young American girls is represented well in the 2011 documentary “Miss Representation‚” directed and produced by Jennifer Siebel. But this isn’t the only place‚ nor is this the first time women have been suppressed on this earth. In the country of Iran‚ 7‚000 miles away from the United States‚ women are also being influenced and restricted by their media and government. The laws and restrictions were much worse during the time of the Iranian Revolution (1978-1979). In the graphic novel‚ Persepolis
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role in Iran for their rich supply of oil. In 1953‚ Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh nationalized the Iranian oil fields. The United States responded by implementing a coup d’état in Iran‚ overthrowing Mossadegh‚ and placing “Shah” Reza Pahlavi in power. With a steady flow of oil and luxuries being sold to the United States‚ the Shah brought prosperity to Iran. However‚ there was a growing resentment towards the Shah from the Shi’ite Muslims community for allowing western influence into Iran. This
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Throughout the history of Iran‚ there have been many forms of resistance‚ such as the Tobacco Revolt and Black Friday‚ which have created other types of resistance in modern day Iran.The power of force to silence and eliminate forms of resistance in history has nurtured a movement of forms of protest in modern day Iran. Foremost‚ in the year of 1891‚ the Nasir al-Din Shah signed an agreement with the British giving them privilege over the profitable Iranian tobacco industry. Following the agreement
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the hostages and his American patriotism‚ the author’s father‚ Kazem‚ was laid off at an American oil company shortly after the Iranian Hostage Crisis. It is clear that the company was unable to separate Kazem’s nation of origin from the events in Iran. After being fired‚ he was unable to find a legitimate job with another company until well after the crisis had ended. He was turned down in Saudi Arabia and could not find a job anywhere else; global perceptions of Iranians had been tarnished during
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Tehran- A demonstration held at Vali-E-Asr Avenue‚ Tehran on Wednesday‚ March. 8 and the response of the Reza Shah Pahlavi revealed the secret behind the authority of Iran. This ongoing protest from 9:00 am in the morning until 10:30 pm was held by people of all ages‚ declaring that the British have no right to take Iran’s oil free of charge. This protest brought attention to the Shah. After watching the demonstration on television‚ he responded publicly on BBC News and said‚ “The British
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In May 1901‚ William Knox D’Arcy was granted a concession by the Shah of Iran to search for oil‚ which he discovered in May 1908.[17] This was the first commercially significant find in the Middle East. On 14 April 1909‚ the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) was incorporated as a subsidiary of Burmah Oil Company to exploit this.[17] In 1935‚ it became the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC).[17] After World War II‚ AIOC and the Iranian government initially resisted nationalist pressure to revise AIOC’s
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To what extent did the U.S help and aid Iran and its people during the Iranian Revolution of 1979? Every country has its enemies‚ its allies‚ and some who aren’t either. In this case‚ America’s relationship with Iran started out as healthy ‚ even flourishing‚ but that all changed during the Iranian Revolution‚ when things started going pretty bad. The U.S and Iran used to have a good relationship‚ but things fell apart during the Iranian revolution. Right before the revolution‚ the U.S propelled
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3. An Analysis of the Situation of Afghan Refugees in Iran Abas Abdie Introduction The influx of 25 to 30% of the Afghan population to Iran and Pakistan over the years has made an in-depth study of their situation necessary. The importance of such a study becomes evident when we take into consideration that there is a basic difference between Afghan refugees in Iran‚ refugees in Pakistan and refugees in other parts of the world. Any kind of planning for the reception
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and Thoughts of Women in Iran Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi is very symbolic of the women in Iran‚ as the ideas of resisting to accept the government‚ finding a sense of belonging and wanting to live in a fantasy world illustrates their thoughts during a very rough period of time. Nafisi‚ who represents the women of Iran‚ displays this via her progression throughout the novel‚ as it summarizes the struggles that women went through to endure a happy life in Iran. A theme that is repeatedly
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