Hello my name is Rowan Blake and my dissertation is on the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Iran (I couldn’t think of anything funny‚ so here is some work form my undergraduate years): The aim of this essay is to examine the factors that significantly contributed to the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Iran‚ which culminated in the revolutionary overthrow of the Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi on January 16th‚ 1979‚ and the creation of the world’s first modern Islamic nation-state‚ the Islamic Republic
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revolutions is why they started (causes). Unlike most revolutions that were caused by financial crisis‚ peasant rebellion‚ disgruntled military‚ or defeat at war. The Iranian revolution had another cause. The Iranian revolution was a cultural‚ religious revolution‚ while the French revolution was a liberal bourgeois revolution. The Iranian revolution started because people discontent with the monarchy under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ and the social injustice. And also‚ the people believed their leader
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She grew up in a special household where her parents did not treat her or her brother different. They met their attention‚ affection‚ and discipline equally. She was raised thinking this was a perfectly normal environment when in reality‚ in most Iranian households it was the male children that enjoyed an exalted status‚ female relatives spoiled them‚ and their rebellion was overlooked or praised. As children grew older the boys’ privileges expanded while the girls’ lessened so they remained “honorable
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Mutiny‚ Appeasement‚ and Repression from 1910 to Khomeini‚ (New York: Praeger‚ 1982)‚19–24. Women Journalists and Thinkers of Iran)‚ (Tehran: Muzgrafic‚ 1972)‚ 143–52. 8. Bayat-Philipp in Keddie‚ 1978. Amin‚ Camron Michael‚ The making of the modern Iranian woman: gender‚ state policy‚ and popular culture‚ 1865–1946‚ (Gainesville‚ FL: University Press of Florida)‚ 2002. Arasteh‚ Reza‚ “The Struggle for Equality in Iran‚” Middle East Journal‚ Vol. 18‚No. 2‚ Spring‚ 1964. Paidar‚ Parvin‚ Women and the
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The anti-western sentiments that coat these words had been percolating in Iranian society long before the Ayatollah had authored this text. Modern antipathy toward Western governments began in 1953 when an ill-conceived attempt to establish a Western friendly ruler in Iran by America and Great Britain‚ ended in general admonitions against potential Westernization. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi‚ the newly instated Iranian leader‚ did‚ upon reflection‚ serve up a lethal concoction
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foremost‚ this illustration represents the revolution‚ in Persepolis this is shown when the Iranians break the chains that their government had put on them. These people are free‚ but in the picture the shackles still remain which can also be seen as a remnant of the revolt. Which can be interpreted as the loss of people and stricter laws like those enforced in Persepolis. In the first revolution‚ Iranians wanted the Shah to leave Iran; unfortunately this led to a larger problem. The Islamic regime
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Prompt: War/Conflict brings out the best as well as the worst in humanity Conflict‚ the struggle between opponents over values and claims‚ to scarce status‚ power and resources. Conflict brings out the best as well as the worst in humanity. Wars such as the Combodian-Vietnamise war and the Iran-Iraq war showed us that throughout conflict people suffer horrible and disturbing events which include starvation‚ rape‚ torture‚ death and mortality. Thankfully‚ throughout all these hardships and diabolic
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which informs their practice. Hossein’s cultural background underpins much of his art‚ intertwining both his Australian and Iranian background. Lawrence’s artworks are a personal comment on her world‚ she explores contemporary and therefore cultural themes such as history‚ art‚ science and memory. Valamanesh immigrated to Australia from Iran in 1973. His Australian and Iranian heritage greatly informs his practice. A main cultural inspiration exhibited throughout many of his works is the incorporation
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"To deny someone and education is not just a crime but a sin‚ because you are denying that person the opportunity to realize who he or she is meant to be." This quote represents Firoozeh Dumas’s view on learning and becoming the person that she is today. Through her hardships‚ struggles‚ good times and the bad times‚ she has matured and learned a great deal. In the autobiography Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas‚ the themes or clashing cultures‚ new environments‚ and learning through experience comes
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that it would be a deep‚ profound book that was enlightening and revealed a lot about persian culture. I was surprised to find a witty‚ light hearted book instead‚ that focused a lot more on the transition into the american culture‚ rather than the Iranian culture itself. However‚ I’m still really liking the book;it’s delicately written‚ with great hints of sarcasm and humor‚ to the point where it had me actually laughing out loud. The only aspect that bothers me a bit is that the story seems a bit
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