There have been no shortage of protest movements in Iran over the past few decades but they have all been squashed. This one seems to have some legs. More power to them.
It will take a miracle in Iran, and I wish all the uppity women much success there and around the globe. Conditions for women in Afghanistan are eroding even faster...
I spent the summer of 1978 as an exchange student in Iran. I lived with a family in a small town on the Caspian Sea, and had a great time over there, until mid-August when some Islamist militants chained shut the doors of a movie theater in Tehran (a symbol of Western decadence) and doused it with airplane fuel, killing about 400 people. The Shah declared martial law the next day, which kept things cool for a little while, before he eventually fled Iran the following January.
I'm not defending the people who set the fire, Roarshock, but some context is needed to understand why they did what they did.
The British had taken control of Iran's oil fields in the early 20th century, in the form of a business named the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, which was founded in 1909 and later became British Petroleum. That arrangement went on until the early 950s, when Mohammad Mosaddegh was appointed Prime Minister. Mosaddegh nationalized the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, as it was then known, taking back control of Iran's resources from the British. The British were not happy with this development of course, and sought the help of the US to overthrow Mosaddegh in 1953; the CIA happily obliged. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was installed as the Shah of Iran, the oil started flowing again, and this new arrangement proved to be quite lucrative for the next 25 years.
Iran is the home of some of the world's earliest civilizations, with some settlements dating back about 6000 years. My, how far we've come.
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There have been no shortage
There have been no shortage of protest movements in Iran over the past few decades but they have all been squashed. This one seems to have some legs. More power to them.
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Women rights in Afghanistan
It will take a miracle in Iran, and I wish all the uppity women much success there and around the globe. Conditions for women in Afghanistan are eroding even faster...
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/11/16/womens-rights-afghanistan
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When the people straighten
When the people straighten out their fucked up regime I will be looking forward visiting
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I spent the summer of 1978 as
I spent the summer of 1978 as an exchange student in Iran. I lived with a family in a small town on the Caspian Sea, and had a great time over there, until mid-August when some Islamist militants chained shut the doors of a movie theater in Tehran (a symbol of Western decadence) and doused it with airplane fuel, killing about 400 people. The Shah declared martial law the next day, which kept things cool for a little while, before he eventually fled Iran the following January.
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"shut the doors of a movie
"shut the doors of a movie theater in Tehran (a symbol of Western decadence) and doused it with airplane fuel, killing about 400 people"
In a nutshell what's wrong with humanity. People with God killing other people with a Different God, or No God.
People who do that shit are a threat to civilization, to all decent people.
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I'm not defending the people
I'm not defending the people who set the fire, Roarshock, but some context is needed to understand why they did what they did.
The British had taken control of Iran's oil fields in the early 20th century, in the form of a business named the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, which was founded in 1909 and later became British Petroleum. That arrangement went on until the early 950s, when Mohammad Mosaddegh was appointed Prime Minister. Mosaddegh nationalized the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, as it was then known, taking back control of Iran's resources from the British. The British were not happy with this development of course, and sought the help of the US to overthrow Mosaddegh in 1953; the CIA happily obliged. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was installed as the Shah of Iran, the oil started flowing again, and this new arrangement proved to be quite lucrative for the next 25 years.
Iran is the home of some of the world's earliest civilizations, with some settlements dating back about 6000 years. My, how far we've come.