Ruhollah Khomeini

Persepolis is written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud takes the viewer through Marjane’s life from childhood into her adulthood. The movie takes place in Iran and in Austria. Throughout the movie, it shows how the Iranian and Islamic revolution impacted Marjanes’s life. She starts as a young child interested in politics, but is faced with a countless amount of hardships, as she grows older. The tensions in Iran cause her parents to send her to France to go to school, but…

444 day hostage crisis In his book, Taken Hostage, David Farber tells about the scenarios that led up to the hostage crisis at the United States Embassy in Tehran which Islamic forces took sixty-six Americans captive as well as him explaining in great detail what took place before, during and after the crisis. David Farber is a Professor of History at Temple University, specializing in twentieth century history. Farber also describes the later stages of the 1970s when a vast amount of Iranian…

In 1988, Suu Kyi returned from her many years abroad. She arrived amidst the slaughter of protesters rallying against the U Ne Win rule. Soon after witnessing these vile acts she publicly spoke out against him, with strong arguments of human rights and introduction of Democracy. It did not take long for the dictatorial government to notice her. In July 1989 , the military government of Burma placed Suu Kyi under house arrest, cutting her off from any communication with the outside world. The…

My environment & experiences have shaped me into who I am today through the people I’m around & even the people I choose not to be around anymore. The positive & the negative people have all taught me important life lessons, Much like how the people in esperanzas neighborhood from the house on mango street helped her to realize what matters & value where she comes from or how Marji fights for whats right. I am, like all of these characters, greatful for everyone that has made me who i am today &…

novel Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, illustrates the effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the author’s life throughout this period. In February 1979, Iran’s monarchy was overthrown. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahvali was replaced by Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini. This would ultimately bring strict regulations to the Iranian society forever. Much of the specifics of Iran’s intimate history is unknown to western countries. Most of this ignorance dates back to the 1960’s. Looking at generations of…

What were 5 important events associated with this revolution/ nationalist movement? It is associated with the movement of Mahdi of the Sudan during the 1880s. along with the religious purifications of Mahdi. Along with when the Islamic Republic of Iran was announced. And when Islamic fighters took 52 Americans hostage inside the US embassy in Tehran. Also with making the Shah family go into exile. What was the goal of this revolution/nationalist movement? The main goal of this revolution was…

Consequences The Shah’s subsequent subservience to the U.S. and Britain did little to allay the trepidation of the Iranian people. His cave-in to Western demands came back to haunt him in 1963 when an upcoming Islamic religious leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, denounced the Shah’s reformation programs designed to give his regime a liberal and…

The documentary felt pretty biased in a particular direction that makes it feel closed off to the people for whom its point of view would be most helpful. It felt like another of the many news sources that yell into echo chambers filled with people already inclined to lean towards the point of view presented. It was also a lot of information presented very quickly and with very little contextualization. For instance the portion where it was talking about the Energy Task Force, a sector in the…

“Iran, proud and passionate, has been a conundrum since its 1979 revolution” (Wright). Iran’s government is hindered from becoming greater than it is because of the problems it faces. This forces Iran to be off par with many of the fastest growing countries in the world. The results of Iran’s inability to economically grow are poverty and socioeconomic instability in the nation. Iran must change to improve its government by fixing the problems that the country faces. The government of Iran faces…

parties. Consequently, violating the Islamic regime’s ban would result in severe punishment (Satrapi 132-34). Under the circumstances of Khomeini, men and women began dressing in a more fundamental way, as depicted to the right (Satrapi 75), which illustrates a fundamental and modern man in contrast of each other's attire. Due to fundamental values, the Khomeini regime abolished the Family Protection Law, which gave a significant amount of rights to women in previous years. In effect, men could…