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    and being in the mix of a war between Iran and Iraq. Persepolis reflects on what happened during the Iranian Revolution‚ the way of life for people in Iran‚ and how the conflictual and corrupt state of Iran effected & changed the lives of many. Marji shows and tells us throughout the book her experiences she faces in being surrounded by oppression under the Islamic Regime‚ the Shah‚ during the Iranian revolution‚ and during the war between Iran and Iraq. Some characters in Persepolis never find freedom

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    in Iranian politics led to the rise of Islamist groups and eventually the Iranian Revolution in 1979‚ later known as the Islamic Revolution. The revolution was in response to Western influence and involvement in Iran during the Pahlavi dynasty. Both Great Britain and Soviet Russia invaded and occupied Iran in August 1941‚ forcing the abdication of Mohammad Reza Shah in favour of his son‚ in retaliation to his declaration of neutrality in the Second World War and his refusal to allow Iranian territory

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    THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION AND ITS IMPACT ON WOMEN Revolutions have always had an effect on women and their role in society. Some revolutions gave women more opportunities while others restricted them to domestic servants. The Iranian Revolution is a prime example of both ends of the spectrum. Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Moosavi Khomein was an Iranian religious leader and politician and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution that led the overthrow of the Shah of Iran. Khomein and his fundamentalist

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    The Iranian revolution of January 1978- February 1979‚ was primarily aimed to overthrow the Pahlavi government. There were many reasons for the revolution‚ however only a few are major reasons. One of the larger reasons to overthrow the government was because the Iranian population did not accept the policies of westernization  that Shāh Mohammad Rezā Pahlavi had imposed. The Iranians believed that these policies were an insult to their culture and that the Shah was being controlled by the united

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    Nationalism encouraged many revolutionary changes among the world within the late twentieth century by unifying many different types of people into one group‚ as evidenced in the Iranian revolution‚ the independence of India‚ and the internal regional unrest from the Soviet Union. In the Iranian revolution everyone all the people were unified against the Shah‚ no matter their religion or social class by nationalism. According to the post World War 2 notes all people‚ followers of Islam‚ leftists

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    For 60 years and counting‚ the United States and Iran have had a very turbulent relationship. From a coup d’état performed by the United States and Britain to an Iranian Revolution‚ this is a seesaw of tensions by frenemies America and Iran. Since the 1950s‚ both nations have had tricky issues revolving around Operation Ajax and the U.S Embassy Hostage Crisis. Operation Ajax was started by the overthrow of Iran’s democracy in 1953 due to Great Britain and the United States involvement. This joint

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    Islam: The Decisive Factor of the Iranian Revolution “The First day of the government of God” – Ayatollah Khomeini On March 30‚ 1979‚ after the Iranian Revolution‚ which is also known as the Islamic Revolution‚ 97% of the Iranians in the country voted in the national referendum for the establishment of an Islamic Republic. During the Iranian Revolution‚ Islam‚ which appeared in Iran after the Islamic conquest in 637 B.C.‚ played a huge role in motivating the Iranians to fight against the Shah. Islam

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    Persepolis The graphic novel Persepolis depicts the Iranian revolution from a child’s point-view through the eyes of the author Marjane Satrapi. Satrapi describes her experiences and actions while being raised during and after the Iranian revolution. The Iranian revolution was based strongly on the Islam faith and the establishment of an “Islamic Republic” (Crossroads and Cultures‚ 1008). After the year 1980 when the revolution had been resolved‚ women and girls were required to wear veils and were

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    How Has the Iranian Hostage Crisis Affected the United States? For most Americans‚ the story begins in 1979 with the Iranian Hostage Crisis‚ when a group of revolutionary university students took over the American Embassy in Tehran‚ Iran‚ and held 52 American diplomats‚ intelligence officers and Marines hostage for 444 days. But for most Iranians‚ and to fully understand the repercussions of this aforementioned event‚ the story begins almost three decades prior‚ in 1953. This was the year that

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    FOUCAULT AND THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION: GENDER AND SEDUCTIONS OF ISLAMISM Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson The University of Chicago Press Chicago and London 2005 Janet Afary is associate professor in the departments of history and women’s studies at Purdue University. She is the author of The Iranian Constitutional Revolution‚ 1906–1911‚ and president of the International Society for Iranian Studies (2004–2006). Kevin B. Anderson is associate professor of political science and sociology at

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