Political Islam Culture amp Identity And the Democratic Movements Nasrin Naraghi City College of San Francisco Wednesday October 27 2010 Objective A More personal perspective about Iranian people and culture by an Iranian American through study travel and communication with Iranian ID: 595067
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Modern Iran
Political Islam- Culture & Identity
And the Democratic Movements
Nasrin Naraghi
City College of San Francisco
Wednesday October
27,
2010Slide2
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 cultureSlide3
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 monarchySlide4
Modern Iran Timeline
Qajar Dynaty-1794- 1925
1906- Constitutional Revolution
Pahlavi Dynasty- Reza Shah Pahlavi (1925- 1941) Muhammad Reza Shah (1953- 1979)Slide5Slide6
Multi-Ethnic Population
Persians- More than 50%, speak Farsi, the official language in Iran
Azarbaijanis ( Turks), Kurds, Arabs, Lurs, and TurkomansSlide7
Religion
Shiite Islam: more than 88% of population
8%: Sunnis Islam
2%: Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, & Bahai’sSlide8
Iranian Calendar
Solar Hejri: Hejri refers to when Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina with many of his followers.
Iranian New Year: March 21
st
, first day of spring, Spring Equinox. Slide9
Official Religion
Shiite Islam the official religion in Iran since the Safavid dynasty in the 16
th
century.Slide10
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?Slide11
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.Slide12
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 Slide13
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 referendumSlide14
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 PresidentSlide15
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 MousaviSlide16
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 ScholarsSlide17
Tehran: Four SeasonsSlide18
Satellite dishes are illegal in IranSlide19
The Inside Space- Secular Women, Persepolis, MemoirSlide20
Women’s identity through clothingSlide21
Skiing in north of TehranSlide22Slide23
Secular Women- Islamic hejab & Western ClothingSlide24
Modern Religious Women- 60% of university students are womenSlide25
Bazar TehranSlide26
A snowy day in TehranSlide27
Tehran- Vali-e Asr Square Slide28
Gate of TehranSlide29
Azadi SquareSlide30
Milad Tower (Borj-e Milad)
435 meter tall
Tehran International Trade and Convention CenterSlide31
Alborz Mountain in TehranSlide32
Skyline of TehranSlide33
Tehran: Gate of Bagh Meli Qajar architectureSlide34
Iranian National MuseumSlide35
Tehran: Inside Bagh Meli Slide36
Column capital in Bagh MeliSlide37Slide38
Isfahan BazaarSlide39
Ali Qapu in IsfahanSlide40
Isfahan BazaarSlide41
IsfahanSlide42
Art & Cultural Center in IsfahanSlide43Slide44