PPT-Modern Iran

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 people. David Albright. ISIS. November 3, 2013. Nuclear Weapon Issues in the 21st Century. Sponsored by the American . Physical Society Forum on Physics/Society & GWU Elliott School. Photo of Natanz, DigitalGlobe. AP Comparative Government. Society. While Iranians have had little experience with democracy, they have a thriving civil society. Sharia . sets . strict rules for behavior, but individuals still . have . William O. Beeman. Department of Anthropology. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Cultural Filters. All nations have an actual history and a symbolic history, which may differ considerably from each other. Shah . Isma`il. 1501-24. Established . Shi`ism. as state religion of . Safavid. Dynasty. Imported Shi`a . ulama. and legal experts – especially from Lebanon. Isma`il. claimed to be descended form the seventh Imam, to be divinely inspired and to be the earthly representative of the Hidden 12. Jon Wolfsthal. Deputy Director CNS. US Institute for Peace – June 10, 2014. US-Iranian Ties/Tensions Have a Long History. 1950s with Overthrow of Iranian PM . Mossadegh. 1960s - 1970s US Support for Shah. Where's Iran? Whip around…. What’s going on in Iran today?. *Video clip. Note Card. Name:. Number 1-10. 1. Should Iran be allowed to have nuclear weapons? Why?. Iran in 1979. Iranian Revolution: the government was overthrown and the Shah (leader) of Iran fled the country. . What is this war about anyway. ?. Saddam Hussein . Ayatollah Khomeini . Iraq has oil…. Iraq’s oil is good quality. It exists in great quantity . It is cheap to produce. Costs about $1.00 . a barrel (yes 1 dollar). Countries and Concepts: Politics, Geography, Culture 12/e. By Michael G. . Roskin. Copyright © 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. . Sergio . Pitamitz. /Corbis. Iran’s Geography. Copyright © 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. . . . INDIA. . Sales@glaubenimpex.com. GLAUBEN IMPEX PRIVATE LIMITED,. WWW.GLAUBENIMPEX.COM. Bitumen from . iran. in bulk. Iran . bitumen has high quality in . the.   world.  It  is  famous  to  NIOC bitumen and available . Eric Lob, PhD. Florida International University. Question . How has the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) . instrumentalized. development to further its geopolitical, economic, and ideological interests in Sub-Saharan Africa?. Nuclear and Domestic Issues. Iran: Public Opinion on Foreign, . . Nuclear and Domestic Issues. International . Peace . Institute. With Charney . Research. 8. December 2010. Summary. Iranians divided on government’s performance.. Isaac Littler. Safavids 1501-1722. Predominantly Persian elite. Claimed to be descendants of the Twelve Imams. Lack of central control. Converted about 90% of population to Shiism. Had respect for . People of the Book. 1000-500 BCE. Land of the Aryans. Iran. , Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan. Link between western Asia and central/southern Asia. Majority of surviving historical accounts are Greek. Persian Empire. Third World Countries. -Latin America, Asia, Africa. -Nonaligned Nations. 2. Second World Countries. -Fidel Castro. -Nicaragua. -Afghanistan. 3. First World Countries. -Cuban Missile . C. risis. -Iran.