صفحه 1:
Iran: What’sina Name?
Historically known as Persia until 1935,
when Reza Shah Pahlavi asked for the
country to be called by its native name
Iran means “Land of the Aryans”
Persia derived from ancient Greek name
for Iran, Persis
Name comes from a region in southern
Iran called Pars
صفحه 2:
Location
Asia: The Middle East
North: former Soviet Republics
South: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
~ East: Afghanistan, Pakistan
West: Turkey, Iraq
Major Cities: Tehran, Tabriz, Mashhad,
Esfahan, Shiraz
صفحه 3:
1۷۵۵:۲۳۵۵ Persian Cat
صفحه 4:
صفحه 5:
Ba AY ia Ron a
6,000 years of civilization and 2,500 years of
written history.
1,400 years of post-Islamic history since the
Arab conquest in 7th century AD: religious and
national subordination and never-ending conflict.
Median Dynasty (728-550 BC): created first
Iranian Empire
Safavid Dynasty (1502-1736): conversion of
population towards Shi’ism
Qajar Dynasty (1781-1925): constitutional
dynasty; British and Russian spheres of influence
صفحه 6:
Pahlavi Dynasty (7925-1979)
Ruled Iran from the crowning
of Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1925
to the overthrow of Reza Shah
لعي اي سانانا
لقامقما عط مز أتهاطهم وععم
Revolution of 1979.
By the mid-1930s Reza Shah's
dictatorial style of rule caused
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8 مأ دومأكاءمنا ممعم مدع ل أي
and 1979.
Its collapse marks a break in
the ancient tradition of
Iranian monarchy.
صفحه 7:
IsCamic Revolution (7979)
_ Transformed Iran from a monarchy under Pahlavi
dynasty to an Islamic republic under Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution and
founder of the Islamic Republic.
It has been called the third great revolution in history
Helped make Islamic fundamentalism a political force
- Constitution based on rule by Islamic jurists
Khomeini—Supreme leader (lifetime appointment)
President—Head of the Government
أعصاطوع
Supreme Court
اواك تا
صفحه 8:
1980s—strainedtimewithUs
52 U.S. diplomats held hostage by group of Iranian
terrorists who took over American embassy in support
of the Islamic revolution.
444 day hostage crisis ended in 1981
The incident was seen by many as a blow against U.S.
influence in Iran and its support of the recently fallen
Shah of Iran, Pahlavi, who had recently been allowed
into the United States for cancer treatment.
In Iran, the crisis is thought to have strengthened the
political hold of radical anti-American forces who
supported the hostage taking.
The crisis also marked the beginning of American legal
action, or sanctions, that weakened economic ties
ریم رتیت یتست ۱
صفحه 9:
Iranian Demographics
2015
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صفحه 11:
Economy
_ Mixed System:
Large and dominating public sector
Small private sector
Multinational corporations
Structure:
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Industry 28%
Services 48%
Major Exports: petroleum, carpets, nuts
_ Major Imports: capital goods, food items
Unemployment rate: 16% and rising
صفحه 12:
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Youth Demographic
Between 15-29 years old—25
million (35%)
Median age—26 years old
Legal voting age—16 years old
Issue of high concern
High unemployment
صفحه 13:
Womeniniran
Higher Education—65%
~ Changing Marriage and Child Custody
NE)
Shirin Edabi: Nobel Peace Prize 2003
~ Professional life
Women in all aspects of work force
Inequality in senior and managerial jobs
صفحه 14:
صفحه 15:
An AdvancedandCultured
Society: Science
~ Avicenna
۲۹ 7ات رت زره
modern medicine
(11" century)
۳۹ ازوااو
ais
anthropologist
(11 century)
صفحه 16:
Science (cont.)
۳۳ دزد روا
Possible Nobel
Peace prize
candidate for her
لكيس اكت
عععمقء آه واعة عط
biology and
therapeutics
صفحه 17:
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صفحه 21:
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Very diverse, with each province
featuring its own dishes
- Base of the cuisine: rice
~ Most common ingredients include
herbs, vegetables, saffron, nuts
World capital of caviar
- Earliest wine production in Iran between
6000 and 5000 BC
- Shiraz wine: produced in 9% century—
finest wine in Middle East
صفحه 22:
Nowrooz—Iranian New Year
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Iran: What’s in a Name?
Historically known as Persia until 1935,
when Reza Shah Pahlavi asked for the
country to be called by its native name
Iran means “Land of the Aryans”
Persia derived from ancient Greek name
for Iran, Persis
Name comes from a region in southern
Iran called Pars
Location
Asia: The Middle East
North: former Soviet Republics
South: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
East: Afghanistan, Pakistan
West: Turkey, Iraq
Major Cities: Tehran, Tabriz, Mashhad,
Esfahan, Shiraz
Map: The Persian Cat
Shahyad Square, Tehran
Early History
6,000 years of civilization and 2,500 years of
written history.
