HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Apartheid and collectivization
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enslavement and forced collectivism
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Revolution of 1979 and rise of Fundamentalism
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territorial rights and spread of communism
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Detailed explanation-1: -The major cause of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 was the government’s inability to satisfy the rising expectations of the Iranian people-especially following the sudden enormous increase in the price of oil in 1973.
Detailed explanation-2: -The revolution (1978–1979) had a profound impact on Iranian arts. Films came to be viewed as products of the West and consequently were banned, and many theatres were burned down. Slowly, in the early 1980s, film production began again, but there was heavy censorship imposed on both production and exhibition.
Detailed explanation-3: -In December 1979, a new Iranian constitution was approved, naming Khomeini as Iran’s political and religious leader for life. Under his rule, Iranian women were denied equal rights and required to wear a veil, Western culture was banned, and traditional Islamic law and its often-brutal punishments were reinstated.
Detailed explanation-4: -The ideology of the Iranian Revolution has been called a “complex combination” of Pan-Islamism, political populism, and Shia Islamic “religious radicalism".
Detailed explanation-5: -Emergence. Fundamentalism in Iran began in the early 20th century, almost a century after secular humanism and its associated art and science arrived. Sheikh Fazlollah Nouri and Navvab Safavi were among the pioneers of religious fundamentalismsniper and serve as the Iran’s foremost role models.