Iran since the 1979 islamic revolution is viewed as a serious enemy of the us. However, its important to remember that the iranian revolution itself was more than a religious uprising. Here is an overview of the events that led up to the iranian revolution, as well as the events in the revolution and the aftermath. The iranian revolution 1977 1979 download pdf version by stephen zunes april 2009. A few years ago the us sent a computer virus into computers in iran that damaged the centrifuges that spin to turn uranium and plutonium into weapons grade material. It subsequently became the largest among the nationwide uprisings in iran against the new state and one of the most intense kurdish rebellions in modern iran. Irans islamist and pop cultures seems to mingle by loosing themeselves into each other anna mahjar barducci. From his residenceinexile in neauphlelechateau on 12 january, 1979, ayatollah. The iranian revolution opened a new chapter in the history of mass popular revolutions in the world. This outcome contrasts sharply with other modern revolutionary movements, which have been fought in the name of nationalism or socialism and which have concluded. In some of its basic characteristics, the revolution did not conform to the usual norms of western revolutions, because the state did not represent just an ordinary dictatorship but an absolute and arbitrary system that lacked political legitimacy and a social base virtually across the whole of. Iran, a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern asia. Blowback, a term invented by the cia, refers to the unintended consequences of american policies in relation to foreign policy and intervention johnson xi.
It is designed for the nsw modern history syllabus for the australian curriculum higher school certificate course national studies option g. Two promostazafin discourses in the 1979 iranian revolution article pdf available in contemporary islam august 2017 with 233 reads how we measure reads. Iran s revolution began with a popular democracy movement and ended with the establishment of the world s first islamic state. Sep 18, 2006 iranian revolution ayatollah khomeini. Causes and consequences for regional stability leicester university dissertation.
The organs of the iranian state serve the revolution, not the other way around. Iranian revolution, also called islamic revolution, persian enqelabe eslami, popular uprising in iran in 197879 that resulted in the toppling of the monarchy on february 11, 1979, and led to the establishment of an islamic republic. I left iran two years prior to the 1979 revolution and belong to the generation that participated in the revolution. The great saudiiranian proxy game middle east quarterly. The shah, iran s ruler for nearly four decades, had fled the country. This is a clip from a documentary titled crisis in iran by the history channel with mike wallace. The acknowledged leader was ayatollah ruhollah khomeini.
One similarity in the leadership of kemal ataturk, gamal nasser, and shah reza pahlavi is that all these leaders. During this era, iran experienced a harsh economic downturn, urban. The 1979 islamic revolution in iran has proved one of the most consequential events in the history of modern terrorism. Was the 1979 iranian revolution just a reaction to the. The iranian revolution there are various parties that have different viewpoints and opinions of the revolution. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Nov 25, 2019 from october of 1977 to february of 1979, the people of iran called for the end of the monarchy but they didnt necessarily agree on what should replace it. How to merge pdfs and combine pdf files adobe acrobat dc. Demonstrations against the shah commenced in october 1977, developing into a campaign of civil resistance, and intensified in january 1978. Dec 03, 20 the iranian revolution of 1979 was a pivotal moment in revolutionary history.
Pdf two promostazafin discourses in the 1979 iranian. The rise and fall of the iranian revolution of 1979. Iranian revolution of 1979 revolution in which a coalition of forces opposed to the westernoriented pahlavi regime and dominated by shii muslim clerics overthrew the government of muhammad reza shah pahlavi. The 1979 kurdish rebellion in iran erupted in midmarch 1979, some two months after the completion of the iranian revolution. At the first signs of escalating unrest in early 1978, neither iranian nor u. Most popular iranian revolution movies and tv shows imdb. Edward said and the iranian revolution dissent magazine. The revolution started with the best of ideals, freedom, democracy etc but was soon hijacked by the islamic extremists. The 1979 iranian revolution was a major landmark in iranian history. In particular, the presentation encourages students to see iran in its longterm context and to consider how today it appears to again be going through a. Its lessons for today kamran nayeri and alireza nasab achievements the february 1979 iranian revolution was the largest urban mass uprising since the 1917 russian revolution. The heart of the persian empire of antiquity, iran has long played an important role in the region as an imperial power and as a factor in superpower rivalries. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. On 1 february, ayatollah ruhollah khomeini returned to iran.
