In harmony with the rebirth of nature‚ the Iranian New Year Celebration‚ or NORUZ (norooz)‚ always begins on the first day of spring. norooz ceremonies are symbolic representations of two ancient concepts - the End and the Rebirth; or Good and Evil. A few weeks before the New Year‚ Iranians clean and rearrange their homes. They make new clothes‚ bake pastries and germinate seeds as sign of renewal. The ceremonial cloth is set up in each household. hagi firooz‚ is someone who disguises themselves
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If someone were to flip through the graphic novel Perseoplis‚ by just looking at the images‚ the book could be put off as something that was intended for the children’s comic book section. However‚ this books power of simplification and literary content shows a much more compelling learning experience. Persepolis is a autobiographical narrative about a young girl experiencing the Islamic revolution. Coming of age‚ government empowerment‚ and feminism are some of the many challenges Marji managed
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Americans see in the press about Iran is the government controls the lives of the citizens. The women live in an oppressed society‚ and the men control every aspect of their daily lives.The men are physically and mentally abuse towards their spouse. All Iranians are
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Women in Islamic nations have the right to obtain an education‚ but only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Iranian women have the opportunity to get an education‚ but it is not strongly enforced. Though they must usually gain their education through an all girls’ school‚ this is an advantage that the women are given. In the past many women were not allowed to attain an education. Next‚ under the Iranian Constitution it is the duty of the clergymen to construe laws dealing with women. Only religious males
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Jimmy Carter and the Iranian Hostage Crisis Since 1908‚ the United States have repositioned their foreign interests towards the Middle East for the abundance of Petroleum within the region. Attracting the west‚ Britain and the United States have maintained a dominating role in Iran for their rich supply of oil. In 1953‚ Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh nationalized the Iranian oil fields. The United States responded by implementing a coup d’état in Iran‚ overthrowing Mossadegh‚ and placing “Shah”
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There is a constant struggle upon moving to fit into the new society and to become an active and successful participant in it. However‚ assimilation can be hindered due to cultural differences‚ racism‚ and fear. For example‚ in the movie Persepolis‚ Marjane encounters remarks regarding her nationality as an insult. This causes a separation between herself and the Austrians she is living with. It begins to make her consider ditching her identity and adopting a more appealing background
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into maturity. Imperialism is a huge theme in this book as it is the reason why Marjane and the community of Iran suffered. After the Shah essentially sold his country’s resources to the western influences for selfishness and for benefits‚ the Iranians opposed him. The scenes that stood out
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founding fathers of Zionism. His book The Jewish State‚ published in 1896‚ is considered to have launched the modern Zionist movement. Herzel also established the World Zionist Organization. Ayatollah Khomeini: An Iranian religious leader and politician‚ and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi‚ the Shah of Iran. Following the revolution‚ Khomeini became the country’s Supreme Leader‚ a position created in the constitution as the highest-ranking political
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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 first foreign company to extract petroleum from southwestern Iran. Even though the AIOC was at that time Iran’s
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fought from 1980-88 and may have been started by the Iraqi government in orders to expand their coastline and gain full control of the Shatt al-Arab waterway. However it is more likely that Saddam Hussein was fearful of being overthrown by the new Iranian regime‚ and felt that an opportunity now existed to attack his prime rival. The course of the war would largely be a stalemate after the initial Iraqi advances‚ and became a similar situation to the one of the First World War. The economic and political
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