a Shiyanova Iran Country Study Iran’s economy is marked by statist policies and an inefficient state sector‚ which create major distortions throughout the system‚ and reliance on oil‚ which provides the majority of government revenues. Price controls‚ subsidies‚ and other rigidities weigh down the economy‚ undermining the potential for private-sector-led growth. Private sector activity is typically limited to small-scale workshops‚ farming‚ and services. Significant informal market activity flourishes
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The issues of tourism in Iran It is strongly considered that tourism is the most rapidly growing industry in both developing and developed countries. One must consider tourism as a means of creating new jobs and reducing unemployment in different parts of the world. The effects of tourism have also been measured as a profitable and entrepreneurial industry. Iran‚ formerly Persia‚ has a large number and wide variety of tourist attractions which gives it a strong potential for tourism growth
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The Iran Iraq war officially began on Sept. 22‚ 1980‚ with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran‚ although Iraq representatives to the UN maintained that Iran had been engaging in artillery attacks on Iraqi towns since Sept. 4. Iraqi president Saddam Husain claimed the war was actually a territorial dispute over the Shatt al Arab‚ a waterway that empties into the Persian Gulf and forms the boundary between Iran and Iraq. Iraq’s foreign minister‚ Sa’adoun Hammadi‚ stated to the UN Security
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socially and economically‚ so because of their varying cultures‚ Iran‚ the US‚ Indonesia‚ Brazil and South Africas’ Muslim populations have extensive differences in the way they practice Islam‚ specifically in their Gender roles and Religious Rituals. Iran‚ or the Islamic Republic of Iran‚ is a Middle Eastern country bordering Turkmenistan‚ Azerbaijan‚ Afghanistan
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In Iran a girl 13 years of age can legally get married. There are many negative effects of getting married at such a young age and many marriages end up in control by the husband. About 1 in every 3 women in Iran is abused throughout their lifetime (Esfandiari‚ 2003) and in Iran it is just a part of their culture. There are things the U.S. can do to help the women gain their rights and have a higher standard of living. Women have very little rights in Iran and it just isn’t fair. In Iran the country
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* The Basseri Nomads of Iran The nomads of the Middle East are a vast and diverse group of people who travel in tribal groups across the lands. The Basseri people of Iran are a nomadic group of people that inhibit the mountainous regions of southern Iran. Like many other nomadic tribes in the Middle East‚ theirs is a rich history that at times has involved persecution and forced change by foreign invaders‚ religious rule‚ domestic oppression. The Basseri are a Persian speaking tribe of tent-dwelling
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Iran Brief description about Iran Iran is historically Iran has been referred to as "Persia"‚ by the Western world‚ mainly due to the writings of Greek historians who called Iran Persis‚ meaning land of the Persians. Today both "Persia" and "Iran" are used interchangeably in cultural contexts; however‚ "Iran" is the name used officially in political contexts. The 18th-largest country in the world in terms of area at 1‚648‚195 km2‚ Iran is an ethnically diverse country and has a population
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RISHI SARASWAT A MODERN HISTROY OF IRAN DR. ARMITAGE 6/21/2012 Introduction Iran‚ formerly known as Persia‚ has a rich fascinating history that shapes the modern day culture of the region. Iran is known for housing one of the world’s oldest major civilizations that has its roots dating back to 4000 BC. The Medes were the first people to occupy the region; they unified the Iran as a nation and major empire. Iran was ruled by a series of empires and dynasties‚ starting with The Achaemenid
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Generation. In this short essay I would like to address how the third generation (referred to as TTG in the text) is affected by and how it has affected the Iranian society and its culture. As a result of the revolution in Iran‚ the Iranian population had to follow strict directions in the way of living‚ culture and interaction with other people in the society. Khosravi writes that the youth today lives in a society with dual norms and values or in between-ness‚ between the old and the modern
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Iran-Iraq War The Iran-Iraq war started in the 1980s and continued till 1988 making it the longest conventional war after the second Sino-Japanese War(1). It officially began on Sept. 22‚ 1980‚ with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran(1). The Iran-Iraq War was multifaceted and included religious schisms‚ border disputes‚ and political differences. The war broke hostilities ranging from conflicts between the religious pacts of Sunni-verses-Shia and Arab-verses-Persians‚ to a personal
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