Ruhollah Khomeini

Before the interactive oral, I thought Marji cared for religion. Marji herself claimed to be religious: “deep down I was very religious” (6.1). She also wanted to be a prophet and had discussions with God. I did not think Marji was secular or even minimally religious. During the interactive oral, one cultural and contextual consideration that was discussed was the Iranian revolution. During Mohammad Reza Shah’s reign, there were protests from both secular leftists who resented the Shah’s…

Not without my daughter, written by Betty Mahmoody with William Hoffer is a book based on real events about a woman who fights with bravery for her and her daughter’s freedom. It’s about the true struggle she faced in the patriarchal society of Iran, with courage and determination. The story revolves around a Michigan housewife who accompanied her Muslim husband with their daughter to Iran for two week trip. But to her horror and shock it becomes a permanent stay. She found herself and her…

to the king 's secular policies. On April 1, 1979, an Islamic republic was founded, with religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini as its supreme leader. The Islamic republic led to a wave of extreme Islamic conservatism…

How did revolution and resistance reshape the Middle East during this time period? Chapter 18 of Gelvin’s book The Modern Middle East: A History discusses the resistance and revolutions that emerged in the Middle East during the contemporary era. He, also, discusses the impacts these revolutions have had in the Middle East. Gelvin focus is on the Iranian Revolution of 1978-1789, and the subsequent effects of the revolution in the Middle East. This paper will discuss the how the revolutions in…

This term ‘Rogue States’ are primarily associated with the Clinton administration. Rogue States (or ‘backlash’ states) are those “recalcitrant and outlaw states that not only choose to remain outside the family of nations but also assault it’s basic values” (Lake 1994:45). However, R Looney (2009:264) goes on to state that “despite the absence of any evidence, he [Lake] contended that the rogue states were developing ties among themselves allegedly to curb the “global trend to which they seem…

embassy. The students wanted to help promote the power of their newly elected spiritual leader, Khomeini. According to History.com, the students attacked the embassy to show the freedom of Iran from America’s involvement in their affairs. This attack was a way of showing Iran’s severe disliking to the U.S. and the Shah. But it was also a way of promoting the power of the newly elected leader, Khomeini since he encouraged the hostage’s motive of the holding of people in the embassy since he did…

The enduring issue, Human Impact on the Environment, is seen across Documents 2, 3, and 4. Human impact on the environment is an impact that can be shown in many different ways. In addition, the impact that people have on other people or their environment can change someone’s perspective or viewpoint on a certain topic, discrimination, or conflict, or modification. Moreover, it would depend on what type of impact it is, and how it could change or be a major effect. Herewith, this means that…

This paper identifies how the decisions President Carter made during the Iranian crisis primarily derived from the political climate of the time rather than from Carter’s own indecisiveness. Through an examination of both domestic politics and the advice given to Carter by top American officials, this paper illustrates how ordering a rescue mission proved the only viable option that President Carter ultimately heard from his advisors. The domestic politics during an election year mandated that…

The watergate scandal involved five men from the Republican committee breaking into watergate hotel and bugging democrats rooms. It was later found out that Nixon had issued this order and may have been involved in many other scandals. Numerous noticeable individuals from the President's organization surrendered. VP Spiro Agnew was likewise compelled to leave for taking rewards. Congress then had Gerald Ford take the place of Spiro Agnew. A select Senate panel, headed by Senator Sam Erving,…

SHIA & SUNNI MUSLIMS. Sunni Islam and Shia Islam are the two major denominations of Islam. Their division traces back to a Sunni–Shiaschism following the death of the Islamic prophetMuhammad in the year 632AD. A dispute over succession to Prophet Muhammed, as a caliph of the Islamic community spread across various parts of the world, which led to the Battle of Jamal and Battle of Siffin. The dispute intensified greatly after the Battle of Karbala, in which Hussein ibn Ali and his household…