International Journal of Politics‚ Culture and Society‚ Vol. 16‚ No. 1‚ Fall 2002 ( C 2002) The Conservative–Reformist Conflict Over Women’s Rights in Iran Ziba Mir-Hosseini∗ The struggle over women’s rights has been one of the main battlegrounds between the forces of modernity and tradition in Iranian politics and society. With the emergence of a Reformist movement in 1997 this struggle entered a new phase in the Islamic Republic. It became part of the part of a broader conflict over two differing
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Islamic revolution in Iran‚ Shiis start a revolt in 1979. • 1st military power in the region. Arabs = 75%‚ Kurds = 17%‚ Persian 2%. ⅔ Sunni‚ ⅓ Shii and 3% of minority (christians‚ jews‚...) Economic dependency on oil. Others sectors were developping. Baasist regim since 1968 and the second “coup d’état” (1st in 1963). July 1979‚ Saddam Hussein finally take supreme power after the ‘elimination’ of his cousin Hassan Al Bakr‚ former Iraq president. Context - Iran • • • • 35
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on Iraq because of the “belief” that there were weapons of mass destruction (WMD)‚ though there was little evidence of this. So now‚ as the evidence mounts that Iran is awfully close to obtaining these same weapons‚ why has the US government not been able to eliminate Iran’s program. The United States not only should impose sanctions on Iran‚ but should create a dialogue with the rest of the world in pursuit of a complete disband of Iran’s nuclear power program. In order to understand the current
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States should take military action in Iran (AGAINST) 1. No definite proof that Iran’s nuclear ambitions are hostile. 2. United States need to make a substantial investment of political and military capital to the Middle East in the midst of an economic crisis and at a time when it is attempting to shift its forces out of the region. . Deterrence would come with enormous economic and geopolitical costs and would have to remain in place as long as Iran remained hostile to U.S. interests‚ which
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The Iran-Contra Affair shows how the Reagan Administration engaged in two major foreign affairs policy blunders due to a fear of Communism. The United States wanted friendly relations with Iran because of its strategic location and they did not want Iran to become friendly with the Russians (Torr 69). Israel agreed to facilitate this relationship by purchasing weapons from the United States that were then sold to Iran. Israel wanted the war with Iraq and Iran to continue so it would weaken them
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Writing ̶ Give some advises on cultural literacy to help a visitor who is going to visit your country . How do people great each other when they meet for the first time ? In Iran‚ people usually meet each other by shaking hands ‚ saying hello and then ask for first name ‚ family name etc . Here‚ it’s considered to not asking about their family or how much money they make for the first time and also calling them by their first name. People would rather to be addressed by their title and family
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Caro-Joy Barendse BRNCAR017 POL1004F Assignment 3: Are there common themes that throw legitimacy into crisis? Draw on your readings to discuss the reasons for the revolutions in France‚ Russia and Iran. This essay identifies common themes that throw legitimacy into crisis through a comparison of the causes of the French‚ Russian and Iranian revolutions. As stipulated in the Social Contract‚ as explained by John Locke‚ society has the right to overthrow the authority through
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less patriotic? There are other ways in which Americans demonstrate their patriotism. Americans demonstrate patriotism in times of crisis and disaster such as during the Iran hostage crisis. On the 4th of November 1979‚ Iranian demonstrators protested through the streets of Tehran. Times in Tehran‚ like most of the rest of Iran were highly uncertain and turbulent. Amongst the group of demonstrators‚ were a group of Iranian college students
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In 1985‚ The Iran and Iraq war is feuding overseas and America had an embargo against selling arms to Iran. Our President was Ronald Reagan and the National Security Adviser was Robert McFarlane. “Iran made a secret request to buy weapons from the United States‚ McFarlane sought Reagan ’s approval” McFarlane told Reagan “that the sale of arms would not only improve U.S. relations with Iran‚ but might in turn lead to improved relations with Lebanon‚ increasing U.S. influence in the troubled Middle
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Should force be used if necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons? Already Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi had ambitious goals back then: he wanted to build twenty nuclear reactors. But four years after this announcement he made a mistake: he let his responsible official for nuclear energy declare that no nation has the right to determine another nation’s – in this case Iran’s - nuclear policy. He also said that Persia is going to have nuclear weapons‚ without a doubt and faster than one
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