Afghan women is really like. Along with this, Shah depicts how uninformed many Westerners are about the…

On January, 1942 the Anglo-Soviet-Iranian Treaty of 1942 was signed in Tehran. It is a treaty of alliance between Great Britain, The United States and Russia, which prevented Germany from utilizing Iran’s resources and territory. Included in the treaty, Russia, the United States and Great Britain had to defend Iran from Germany or any other country in order to prevent invasion again. The treaty was formed due to the Anglo-Soviet invasion that took place in World War II from August 25 to…

The interwar period of 1919-1939 had economic disruptions that led to unstable political conditions during transformations that were occurring in Japan, China, Mexico, Turkey and Iran. Of all these countries Japan stands out as executing the most successful transformation due to aggressive nationalism that helped it achieve expansion into China as well as the ability to create an empire during this period. Other countries like China and Mexico were less successful because of struggles to…

Comrade Sher Shah Ali’s mild stroke was in the early 80s, almost a decade after, Watergate and Nixon’s presidency was ended, Allen Ginsberg wrote his poem ‘The Jessore Road’. Comrade was not ready for stroke. As if, millions of people could have it but him. After settling on hospital bed, “comrade, your concern about world politics might have had an influence to this stroke business” I alleged; “isn’t it mainly Ronald Regan who should be held accountable for this?” I continued. My voice…

national problems that affected their economy. The changes in their government leaders affected their economy the most. Nationalization means to bring under the ownership or control of a nation, as industries and land (Dictionary.com). The Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlevi favored the Western influences. Iran’s newly elected Prime Minister, Mohammed Mosaddeq though was a strong nationalist and he did not believe in the overly societal Western influence (gilderlehrman.com). Mosaddeq lead…

affecting and bring serious attention to the topics. Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran and grew up in Iran’s capital, Tehran. In 1979, when she was only ten, the Islamic Revolution against the Shah occured. Her parents were against the regime of the shah and became apart of the first protest to overthrow him, but the religious rule that followed turned out to be worse for them. Anoosh, an uncle of Satrapi’s who she found to be a hero to her, was imprisoned by the…

Part II: Nihilism and its Relation to War, Modernism, Religion, Socialism, Marxism and Communism War and Nihilism While war can be profitable to those in power as a way of strengthening their power and auhority, but its outcomes is nothing but misery and poverty for the people. The loss of lands, the establishment of new territories, displacement, depopulation, separation of the family members, death and devastation, the destruction of economic and social structures of the country, famine,…

childhood and early teenage years before, during, and after the Islamic Revolution. The novel depicts how the revolution dramatically impacts Satrapi’s life as Iran transforms from a relatively progressive society, under the absolute leadership of the Shah, to a society governed by Islamic fundamentalists. But Satrapi’s graphic novel is more than a coming of age narrative; it is also a rebuttal against Orientalism. Orientalism, as defined by Edward Said in his book, Orientalism, is a western…

Comprehension Check (Page 93) The Americans had asked many questions to have more of an understanding of where she was from. The young Dumas had thought that Americans did not know a lot about geography. She had taught them how to say “I am an idiot” thinking it was a bad word. After the revolution Americans had thought they knew everything about Iran and its people and they have strong opinions about it. Summary: The story “With a little help from my friends” is an excerpt from a non-fiction…

One can view Islam as a terrorist religion, while another can view Islam as a peaceful religion. Neither perspective is wrong of Islam because perspective can be influenced by environment, personal experience, society, family, and a variety of other factors. This is why Marjane Satrapi’s unique influences affect her perspective on how she portrays imperialism, social classes, and revolution in her life and the book Persepolis. This photograph shows the United States and Europe taking the natural…