Persepolis ancient capital of Persia Persia became Iran
Persepolis ancient capital of Persia (Persia became Iran in 1935)
Author of Persepolis Graphic autobiography about a girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution Now lives in France Marjane Satrapi
Rezā Khan (later Reza Shah Pahlavi) • The Shah of the Kingdom of Iran from 1925 -1941, when his son took the throne. • (Shah=king=monarch) • Uneducated soldier • Originally wanted to be a president of a republic • On March 21, 1935, Reza Shah Pahlavi issued a decree asking foreign delegates to use the term "Iran" in formal correspondence (instead of Persia)
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi • Son of Reza Shah Pahlavi • Shah of Iran from 1941 -1979 • His government was overthrown in the Islamic Revolution
SAVAK The Shah’s secret police Similar to our CIA Feared and hated by many Iranians due to their use of torture during interrogation and execution
Ayatollah Khomeini Imam is the highest position in Shi`a Islam Iranian religious leader and politician of the Islamic Revolution (1979) that overthrew the Shah Khomeini said Iran was battling for divine cause in the war with Iraq (19801988) Khomeini called off the eight year war on July 21, 1988 Purposefully never mentioned in Persepolis
Islam monotheistic religion Muslims = followers Second largest religion in the world Main location: Middle East and North Africa Founder: Muhammed; a trade merchant Supporters ~1. 5 billion Place Founded: Mecca, Saudi Arabia Mosque is house of worship Symbol is crescent moon and star
THE QUR’AN Holy book of Islam Muslims pride themselves on the fact that the Qur’an has remained unchanged and unaltered during the past 1400 years. Muslims believe the Qur’an is the word of God (Allah) as revealed to Muhammad c. 7 th century CE Many Muslims believe that in order to appreciate its beauty, and also understand its true message, the Qur'an needs to be read in Arabic.
Rex Cinema Fire { a terrorist attack on a movie theater that killed ~ 400 people Poison gas was leaked into theater, the doors/exits were locked, and the people burned to death in their seats Not sure who is responsible…was it the Muslims who were opposed to the Western culture or did the Shah’s SAVAK set them up? August 19, 1978
Black Friday September 8, 1978 Shooting of the protesters (against the Shah’s rule) in Zhaleh Square in Tehran 64 martyrs
US Embassy/Hostage Crisis 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days by Islamic students November 4, 1979 - January 20, 1981 Pres. Carter tried to organize an operation to free the hostages but it resulted in the death of 8 servicemen instead Coincidentally, the terrorists freed the hostages on the day that President Reagan was inaugurated as one last insult to Jimmy Carter’s presidency Mural drawn on the US embassy following the release of the hostages
April 28, 1937 December 30, 2006 Dictator of Iraq from 1979 -2003 Sentenced to death by hanging Saddam Hussein
Current president (7 th) of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani
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