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Aleh Ahmad’s work Occidentosis takes a bold stance at a turning point in Iranian history. At a time when Iranians were facing the dilemma of seeing where they fit within the ideologies of the West and the Soviet Union, Ahmad challenged Iranians to look inward and embrace the force most resistant to change from outside forces: Islam. In particular, I found the dichotomy between Reza Shah’s westernization reforms and Aleh Ahmad’s Islamic Republic as an ideological battle for the hearts and minds…

drunk off power, but Obama used his power in a way that helped the World. He knew that he would be able to make a change and he did. By striking the Iran deal he tried to make peace between the nations. The Iran deal offered billions of dollars to the Tehran in exchange to curb Iran’s nuclear program. He had a vision of the world free from nuclear arms, this was meant to ensure that the Iran’s nuclear program will be more peaceful, which is what he thought would be best at the time.…

Being a child of immigrant parents is not uncommon in the U.S, but being a Persian is rare. Starting from a young age, my heritage was deep-rooted within me as if it would become my life source, my strength. All around, my family is completely Persian, and until my school days, I knew nothing else. Yet I was not cut off society. Children’s shows would talk about countries around the world, but Iran seemed to always be excluded. Thus, my insatiable curiosity for answers began. Whenever my family…

Fasting in the month of Ramadan is among the five fundamental pillars in Islam. The month is received as a period of celebrating religious activities. People read the Holy Quran in this month and offer special night prayers known as “Tarawih”. The Holy Quran describes that a particular night in Ramadan is better than a thousand months in Surah al-Qadr: Verse 3. The concept of Islam is that the month of Ramadan should be used by Muslims to train themselves to perform good deeds and improve the…

Changes in Iran after the Islamic Revolution In the late 1970s Iran went through a political change that alternated the nation. The Shah (king) Mohammad Reza Pahlavi wanted to modernize and westernize Iran in a way similar to the United States.However, Ayatollah Khomeini ( Iran 's religious leader at this time ) did not agree with Shah Pahlavi and wanted to go by the Islamic customs.The differences between these two leaders caused Iran to go in a chaotic state and birthed the Islamic Revolution…

CHAPTER-4 THREATS TO GWADAR PORT 4.1 Internal threats. Internal threats to this project have many dimensions and these will be discussed in following sequence:- a. Political dimension b. Internal security dimension c. Issues related to Infrastructure d. Economic Aspects e. Social dimension 4.2 Political Dimension a. Province of Baluchistan has typical demographic and social pattern in which Sardars have been yielding power since long. The local and provincial Sardars are trying their best to…

Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, is a graphic autobiography about growing up in Iran during the Islamic revolution in Tehran from age six to fourteen. This graphic novel contains several recurring visual symbols and icons. One of the most important of these symbols and icons in Persepolis is the symbol of God. God represents faith and Marji’s belief in what is said to her and how she perceives it. When God is present Marji is undoubtful that everything is alright. Marji's faith begins strong and…

impactful… I’m privileged, because I don’t need to go to far away places to work. I can be at home. I know the subject and I deeply care about it, so it’s more effective.” Newsha Tavakolian, Gohar Dashti and Shadi Ghadirian pieces are displayed in Tehran and international galleries, but they choose to always first show their work at home before sending it abroad. In the midst of extensive negative media coverage on Iran, it is refreshing to catch a glimpse of a thriving arts community in Iran…

Animal Farm is an allegorical (a metaphor based on a character, place, or event) novel by George Orwell. The book’s events relate to the Russian Revolution of 1917. The book starts of with old Major, an old boar and an allegory of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, calling a meeting about a dream he had on Manor Farm. He tells the animals that they must create a rebellion against humans, he called them “enemies,” and then he recalls his dream. The dream was about a song he used to hear amongst the…