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Society in Iran
(post-revolution)
By: Lexi Williams, Eden Wenokur, Jennifer
Dang, Kelsie Morehead, Isaiah Hannafious,
and Kyle Weber
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Religion
Religion is extremely important to Iran.
• Islam is the official religion of Iran.
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Other religions include, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian,
and Bahia.
• Fundamental beliefs of Muslims- the “oneness” of Allah
(God), that Muhammad is the last prophet, prayer, fasting,
and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
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Iranian revolt of 1979 left most of Iran as Shia.
Within Islam
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Shia and Sunni are two branches of Islam.
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Reason for split is the idea of who would have had
leadership after Muhammad’s death
• Differences in doctrine, ritual, law, theology, and religious
organization.
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Constantly at odds.
Shia and Sunni
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Sunni regard themselves as the more traditional
branch of Islam
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Shia sees them selves as discriminated against.
• Sunni are the largest branch of Islam.
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Only about 10% of Muslims are Shia.
• Sunni means” well-trodden path" or "tradition”
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Shia means "party" or "partisans" of Ali
Role of Women in Society
• Men are more powerful than women and practically own
them as items
• In court, the women aren't worth as much as men are and
are not taken as seriously
• Women are looked down upon
Role of Women in Society
• In Iran the gender discrimination is still going strong,
segregation is still happening. On the buses women have
to sit in the back of the bus by law
• Women are still battling for equal rights
• Women cannot receive a passport unless her husband or
some other male relative gives her permission to
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Health
• Women and men have segregated hospitals
• Women’s health is actually controlled by their husband or
their father, especially in families where the men are in
power
• Women usually only have free care access to programs
that help them maternally and with birth care
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Clothing
• Usually, a chador is worn to cover all skin and hair of a
Muslim woman, the hands and face being acceptable.
• Some women who don’t have strict requirements about it
do not wear a chador, but instead a veil (hijab) is worn to
cover their hair. The veil was worn to show rebellion to
being “western”
• The veil was also worn to show Islam's accession into
Iran and the end to imperialism
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Clothing
• Showing skin and wearing regular clothing was seen to
be too “sexy” and too “ western”
• Eventually, the government tried to demand the women to
cover themselves up with veils and/or chadors, but the
women didn't take it easily because the women have
always had a problem with equality.
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Education
• Education is very important
• Islamization
• Schools are segregated
• After revolution, women’s education has improved and
grown a lot, with higher enrollment
Education
• 1 year pre-school (5 years old),
• 5 years primary(6-10),
• 3 years lower secondary(11-13),
• 3 years upper secondary(14-17),
• Vocational school or pre-university
• University/other higher education
Higher Education
• There are many universities, institutions, colleges
• Vocational schools (such as teacher-training colleges)
• There are private, public, state-run universities
The Family Unit
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Family is very important
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Father is the head of the family
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Children in the family
Family Dynamics
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Parental control
• Extended family
Daughters and Sons
• Double standards
• Clothing choice
Government
• Islamic Republic (Religion IS a part of the government)
• The government takes breaks on religious holidays, and
religion influences religious decisions.
Iranian Government
Officials
• Head of the Government: President Hasan Fereidun
Ruhani (instated August 3rd, 2013)
• Vice President: Mohammad Reza Rahimi (elected Sep.
13th 2009).
• Supreme Leader (Chief of State): Ali Hoseini-Khamenei.
The Constitution of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
• Originally adopted in 1979, replacing the previous
constitution, which was made in 1906.
• The Constitution was last modified in 1989.
• The Constitution’s section on government defines the
roles of religion in government, as well as the role of
democracy in religion.
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