1,400 years of post-Islamic history since the
Arab conquest in 7th century AD: religious and
national subordination and never-ending conflict.
Median Dynasty (728-550 BC): created first
Iranian Empire
Safavid Dynasty (1502-1736): conversion of
population towards Shi’ism
Qajar Dynasty (1781-1925): constitutional
dynasty; British and Russian spheres of influence
Pahlavi Dynasty (1925-1979)
Ruled Iran from the crowning
of Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1925
to the overthrow of Reza Shah
Pahlavi's son Mohammad
Reza Pahlavi in the Iranian
Revolution of 1979.
By the mid-1930s Reza Shah's
dictatorial style of rule caused
dissatisfaction among some
groups
Dynasty collapsed following
widespread uprisings in 1978
and 1979.
Its collapse marks a break in
the ancient tradition of
Iranian monarchy.
Islamic Revolution (1979)
Transformed Iran from a monarchy under Pahlavi
dynasty to an Islamic republic under Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution and
founder of the Islamic Republic.
It has been called the third great revolution in history
Helped make Islamic fundamentalism a political force
Constitution based on rule by Islamic jurists
Khomeini—Supreme leader (lifetime appointment)
President—Head of the Government
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Legislation
1980s—strained time with US
52 U.S. diplomats held hostage by group of Iranian
terrorists who took over American embassy in support
of the Islamic revolution.
444 day hostage crisis ended in 1981
The incident was seen by many as a blow against U.S.
influence in Iran and its support of the recently fallen
Shah of Iran, Pahlavi, who had recently been allowed
into the United States for cancer treatment.
In Iran, the crisis is thought to have strengthened the
political hold of radical anti-American forces who
supported the hostage taking.
The crisis also marked the beginning of American legal
action, or sanctions, that weakened economic ties
between Iran and America.
Iranian Demographics
Population—nearly 70
million
Life expectancy at birth—
69 years
Birth rate—17 per
1,000 persons
Death rate—6 per
1,000 persons
Literacy rate—72%
0-14 yrs
15-29 yrs
30-50 yrs
60+yrs
Ethnicity and Religion
Although there are various
sub-groups, the majority of
Iranians would say their
religion is Islam.
Persians
Azeris
Kurds
Arabs
Other
The largest ethnic group in
Iran is Persians, followed
by Azeris.
Shi'a
Muslim
(Islam)
Sunni
Muslim
(Islam)
Other
Economy
Mixed System:
Large and dominating public sector
Small private sector
Multinational corporations
Structure:
Agriculture 24%
Industry 28%
Services 48%
Major Exports: petroleum, carpets, nuts
Major Imports: capital goods, food items
Unemployment rate: 16% and rising
A Youth Powered Society
Youth Demographic
Between
15-29 years old—25
million (35%)
Median age—26 years old
Legal voting age—16 years old
Issue of high concern
High
unemployment
Women in Iran
Higher Education—65%
Changing Marriage and Child Custody
Laws
Shirin Edabi: Nobel Peace Prize 2003
Professional life
Women in all aspects of work force
Inequality in senior and managerial jobs
Women and the Islamic Dress Code
An Advanced and Cultured
Society: Science
Avicenna
father of early
modern medicine
(11th century)
Biruni
first
anthropologist
(11th century)
Science (cont.)
Mina Bissel
Possible Nobel
Peace prize
candidate for her
scientific work in
the field of cancer
biology and
therapeutics
Art, Media, and Sport
Andre Agassi
Former world #1
professional tennis
player.
Freddie Mercury
Lead singer of
Queen
Art, Media, and Sport (cont.)
Christiane Amanpour
Chief International
Correspondent for
CNN
Abbas Kiarostami
internationally
acclaimed film
director; received
100 awards;
President of
Cannes Film
Festival in 2005
Business
Farzad Nazem
Chief Technology
Officer and
Executive VP of
Yahoo!
Firouz Naderi
Associate Director
of NASA’s Jet
Propulsion
Laboratory
Business (cont.)
Pierre Omidyar
Founder and
chairman of eBay
Omid Kordestani
Senior VP for World
Wide Sales and
Field Operations of
Google
Cuisine
Very diverse, with each province
featuring its own dishes
Base of the cuisine: rice
Most common ingredients include
herbs, vegetables, saffron, nuts
World capital of caviar
Earliest wine production in Iran between
6000 and 5000 BC
Shiraz wine: produced in 9th century—
finest wine in Middle East
Nowrooz—Iranian New Year
Established in 1388
First day of Spring (equinox)
Symbolic—rebirth, renewal
Family celebration without religious connotation
Traditions: house cleaning, new clothes,
special dishes, family visiting, Haft-Sin table
