Informative Speech About Persia

The reformation of the country of Iran toward Islam caused turmoil among the people because the drastic changes forced on the people were not easily accepted. One of the major changes is that

Persian men are very handsome and Persian women are some of the best looking women in the middle east ( Only Lebanon has more

In Nahid Rachlin’s memoir, “Persian Girls”, the author describes her life in Iran and later in America as a woman, refusing to accept both Muslim and Iranian cultural norms. This plays an important role in the lives of many characters, choosing the sometimes hard decision to break apart from cultural standards. Characters that are faced with this difficult choice include her brothers Cyrus and Parviz, her older sister Pari and Nahid herself.

With this impression in mind, the theme for the picture above is religion; it shows “Women protesting forced hijab days after the Iranian Revolution, 1979” (online). All the demonstrations made by women, because of this exact same reason, show this theme; moreover, it is a big religious issue. Religious themes are, also, shown when Marjane tells her dad that the Shah was chosen by God, which is false; and, especially, with the Islamic regime. In fact, from the Deliverers of Divine Justice walking around, to school being

In 6th century BCE the Persian Empire was the main empire dominating most of the Mediterranean Sea. It ran from part of modern Afghanistan and Pakistan in to modern day Turkey and portions of Northern Greece. The Persian Empire was a strict state with powerful kings ruling over the massive empire. The empire ruled over a vast ethnic group and proved to have success in diversity, especially with Jews, whose history have been well documented with the Persian Empire.

The most effective architect that represented a cultural life based on Shiite religious principles and Persian royal absolutism was Shah Abbas I. He chose to display the wealth and royal power of his country, the Persian and Shiite heritages, and the abundance of artistic sensibility at the new capital city of Isfahan. In order to accomplish this, the shah hired many highly skilled artists and architects to design and build a city that would dwarf even Delhi and

There is a saying called “tarof” in Farsi. It is the heart of Iranian social behavior. When offered something, you are supposed to politely decline at least three times before accepting. To do so right away would be brazen. This word comes up many times in my family. Essentially tarof is a verb. For example, if you go to someone’s home and they offer you food, if you say, “no thank you” even though you’re starving on the inside and would love to devour all o the delicious food, that is what would be called tarof. My favourite Persian holiday is Nowruz which is celebrated on March 21st, celebrating the commencing of spring. Nowruz originated in Persia in one of the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire. Nowruz was an important time during the Achaemenid, where kings from different nations under the Persian Empire used to bring gifts to the Emperor or the Shahanshah (King of Kings). It is my family tradition to make a Haft Seen Table (Table of the Seven S’s) alongside my parents and uncles. Each object signified things like love, patience, good health, sweetness of life, youth, renewal of nature, and happiness. We also add a bowl of green plants of which we tie in a knot after a week and throw into a pond which signifies prosperity in the upcoming year. There is also a tradition called Chahar Shambe Suri which happens on the night of the last Wednesday of the old

500 BCE. Indo-European, Iranian Plateau. Imperial system that was under one ruler, Cyrus, and then Darius. First widespread unified empire, from Egypt to India. Crazy amount of culture language and people. Cult of Kingship. If the king dies, people shave their head, cut the mane of their horse short, and extinguish sacred fires. The Persian God claims that the king is the absolute ruler. Royal road, Sardis to Susa. Imperial spies throughout the nation as the king’s eyes and ears. Accepted the liking of the Jews when they came back for their homeland, he allowed them to build their temple of Jerusalem. Standardized coinage, taxes, and a Canal from the Red Sea to

Persia began not as a mighty empire but as a group of people who migrated from Russia to modern day Iran approximately one thousand years before Christ. Although Persia eventually engulfs other cultures and accumulates a vast land mass area, it began as disconnected peoples who settled in different areas of northern and southern Iran. This separation continued until the Medes of northern Iran decided to push south menacing their neighbors. Persian King Cyrus not only fought back the Medes, he seized their land and deemed it his first satrapie.

I chose to deviate from more traditional versions of this symbol in order to encompass multitudinous levels of symbolism from a range of magickal schools that have influenced me. The entire piece is dedicated to the God form Thoth (hence the use of the Ibis head in place of the more common eagle) as he stands in judgment of us after death. According to the Egyptians, by weighing our hearts on a scale he can determine our worth in life and therefore our appropriate path in the

When discussing Assyrians and my culture in general, people often times are not even aware that we are still around, some even go as far as actually believing that we are a dead culture. Those who know somewhat of who the Assyrian people are, do not truly understand the struggle the Assyrian culture and Assyrians have gone through and continue to go through to this day. That is why I picked the Assyrian flag as the symbol to represent not only my culture, but who I am as a person, too. The Assyrian flag is something very important to me because it is a symbol of strength and prosperity, a sign for me at least, to never back down and give up. I have kept going

Iran is a country with majority of its population being Shia Muslims, it is a splinter branch of Islam where it is believed that only Muhammad’s descendants can lead the faithful. Muslim clergy plays political roles in Shia countries, even though Shia Muslims are a small segment (about 15%) of the entire Muslim population, since 1501 most Iranians identify as Shia Muslims. This is one way they differentiate themselves from the

During the era prior to Zoroastrianism, the Persian (known as Iranian today) were believes in polytheistic religion. It is believed that in this era many social problems had occurred due to these beliefs and practices. At the same time, Zoroaster born into a family with a father named Pourushaspa and mother named Dughdova. At the age of twenty he left home, and after many years of wondering in search for the right religion, he finally found a purification festival. Zoroaster went

The emergence of the Islamic Republic in late 1970’s Iran demonstrates how middle class Iranian people purged themselves of the Pahlavi Dynasty in an effort to continue down a more righteous and egalitarian path. As a result, the country underwent a complete social upheaval and in its place grew an overtly oppressive regime based in theoretical omnipotence. In response to this regime, the very structure of political and social life was shaken and fundamentally transformed as religion and politics became inexorable. As a result, gender roles and the battle between public and private life were redrawn. Using various primary and secondary sources I will show how the Revolution shaped secular middle class Iranians. Further, I will show how the

Iranians deeply value their social and cultural traditions. The Persian revolution formed the basis through which the country evolved and foundation upon which its empires were established. The Islamic regime practiced by the country formed the basis through which the country’s sophisticated institutions were built. Shah seemed to champion for secularization and westernization (Axworthy,