The iranian revolution was a conflict from roughly 1977 to 1979 that saw the prowestern shah pahlavi overthrown by a coalition of religious clerics, students, communists, and everyday citizens. Ruhollah khomeini ruhollah khomeini centre greeting supporters after returning to tehran, february 1979. Opinions are still divided over its causes, driving forces, and background. Thus, they halted iran s peaceable relations with the united states of america.
The 1979 iranian revolutions enduring impact on the world. Soon after the islamic revolution in 1979, led by khomeini, only the austere black was allowed to decorate the streets of the iranian capital. Iranian revolution of 1979 oxford islamic studies online. The soviet union and the iranian revolution how experts, intelligence services and politicians of the two superpowers missed the birth of islamic fundamentalism dmitry asinovsky abstract the 1978 1979 revolution in iran remains a contentious issue among researchers. The islamic revolution and social justice iran human. The revolution of february 1979 was a revolt of the society against the state. The bbc persian service and the islamic revolution of 1979. The revolution of 1979 ended the westernization and modernization of iran, and set up a traditional government and society based upon the koran. Much persecution had ended and their ideologies, religious, and cultural traditions were preserved. The iranian revolution of 1979 is best known for the idiosyncratic islamic republic characterised by ayatollah khomeinis velayate faqih guardianship of the jurist theory of jurisprudence and governance. Emphasizing the interaction between political organizations and social forces, ervand abrahamian discusses iranian society and politics during the period between the constitutional revolution of 19051909 and the islamic revolution of 1977 1979. From october of 1977 to february of 1979, the people of iran called for the end of the monarchy but they didnt necessarily agree on what should replace it. My brother of 17yo was in shahs jail for having read three books.
In simple terms, the regime of muhammad reza shah pahlavi was overthrown by a coalition of opposition forces dominated by shii muslim fundamentalists. Gender and the seductions of islamism is another, superb addition to this discourse. Easily combine multiple files into one pdf document. Maakt het mogelijk om pdfbestanden samen te voegen met een simpele drag anddrop interface. In order to better assess our situation today, we should perhaps go back to the iranian revolution of 1979 to better understand the limitations set at. Most popular iranian revolution movies and tv shows refine see titles to watch instantly. Iran islamic republic ofs constitution of 1979 with. The iranian revolution is a thorough history of the iranian revolution two artciles, one by moojan momen, the religious background of the 1979 revolution in iran, and another by satya j.
In 19800922, saddam husseyn declared an 8 years long war against. The iranian revolution can only be victorious if it is based and guided by the lessons of the 5 classsics iof marxismleninism marx, engels, lenin, stalin, and enver hoxha. The iranian revolution a history and analysis of the revolution in which socialists aligned themselves with islamists to overthrow the westbacked shah. Competition between iran and saudi arabia has been a staple of regional politics since two momentous events in 1979. The veritestyle game is based on the stories of over forty interview subjects. Through the lens of our nightly news and today journalists, we see how the countrys politics were completely transformed in less than a year from ayatollah khomeinis return from exile and the. Celebrating its 35th anniversary, irans islamic revolution shocked the world and redrew the map of global alliances. Choose from a variety of file types multiple pdf files, microsoft word documents, microsoft excel spreadsheets, microsoft powerpoint.
By looking at the historical, domestic, international, and socioeconomic factors related to the revolution, this case study examines the turbulent context of iranian society in the 1970s and the crucial role that religion played in shaping modern iran. They felt that he was modernizing and westernizing their country to a degree. This worksheet leads students to investigate the 1979 revolution and then write a brief information report. The kurds have been fighting the regime since their 1979 rebellion, even though tehran has kept them off balance by using pasdaran forces. Mar 06, 2018 what caused the iranian revolution in 1979. I lost many friends in the revolution, during the executions by the current government and iraniraq war. The west is afraid the nuclear bombs could be used against them. Jun 17, 2010 we use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Background to the revolution shah reza pahlevi, returning to iran after a weeklong exile due to the failled mohamed mossadegh coup detat. Modern iranian culture owes itself in part to a renaissance in the 8th century.
