public sphere and the representation of the Green Movement on Instagram, this study will review some provided resources in this field. However, there is not an article or book in which author directly connects the concept of the public sphere and green movement and discusses the effects of social media, yet there are few sources that state different angels of this topic separately. Thereby, this chapter includes sources with the focus on the green movement and social media as well as those applied
This chapter starts with a discussion on the Green movement in Iran and then attempts to problematize it empirically through a critical reasoning. In this research, a virtual public sphere in Iran is discussed. Theoretically, the public sphere is the space in which citizens deliberate their common issues and criticize the state without fear. Habermas’ definition of the public sphere reminds places such as salons, coffee shops and teahouses rather than Internet- based spheres. In this regard, post-Habermasian
The Green Movement being discussed is not the 2009 Green Wave or the protest that took place after the rigged elections, but is a resistive organization that is being developed and emerging below the subsurface of Iran’s culture. Where Iran could transition to peaceful democracy through the potential use of what I shall call “the Green Movement II”. I will explore how the emergence of resistance groups against the regime in place today, has set the stage for a new Iran in the future. The importance
Iran has made headlines consistently in the past few years. Yet, the most horrific and large scale events to take place in the country since the Iranian Revolution failed to make headlines in most parts of the country. The headlines that it had managed to make didn’t focus on the people. This is because dehumanization, one of the eight stages to genocide, was utilized by the Iranian Government following the 2009 election in order to force a silence and content over their population that continues
the realities that shape her identity. The complex, religious, social and political identities that not only shape Neshat, but the identities of every Muslim woman worldwide. She explores and presents the political and social conditions seen within Iran and Muslim life in her work. As a woman living in exile, she is the voice/speaker of her people. Artists like (and including) Neshat are there to inspire, provoke, and bring hope to their people. Neshat didn’t start making art for social commentary;
Iranian Revolution was a major landmark in Iranian history. “Iran 's revolution began with a popular democracy movement and ended with the establishment of the world 's first Islamic state.” (In pictures: The Iranian Revolution) There are various parties that have different viewpoints and opinions of the revolution. Those who were pro-Islam during the revolution believe that the revolution was an event that brought structure and order to Iran. However, those who were against the country becoming an Islamic
Iran: The Corruption Behind the Scenes The summer of 1988, nearly a decade after the Iranian revolution with the war against Iraq coming to an end, the Iranian government committed an act of mass genocide, killing five thousand political prisoners overnight. The event is not particularly known due to the Iranian government’s substantial efforts to make sure the news never covered the event. With what started as the Khomeini regime, has over time grown into an empire equivalent to a religious dictatorship
On September 28th, 2015, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Hassan Rouhani addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations during the General Debate and made statements that Iran was ready and had voted for engagement with the world. Within Rouhani’s speech he also stated that Iran did not want “Zionist regime to remain as the only impediment in the way of realizing this important initiative” speaking about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Joint Comprehensive Plan
Iran is a very complicated country that is heading towards many domestic and foreign changes. Some foreign changes that can be predicted in Iran’s future will include a foreign relations change with the United States and Israel. The relationship with the United States will improve with the negotiations of a nuclear deal. With an improving relations between the United States and Iran, Israel thinks it will lose its qualitative edge on Iran. Therefore, the Israel and Iran relation will worsening. Coming
Iran: The Corruption Behind the Scenes The summer of 1988, nearly a decade after the Iranian revolution with the war against Iraq coming to an end, the Iranian government committed an act of mass genocide, killing five thousand political prisoners overnight. The event is not particularly known due to the Iranian governments substantial efforts to make sure the news never covered the event. With what started as the Khomeini regime, has overtime grown into an empire equivalent to a religious dictatorship