1. It is unfortunate that when I hear Iran or Iraq my mind instantly thinks of violence. It seems that most of the news that I hear regarding the Middle East leads me to this. Persepolis provided a different view on Iran. I think that Marjane Satrapi showed that Iran was not just about war and terrorism. She gave a look inside the country‚ a look at its people. In my opinion her family did not seem so much different than an American family. They were real people struggling with the government and
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Revolution in 1979‚ the government of Iran has steadily offended the human rights of thousands of its fellow citizens. The victims of the system have consisted of a vast gathering of average Iranians‚ the only “crime” of which was usually one of identity – ethnicity ‚ sexual orientation‚ religion or gender - that was a threat to the theocratic vision of the ruling elite of the country. After the Iranian Revolution‚ the official religion of the state of Iran became Islam. The Constitution‚ which
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The Life‚ Thought and Historical Importance of Abu Yazid Al-Bistami‚ Dacca‚ 1971. Adle‚ C. Art et société dans le monde iranien‚ Paris‚ 1982 Adle C. “Katība῾yi naw-yāfta dar Bisṭām” [A newly discovered inscription in Bistam]‚ Āthār‚ x–xi (Iran. Solar‚ 1364/1986)‚ pp. 175–83 Aflākī‚ Šams al-Dīn ‚ Manāqeb al-ʿārefīn‚ ed. T. Yazıcı‚ 2 vols.‚ Ankara‚ 1959. Anṣārī‚ Ḵhwāja ʿAbd-Allāh ‚ Ṭabaqāt al-ṣūfīa‚ ed. ʿA. Ḥabībī‚ Kabul‚ 1340 Š./1961. Arberry‚ A. J. “A Bisṭāmī Legend‚” JRAS‚ 1938
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Governments in the Middle East are talking about a new particle accelerator named Sesame‚ which‚ they hope‚ will be functional by 2015. Sesame will be the first particle accelerator in the Middle East. Countries as opposed as Turkey‚ Pakistan‚ Cyprus‚ Iran and Israel are all involved. How amazing is it that this scientific community is ignoring political issues and joining together? Even better‚ their governments are supporting them. The name Sesame stands for Synchrotron Light for Experimental Science
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The Safavid Empire really put Iran on the map for their economic strength. The Safavid Empire was founded by the Safavids and covered all of Iran‚ parts of Turkey‚ and Georgia. The Shiite based empire lasted from 1501-1722. The reason for their success was their locations on the trade routes. Shah Ismail‚ age 14 ruled from 1501 to 1524 and by 1510 he had conquered all of Iran. Shi’ism was introduced to Iran and many Sunni Muslims were murdered. But there was a positive side to their religion; the
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in Tehran‚ Iran. On November 4th‚ 1979‚ 60 American hostages were captured by the furious revolutionary protesters. Being seized by the mob‚ the hostages lived with their freedom and privacy deprived. Even though this historical crisis has ended in 1981‚ it remains as one of the highly discussed issues among historians and politics today. It all started In the year 1951. A British company‚ Anglo-Iranian Oil Company began to interfere with the oil industry of Iran. It was the
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long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 AD and is the national epic of the Iran (Persia) and the Persian speaking world. Consisting of some 50‚000 verses‚[1] the Shahnameh tells mainly the mythical and to some extent the historical past of the Persian empire from the creation of the world until the Islamic conquest of Persia in the 7th century. Today Iran‚ Persian speakers of the neighboring nations such as Afghanistan and Tajikestan‚ and the greater region influenced
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movements represented the political aspirations of the populations that had previously been ruled by the Ottoman Empire” (Gelvin‚ 2011‚ p. 208). Three countries that promoted nationalism in their countries after World War I‚ were Egypt‚ Turkey‚ and Iran; the nationalism of these three countries will be thoroughly compared and contrasted in this paper. EGYPT World War I had political and economic consequences for Egypt (Gelvin‚ 2011‚ p. 196). Egypt had legally been part of the Ottoman Empire
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Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji was very interesting‚ intriguing but also historical. This book showed me many human experiences that we all share like laughter‚ tears‚ love‚ fear but most of all hope. It also gave me a different perspective about Iran at the 70s which I totally didn’t know. It shows how the government dealt with people who stood for their rights by not facing them but either torturing them. Yet with all the horrible things the government did‚ there is a better side where people
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Authoritarianism and Democracy in Rentier States Bachar EL-Halabi International Political economy Dr. Khalil Gebara Friday December 21‚ 2012 Introduction We can never understand politics until we begin to understand the flow of political‚ economical and social events that occur on a daily basis in our country and the countries surrounding us. For instance‚ Lebanon experienced the first form of rebellion on March 14‚ 2005 during a historical rally that ousted the Syrian regime‚ from
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