Shi Iran Research Paper

Persian Wars The Persian wars began with the Ionian Revolt. The Ionian Revolt constituted the first major conflict between Greece and the Persian Empire. The Ionian Revolt lasted from 499 BC to 493 BC. The revolt came in Ionia because of the personal machinations of individuals.

The Persian War was fought by the Greeks and the Persians, and if the Greeks lost, we would not have democracy, science, or education. The war was started when the Greeks helped rebels in a city state near Persia burn a Persian city. The Greeks used strategy and their surroundings to their advantage to win the Persian War. The Persian War had three main battles: Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis

Before the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, the country was on course to becoming a westernized secular country. The Shah of Iran was more interested in developing the country along western model than anything else. People were left on their own to make decisions regarding moral issues. Religion was a private affair and people were free to practice their religion, as they wanted. People enjoyed personal freedoms comparable to those enjoyed in the west. They only thing they lacked was political freedom as all the power rested with the Shah. The elite controlled political power and anyone who wanted to join politics needed the sponsorship of the elites. The elites also controlled the economy largely because Shah appointed members of the

Iranian Mazdean converted to Christianity and then to Islam, a companion of the Prophet Mohammad and faithful disciple of Imam Ali, Salman the Persian (Salman al-Farisi), who was also nicknamed Salman the Pure (Salman Pak in Persian) is a central figure in the history of Islam because of the close ties he had with the Prophet, but also by its influence over many Sufi and mystical currents, as well as the inspiration of Shiite gnosis up to today. Beyond its historical dimension, the character of Salman is also the archetype par excellence of the expatriate and exiled (Gharîb) abandoned any materialistic attachment to go in search of Truth. According to some accounts of the Muslim tradition, he is one of "close to God" (moqarrabûn) and believers

authority over the historiography and in return gave some limited rights. It seems like a modern version of state contract, where citizens gave up some rights in order to enjoy others.

There is violence against women that is executed by man and this is what the talk discussed. In the past decades, men have dominated over women by many excuses such as religion, culture, and norm. Through all these years they used women and they harass them mentally and physically. In my culture, we have so many differences between men and women. I have to mention that the Iranian government rule based on the Islamic laws. Which is supporting more men rather than women, and because of that men getting more power than women. In fact, men can do whatever they want to do with the women in Iran society.

Ayatollah Khomeini, the Islamic centers (Islamic sciences) and the round-table on the instruction of Ayatollah Boroujerdi in Khom led students during the years which followed the movement of his peers that the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty, headed by Ayatollah Mutahhari and not only Ayatollah Muntaziri, but Hojatolislam Mohammad Javad Bahonar and Hashimi- Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Rafsanjani as young men.

are Sunni and Shia .The main split in Islam is over how the leaders of the faith should be chosen ., Also they

which buried its dead and had a script which is still not deciphered and the Vedic Period

In 1975 my grandfather was offered a position with his company that would relocate him to Iran. He heavily considered taking it but declined. It wasn’t because he thought it would be unsafe for his family but rather the age of his children. Little did he know, four years later a group of Islamic militants would take over the United Sates embassy in Tehran and hold 52 American diplomats hostage. The Iranian revolution of February 1979 was a turning point that brought the downfall of an autocratic Iran and placed a strained on the relationship with the US. The world’s only theocratic nation was born.

First, let us all send positive 'rays' toward Dr. Melvin-Koushki's for his research on lettrism, because I feel like we've been witness to a lettrist playoff these last two weeks, and his texts have been especially helpful in clarifying and organizing the various trends within lettrism—explaining the implication of the historical and sociopolitical contexts of the various lettrist writers, and their ideological proximity to one another. Kudos Dr. Koushki!

The culture of Iran, also known as culture of Persia is one of the oldest cultures in the world. The Iranian culture influenced the culture of other countries such as Italy and Greece as well. The key pieces in Iranian culture are art and language. Iran also has one of the most unique and richest art backgrounds in the history of our world. Likewise, they have the beautiful language called Farsi. To sum up, Iran has one of the oldest cultures in the world. Iran’s language and art deems it as one of the most notorious and cultured countries of the world.

Islam is divided into two branches called the Shi’ite and the Sunni. The Sunni make up the majority of muslims today. The Shi’ite Muslims believe that Ali (Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law) was the rightful successor to Muhammad, and that leadership of the community should remain in the family line of the prophet. Sufism is a form of Islamic mysticism. Sufis place emphasis on the inward experience of God, and on individual acts of spiritual discipline. (Basic facts about)

Iran is fortunate that their literacy and life expectancy tend to be higher than other countries in the region, with the average life expectancy of a healthy Iranian averaging around 70 years. The language Iranians have spoken for many years is Persian-Farsi. As of 2007, Iran 's population was 70.5 million people with a population growth rate of 0.792 percent. The population consists of mostly working age adults with 72.3 percent being between the ages of 15-64. Along with neighboring countries, Iran has somewhat of a disadvantage due to the economy being dependent on the sales of petroleum and natural gas, a limited resource. As well, the country is having troubles employing its more educated people. (Curriculum Development Division Educational Technology Department, 2008)

There are two main branches of the Muslim religion, Sunni and Shi’a. 85- 90 percent of Muslims in the world practice the Sunni religion (Three Faiths). There is also the smaller branch called Druze.