21st and by others on the first day of the start of spring which may occur on March 20th‚ 21st‚ or 22nd. The Persian New Year has been celebrated for at least three thousand years and is deeply rooted in the traditions of the Zoroastrian religion. In Iran‚ preparations for the New Year’s celebration begin in the last month of winter. The Iranians prepare with spring cleaning in their houses‚ purchase new clothes to wear for the upcoming year and buy flowers; the most popular flowers being the hyacinth
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artists of the Iranian diaspora following the 1979 Revolution‚ which replaced a secular regime with an Islamic republic. Born in Qazvin‚ she left Iran at the age of sixteen to study in the United States; she received her BA‚ MA‚ and MFA from the University of California‚ Berkeley‚ before moving to New York. Neshat returned to the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1990 and much of what she saw and experienced informed her first major body of work‚ the photographic series Women of Allah. “Speechless
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Asia; Iran and Afghanistan are energy abundant while India and China are lacking of. China finds way to Indian ocean and Arabian Sea through Karakorum. Pakistan offers to CARs the shortest route of 2600 km as compared to Iran (4500 km) or Turkey (5000 km). land locked Afganistan now at the phase of Reconstruction‚ finds its ways through Pakistan. Gawader port with its deep waters attracts the trade ships of China‚ CARs and South East Asian Countries ASEAN. Economic Blocs: SAARC‚ ECO. Iran is struggling
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Persepolis is a story of childhood through Marjane Satrapi’s childhood in Iran. Much of the graphic novel focusses on the author’s family during the Iran-Iraq War. The story is a personal memoir of Satrapi’s own life‚ which also leads into a larger event in history. Satrapi is the protagonist throughout the entire graphic novel. The character of Marji’s growth is shaped by her personal history and her community and demonstrates the theme of the inescapability of culture and family in determining
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The story is derived from her own personal experiences growing up during the Iranian Revolution (also called the Islamic Revolution) in Tehran‚ Iran. Included will be an in-depth analysis of the factors that caused the Revolution as well as an accounting of conditions in Iran during that era. A brief comparison of the current situation within Iran and how it is connected to the Iranian Revolution is also necessary. Persepolis is loosely based on the life of Satrapi. Lauded over by celebrated
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Oshaghi ENVT 801 Research Paper Air Pollution in Tehran Air pollution has been a major issue in Tehran‚ the capital of Iran. Three articles have been summarized‚ which evaluates the causes of air pollution in Tehran‚ the health concerns‚ and explaining short-term and long-term remedies that the government of Iran has suggested. Tehran has been listed as the top-ten air-polluted cities in the world in World Health Organization Report (Davidson‚ 2013). The
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Gemmer Professor Solomon English 10100 6 March 2012 Section 1 World Civilization Chapter 4 Summary Iran is a land located in Central Asia which is surrounded by the Zagros mountains‚ Caspian Sea and Caucasus Mountains. The geography of Iran features deserts‚ mountains‚ streams‚ and plateaus. The people of Iran relied on irrigation in order to gain resources and move further down the land. Iran also featured a number of resources such as copper‚ tin‚ gold‚ and silver which served as goods for trade
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi is a thoughtful examination of the Iranian government’s corrupt regime against its own people. During the late 1970s‚ Iran experienced cultural upheaval as the citizens fought to remove the amoral Shah from power (Tedla and Dolan). Since the Shah’s removal‚ Iran has been subject to violence‚ terrorism‚ and extreme ideology. The context with which Persepolis was written helps give readers perspective and insight as to the reasoning that motivates
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film was accurate and matched what we learned in class‚ and the movie itself was very captivating and interesting to watch. Watching the film in class led me to better understand the hostage crisis which took place in Tehran Iran. Although the movie was not shot in Iran they did a very good job of making it seem like it was‚ they also did a good job of including the Iranian culture in the film which helped me understand the crisis more. My comprehension of the American hostage crisis was minimal
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recognizable events and the shocking outcomes of social media activism in our world. The success of the protests in Iran that happened in 2009 is credited to twitter. Twitter was so influential in the revolution that many people called the revolution the “Twitter revolution”. Golnaz Esfandiari believed that twitter did not help much for organizing protests except letting people outside Iran know about what was happening but credits bloggers instead of helping the revolution. (Gladwell) This didn ’t
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