social and political event that occurred in 1978 and 1979. The rebellion was a popular one, with average people of many different ideologies agreeing that the current Shah had to be removed. The revolution ended with Ruhollah Khomeini coming to power and establishing the Islamic Republic of Iran...
Born in October 1951 in the village of Duristan, Nasser Sobhani was still a young scholar when he took part up arms against the then-Shah of Iran in his home province of Khuzestan. Initially an ardent believer in the principles of Islamic Revolution, he worked closely with the Sunni cleric...
Shah ʿAbbas: The King who Refashioned Iran By Sholeh A. QuinnMelville, Charles
At the time this lesson was created, the possibility of democracy in Iran seemed closer with the reforms that had been taken by its government despite the Shia Islamic identity that the country holds. Explore the Islamic nation of Iran, its government structure, youth and moderates' feelings, ...
1989) was a Muslim cleric andMarja, and the political leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. Following the Revolution, Imam Khomeini became Grand Leader of Iran — the paramount figure in th...
It was a smell you could see. The vapours rose clearly in the sunlight and stank of rotten eggs. But to the explorer George Reynolds, it was the best thing he had smelled in seven years. He instructed the men to keep drilling. 1901 Beginning of our story On 28 May 1901, William ...
He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution that saw the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's Supreme Leader, a position created in the ...
In 1979, there was particular anxiety in Britain that the revolutionary wave sweeping Iran would extend to the Gulf Arab states. Thus, within weeks of the Shah’s departure, the Queen was duly dispatched on her first official tour of the region in a clear expression of British solidarity ...
Thus, the transport usage patterns of Valencia's bike-sharing system (BSS) users changed during this emergency situation. The primary objective of this study was to analyse the behaviour patterns of BSS users in Valencia before and after the COVID-19 outbreak, specifically those who maintained ...
But Carter was ultimately felled by a 444-day hostage crisis in Iran, in which revolutionary students flouted the US superpower by holding dozens of Americans in Tehran. The feeling of US malaise triggered by the crisis was exacerbated by Carter’s domestic struggles, including a sluggish economy...