A multiclass opposition overthrew an autocratic ruler, leading to the establishment of a theocratic state. Us iran relations, 1953 1979 before the iranian revolution, the u. Iran s islamic revolution after the overthrow of the shah, an american ally became one of its biggest adversaries. A look at the events that triggered the khomeini movement and led to iran s islamic revolution in 1979. The iranian revolution of 197779 was the first in a series of mass popular civil insurrections which would result in the overthrow of authoritarian regimes in dozens of countries over the next three decades. Jun 18, 20 through the lens of our nightly news and today journalists, we see how the countrys politics were completely transformed in less than a year from ayatollah khomeinis return from exile and the. Two of those books were from the azari poet samad behrangi.
The iranian revolution created a militant shiite theocracy that advances a hostile antiwestern form of islam. The revolution in iran thrust islam into mainstream discourse in america. Jun 18, 2019 the revolution was mostly nonviolent, although there were incidents of armed struggle. The revolution transformed iran from a monarchy to an islamic republic. In november 1979 students stormed that american embassy in tehran in protest at america allowing the shah into the country for medical treatment. Reza shah, the elder pahlavi, came to power during the 1920s after promoting the idea of 2,500 years of persian monarchy mohammadi 38. The iranian revolution put an end to the rule of the shah mohammed reza pahlevi, who had alienated powerful religious and political forces with a programme of modernisation and westernisation. Jan 30, 2016 in this teacherled presentation during which students should take notes, the class is presented with some of the key questions, images and personalities relating to the 1979 revolution. The iranian revolution of 1979 was many years in the making. In the iranian revolution of 1979, ayatollah sayyid ruhollah musavi khomeini ousted mohammad reza pahlavi, who succeeded his father as shah of iran in the early 1950s. Nevertheless, for the iranian world the advent of islam meant not liberation but defeat and conquest by an alien people. One of the important sources that inspired the writing of this book was susan buckmorsss controversial essay hegel and haiti, published in the summer of 2000.
Islamic revolution in iran that would alter this country forever. Armed revolutionaries attack one of the centres of the savak, the shahs much feared political police. Presented here is a study of the emergence of horizontal divisions, or socioeconomic classes, in a country with strong. Following the success of the revolution, the islamists instituted a theocratic dictatorship and wiped out the workers movement and the left. Just as islam increasingly became the catalyst for the 1979 revolution, it also acted as a unifying force for iranians throughout khomeinis tenure as supreme leader. Economic decline and revolutionary turmoil in the 1970s even though the peak of the revolution was in 1979, key preliminary events occurred throughout the mid 1970s. A civilian, presumed to be a member of the savak, is taken away.
The shah of iran and the iranian revolution of 1979 by drew. Aug 17, 2009 remembering irans 1979 islamic revolution as part of a series of conversations marking 1979 as a seminal year in the muslim world, steve inskeep talks to iranian born journalist kasra naji about. Apr 21, 2016 1979 revolution explores revolution as a dynamic entity and not as a settled thing of forgone conclusion. It was released in april 2016 for microsoft windows and macos, in june 2016 for ios devices, and in december 2016 for android devices.
The iranian revolution and ensuing events of that year set up islamism as an ideology to be reckoned with, sweeping up billions around the world along with capitalism and communism. How to combine files into a pdf adobe acrobat dczelfstudies. The revolution led to a surge in iranian backed terrorism that continues, albeit in quite different forms, to this day. There was a revolution in iran in 1979 because the people of iran had become disenchanted with the rule of the shah. Its true that ayatollah khomeini was the leading opposition personality. Black friday is an adventure interactive drama video game developed and published by ink studios, with assistance from by nfusion interactive.
