Iranian Revolution
Introduction
Iran has always, it seems, been the breeding ground for some kind of political upheaval or another. In recent times, back in 1979, there was a major revolution which was, in some ways, similar to the revolution we are seeing today. The people were angry and they were tired of being controlled by the government that was in power. They had concrete ideals and were incredibly passionate about their revolution. The revolution Iran is experiencing today does not appear to be quite as passionate and does not appear to maintain a belief in any real solid political system. They just know they want something different. In the following paper we present an illustration of the current revolution that is taking place. We detail why it is occurring, why it seems heavily associated with Egypt, and why it may well pose a threat to the Western world, in terms of Islamic fundamentalism.
1.Why is Iran leading a worldwide Islamic revolution
In order to understand what is happening now, we must first go back in history. And, in examining this we should understand how history repeats itself in many ways. For example, we can look at the 1960s of this country and see a small illustration of a cultural revolution. Now, while we have not seen anything quite like this since, we had seen such in previous generations, like the 1920s when people were openly rebelling against the constraints of a society. Countries and the citizens who live within them will always come to particular periods in their historical lifeline where there is a great deal of conflict. Obviously with Iran, their history has been full of such conflict. And, in discussing their present revolution, we must first examine some similar aspects of the revolution of 1979:
"Iran 's pre-revolutionary students (many of whom were communist rather than Islamist or democratic) were far better organised than the current lot. They had the determined aim of getting rid of the shah, his corrupt entourage and
Iran has always, it seems, been the breeding ground for some kind of political upheaval or another. In recent times, back in 1979, there was a major revolution which was, in some ways, similar to the revolution we are seeing today. The people were angry and they were tired of being controlled by the government that was in power. They had concrete ideals and were incredibly passionate about their revolution. The revolution Iran is experiencing today does not appear to be quite as passionate and does not appear to maintain a belief in any real solid political system. They just know they want something different. In the following paper we present an illustration of the current revolution that is taking place. We detail why it is occurring, why it seems heavily associated with Egypt, and why it may well pose a threat to the Western world, in terms of Islamic fundamentalism.
1.Why is Iran leading a worldwide Islamic revolution
In order to understand what is happening now, we must first go back in history. And, in examining this we should understand how history repeats itself in many ways. For example, we can look at the 1960s of this country and see a small illustration of a cultural revolution. Now, while we have not seen anything quite like this since, we had seen such in previous generations, like the 1920s when people were openly rebelling against the constraints of a society. Countries and the citizens who live within them will always come to particular periods in their historical lifeline where there is a great deal of conflict. Obviously with Iran, their history has been full of such conflict. And, in discussing their present revolution, we must first examine some similar aspects of the revolution of 1979:
"Iran 's pre-revolutionary students (many of whom were communist rather than Islamist or democratic) were far better organised than the current lot. They had the determined aim of getting rid of the shah, his corrupt entourage and
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