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She had went abroad to study the language when she was younger, around the time of the Iran-Iraq War. Satrapi had also stayed in Austria to avoid the danger that had been brought to her city, Tehran. Many Iranians found themselves fleeing to Europe to avoid the dangers of the war. Since the book was written in french about the life in Iran during the time of the Islamic Revolution and the war, it targeted readers from Europe that may had been…

At Its Finest Under the Shadow is an Iranian low-budget horror movie from first-time writer/director Babak Anvari. It is about Shideh (Narges Rashidi) and her young daughter Dorsa (Avin Manshadi) who are haunted by an evil force during the 1980s in Tehran, Iran. It is similar in many ways to the 2014 Australian horror movie The Babadook. In fact, it is almost shockingly similar. But does that negate Under the Shadow’s right to exist? In short, no. It is no secret that horror movies are often…

From "The Complete Persepolis “by Marjane Satrapi". “After four years living in Vienna, here I Am back in TEHRAN, From the moment I arrived at the Mehrabad airport and caught sight of the first customs agent, I immediately felt the repressive air of my country” The quotes puzzle me in a way that I felt so bad about the Iranian women oppressed. Marjane was not happy that she returns to her country, because of the humiliation of wearing the veil. The first custom she was relating a was a male,…

A secondary source created under BBC that heavily focuses on Tehran, Iran under the Pahlavi Regime which eventually led to the Shah’s loss of power during the struggle over control in Iran at the time of the Iranian Revolution in January 1979. The origin of this source was created by Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar…

of the most popular documentaries that were released recently is the movie: Sonita, which was directed by Rakhsareh Ghaemmaghami. The leading actresses are: Sonita Alizadeh (as herself) and Rakhsareh Ghaemmaghami (as herself). The movie was set in Tehran, Iran, in Kabul, Afghanistan and in the United States. The film could be classified under the genre of biography and documentary. Basically, the film depicts the journey of an Afghan girl living in Iran, as she tries to achieve her ultimate…

The Pahlavi dynasty ruled Iran from 1925 until 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown as a result of the Iranian revolution. The Pahlavi dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1925, a former Brigadier-General of the Persian Cossack Brigade. The elder Pahlavi reigned until 1941. He was succeeded by his son Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. Following the Russian Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, the Russians no longer considered Iran as a prized territory. This left the British…

Iran The Islamic Republic of Iran is located in southwestern Asia. Iran contains many mountains where most of its inhabitants settle on the edges. The capital of Iran is Tehran located in the Elburz Mountains. Iran consist of 77,555,000 inhabitants and is a unitary theocracy. The official language is Farsi and the official religion is Islam. The Supreme Leader, Sayyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei, head of state and government, is more powerful than Iran’s president, President Hassan Rouhani, and…

Tension between the West and Russia flared again, when the representatives from America, England and the USSR met once more at Potsdam. Stalin met with Clement Attlee, Churchill’s successor as well as Harry Truman, Roosevelt’s vice president who assumed presidency after Roosevelt died on April 12th, 1945. Truman had a harsher attitude towards Stalin than did Roosevelt; he was extremely suspicious of Soviet actions as well as Stalin’s intentions. During the conference it was agreed that in…

needed on the OASIS and therefore results should be taken in conjunction with other scores and observations. The Beck Depression Inventory and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were used with a sample of medical students at the Roozbeh psychiatric hospital in Tehran, Iran. The study utilized these inventories to assess the levels of anxiety and depression with the level of religious beliefs as self-reported on a Muslim religiosity questionnaire. The findings showed that religious beliefs helped to…

When I first received Spare Parts at orientation two months ago, I did not think I was going to have to read it. I thought the common book would be more important for those taking an English class, which I am not. Although I did not think I would be required to read the book, I thought that it may be a book that I would find interesting. I rather read non-fiction books over fiction and initially planned to read Spare Parts over the summer. That being said, I found that I did not have time to…