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    attained remarkable industrialization and economic modernization based on an import-substitution model, supported by the international request for oil. Nevertheless, this affluence was surpassed by the many socio-economic failures of the Shah, Mohammad Reza, who was the monarch of Iran. Further, the pace of growth had slowed dramatically by 1978. Since the fall of the Shah, the economy has proven to be obscure due to a combination of factors, including intrusion in the economy and instabilities in

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    In past times, the influence of the Shi 'a ulama was perceived to be more than those of civil positions but as Reza Shah began implementing his reforms, the ulama 's role in the national judicial spotlight was reduced. The Iranian judicial system underwent sweeping changes until finally in 1936, judges were required in the newly created courts to hold degrees asserting

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    In Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi the Shah had moral intentions, but he needed to become a dictator to save himself. He had been trying to rid of malaria and build infrastructure to improve city life (Britannica article about him). His people now thought he was anti-Islamic

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    The colonization of Muslim territories began with the rise of European empires, the conquest of India, the scramble for Africa, and its last phase included the division of the Arab territories of the Ottoman Empire after World War I. An economic system began to take shape in the later 17th century but fully matured in the 19th century, once the European powers had established economic and political predominance around the world through the establishment of colonies and the exercise of aggressive

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    The Iranian Revolution in 1979 was the events leading to the overthrow of the unfit leader Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. The Shah came to power during World War II and became the last monarch in the House of Pahlavi. While ruling, he introduced policies like the White Revolution, which were political and economical reforms that claimed to be beneficial and grant women's suffrage, nationalization of some industries, and a way to make Iran a global power. But the Shah lost support first from the Shi’a

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    autocratic monarchy which lasted from 1977 to 1979. It consisted of non-violent demonstrations by the revolutionaries until late 1978, due to the shah’s decision to violently silence demonstrators. The shah, during the time period, was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. He was viewed by many to be a western-puppet who implemented a variety of systems and programs that suggested westernization. Iran was being transformed under his rule, and there were efforts to separate from Islamic culture and religious values

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    killed. In Iran, the Pahlavi regime was a good example of dictatorship in Muslim countries. The Shahs used violence, propaganda and repression like all other dictators do, in addition to this, they used Islam in order to stay in power. Fred Halliday says, No independent political activity has been allowed by the government, many opponents are jailed, tortured and killed. There can, consequently, be no doubt that Iran is a dictatorship. (Halliday, 1979, p65) The Pahlavi regime used the Islamic

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