The iranian revolution and its legacy of terrorism lawfare. The iranian revolution was the islamic revolution that replaced the secular monarchy of shah mohammad reza pahlavi with a theocracy led by ayatollah ruhollah khomeini its causes continue to be the subject of historical debate and are believed to have stemmed partly from a conservative backlash opposing the westernization, modernization and secularization efforts. Causes of the iranian revolution, 1979 introductory. It resulted in peace in iran and a better government. This was not the first time that the bbc persian services have been singled out for blame by iran. The iranian revolution of 1979 has been described as one of the epochal events of the twentieth century, inaugurating a period of islamic revivalism and struggles against modernization in. The newsmagazine for teens tehran, iran s capital, was in a state of revolt on jan. Less noticed, but equally significant, the revolution provoked a response by saudi arabia and various sunni militant groups that set the.
And just like communism, a state was never the objective of the revolution. Gabriel, class analysis of the iranian revolution of 1979, are useful. Panelists reflect on the events that unfolded during the iranian revolution in 1979, how the united states responded, and the consequences for today. The iranian revolution put an end to the rule of the shah mohammed reza pahlevi, who had alienated powerful religious and political forces with a programme of modernisation and westernisation january 1979 saw the ussupported shah forced to leave the country after widespread demonstrations and strikes. Finally, national front politicians have openly displayed their differing views, mostly in west european capitals, although the group led by former prime minister bazargan was the only domestic opposition. The revolution and the iranian revolution 2172 words 9 pages.
Whatever the case may be, we are now permitted to use the benefit of hindsight to revisit the 1979 revolution. Initially, kurdish movements were trying to align with the new government of iran, seeking. The 21 and 22 of bahman 57 12 and february 1979 were the days of the collapse of the monarchic system when domestic tyranny, and the foreign dominance that relied on it, were. The shah was overthrown by many different groups working together, including radical islamists, liberal democrats, socialists, communists, and average people who were just pissed off. The left in iran already faced this question, with serious consequences, in the events around the revolution of 1979. Iranian revolution the outcome of the iranian revolution was a positive one for iran. Toufan could only fulfill its revolutionary tasks of leading the proletariat and the peasants in the revolution for the seizure of political power and establishing the. Feb 02, 2009 cia coup plot helped aid 1979 iranian revolution opinions by tom brandt opinions editor monday, february 2, 2009 this week, the iranian people are celebrating a dubious holiday the 30th anniversary of their islamic revolution which the united states and britain, in part, can take credit for helping to bring about. The iranian revolution past, present and future glittering achievements, the sassanid empire was characterised by extreme oppression of the downtrodden masses. The iranian revolution of february 1979 middle east. Suzanne maloney, editor of the new brookings press volume the iranian revolution at forty, discusses the enduring significance of the 1979 iranian revolution with brookings press director bill. Deze gratis online tool maakt het mogelijk om meerdere pdf bestanden of afbeeldingen te combineren in een pdf document.
January 1979 saw the ussupported shah forced to leave the country after widespread demonstrations and strikes. Sep 25, 2011 the iranian revolution also known as the islamic revolution or 1979 revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of irans monarchy and its replacement with an islamic republic. The safavid dynasty ruled iran until 1722, when an afghan army invaded the country and captured isfahan. The iranian revolution past, present and future brought the safavids into direct conflict with the ottoman empire and led to two centuries of intermittent warfare between those two powerful states. Background and causes of the iranian revolution wikipedia. The iranian revolution of 197779 was the first in a series of mass popular civil insurrections which would result in the overthrow of authoritarian regimes in dozens of.
The 1979 iranian revolution council on foreign relations. The iranian revolution of 1979 was a pivotal moment in revolutionary history. The iranian revolution 19771979 download pdf version by stephen zunes april 2009. It changed that strategic relation of forces in the middle east to the detriment of imperialism. Before the revolution western and secular influences on iranian society before the revolution. However, social justice was also a key component of this revolution.