ORIGIN Parsi or Persian was the language of the Parsa people who ruled Iran between 550 - 330 BCE. It belongs to what scholars call the Indo-Iranian group of languages. It became the language of the Persian Empire and was widely spoken in the ancient days ranging from the borders of India in the east‚ Russian in the north‚ the southern shores of the Persian Gulf to Egypt and the Mediterranean in the west. Over the centuries Parsi has changed to its modern form and today Persian is spoken primarily
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Persepolis Film Review – Women’s Rights and Cultural Shifts Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war was shrouded in darkness; it represents a time of major oppression by the Islamic-based government and is marked a huge shift in culture for the Iranian people‚ protests‚ and general resentment of the government. The coming-of-age film‚ Persepolis‚ reveals the plight of a young girl trying to find herself whilst simultaneously living in fear and being prosecuted for her seemingly
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Immediately after the Khamenei’s speech the Iranian Parliament drafted an emergency with signatures from 50 MP s to ban all methods of birth-control in the country. According to the bill‚ all measures that leadleading to abortion or impotency‚ such as vasectomy and any campaigns in favour of birth-controlbirth control were banned and the violators were to be prosecuted. Later on‚ the Supreme Leader promulgated his ‘Statement of Principle on Family’‚ in which he emphasised the significance of fertility
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Introduction Iranian nuclear enrichment is a one of the key issues in the current convention of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Ryoji Terayama stated that according to the United Nation Security Council Resolution 1696 in July‚ 2006‚ the United Nation Security Council called Iran to discontinue all nuclear activities such as uranium enrichment and reprocessing of plutonium. Then‚ in both December 2006 and March 2007‚ the Security Council eventually took economical sanctions toward Iran.
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air and land invasion into Iranian territory on September 22nd‚ 1980. Hoping to become the most powerful state in the Persian Gulf by taking Iran‚ it led its infantry and armored divisions‚ artillery and what little aircraft that the Iraqis had on an attack against an outnumbered and overwhelmed Iranian defense. However‚ due to the careless decisions made by Iraqi president Saddam Hussein‚ lack of sufficient air support‚ and display of consistency in defense by the Iranian Army‚ Iraq gained little
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(Promoting Pro-Poor Growth‚ Leturgue‚ Henri and et al.‚ 2010). Developed countries support small and micro businesses regarding to guarantee their own economic growth. In contrary of developed and developing countries‚ small businesses‚ started up by Iranian young and educated entrepreneurs‚ have increasingly been involved in economic‚ political‚ and cultural problems. According to the annual economic statistics issued by the World Bank in 2013‚ the time required to start-up a business in Iran is 16 days
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country because since she is in exile from her country. Therefore‚ she uses her art as a tool of communication for the people who are unaware of what is happening in Iran. In her piece titled I am its Secret‚ a woman is shown wearing a traditional Iranian chador which is significant to their religion. Typically‚ Western cultures appropriate the chador and it is extremely offensive. Neshat wants Western artists of movies‚ and even media to be aware of what they are
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should approach Iran’s nuclear ambitions by talking to Iranian leaders and persuade them that developing nuclear weapons would not be the best thing for iran’s national interests. Rather than leading to stabilization and the mad situation‚ it would probably lead to political coercion which would tempt other neighboring Arab countries to proliferate as well and would highlight rivalries‚ particularly with Israel. The U.S. needs to speak to Iranian experts‚ scholars‚ and officials to explain to them the
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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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Despite the oppressive regime‚ ordinary Iranians enjoyed life by throwing parties‚ playing card games‚ dancing‚ drinking alcohol‚ telling jokes‚ and listening to music. These events are to distract from the horror they face everyday. They also highlight happiness in difficult times. For example‚ Satrapi uses comic relief in “The Jewels” to balance out the severity of the women of Iran turning on one another with kidney beans and “flatulence” (92). The jokes the children make gives them a sense of
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