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Modern Iran. Political Islam- Culture & Identity And the Democratic Movements Nasrin Naraghi City College of San Francisco Wednesday October 27, 2010. Objective. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Modern IranPolitical Islam- Culture &
IdentityAnd the Democratic
MovementsNasrin Naraghi
City College of San FranciscoWednesday October 27, 2010
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Objective• A More personal perspective about
Iranian people and culture by an Iranian- American through study, travel, and communication with Iranian people
• On going Issues and Challenges- Transcendental and contending values in Iranian culture
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Iranian National Identity• Ancient Iran until defeat of the
Sassanid: Persian culture and Zoroastrian religion hand in hand.
• Safavid dynasty until 1979- Persian and Shi’a Islam
• 1979 onward- Shiite Islam without monarchy
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Modern Iran Timeline
• Qajar Dynaty-1794- 1925• 1906- Constitutional Revolution• Pahlavi Dynasty- Reza Shah Pahlavi
(1925- 1941) Muhammad Reza Shah (1953- 1979)
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Multi-Ethnic Population• Persians- More than 50%, speak
Farsi, the official language in Iran• Azarbaijanis ( Turks), Kurds, Arabs,
Lurs, and Turkomans
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Religion• Shiite Islam: more than 88% of
population• 8%: Sunnis Islam• 2%: Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, &
Bahai’s
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Iranian Calendar• Solar Hejri: Hejri refers to when
Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina with many of his followers.
• Iranian New Year: March 21st, first day of spring, Spring Equinox.
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Official Religion• Shiite Islam the official religion in
Iran since the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century.
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Life in Iran today
• More than 70% of population in Iran is under 30. This generation is sometimes referred to as the “Children of Revolution.”
What is this generation like? What are their views on the
government? What are their goals and interests?
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Iranian Revolution• Began in 1978 with massive
demonstrations and strikes throughout the cities and the capital city, Tehran
• Islamic Revolution: A grass-root, populist movement supported by masses of people mobilized through Islam; the only force that could fend off 2500 years of monarchy in Iran.
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Important Dates• 1978- 1979: Islamic Revolution• The Leader of the revolution:
Ayatollah Ruhallah Khomeini• January 1979: The Shah fled Iran and
Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran
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Important Dates• November 1979- January1981:
Iranian Students seized the American embassy in Tehran
• December 1979: The country approved a theocratic constitution
• April 1979: Iranian people choose Islamic Republic in a national referendum
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Important Dates• Iran- Iraq war, the imposed war or
holy defense: 1980 to 1988• Cultural Revolution- 1980- 1987• June 1989- The death of Ayatollah
Khomeini• 1997- 2005- Ali Mohammad Khatami,
The Reformist President
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Important Dates• 2005- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the
Hardliner, Champion of the poor
• 2009- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is declared the landslide victor in presidential election against Mir Hossein Mousavi
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Post Election Demonstrations & Riots- Demand for Democracy• Who were the dissidents, their
demands- – Then & Now
• The Crackdown within the government
• Iranian Scholars: Reza Aslan, Abbas Milani, and Western Scholars
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Tehran: Four Seasons
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Satellite dishes are illegal in Iran
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The Inside Space- Secular Women, Persepolis, Memoir
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Women’s identity through clothing
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Skiing in north of Tehran
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Secular Women- Islamic hejab & Western Clothing
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Modern Religious Women- 60% of university students are women
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Bazar Tehran
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A snowy day in Tehran
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Tehran- Vali-e Asr Square
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Gate of Tehran
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Azadi Square
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Milad Tower (Borj-e Milad)
• 435 meter tall
• Tehran International Trade and Convention Center
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Alborz Mountain in Tehran
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Skyline of Tehran
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Tehran: Gate of Bagh Meli Qajar architecture
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Iranian National Museum
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Tehran: Inside Bagh Meli
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Column capital in Bagh Meli
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Isfahan Bazaar
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Ali Qapu in Isfahan
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Isfahan Bazaar
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Isfahan
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Art & Cultural Center in Isfahan
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