Sep 18, 2023 · Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and Shah Mohammad Reza PAHLAVI was forced into exile.
Sep 24, 2023 · Modern Iranian culture owes itself in part to a renaissance in the 8th century.
[10] Islam in Iran can be categorised into two periods: Sunni Islam as a majority from the 7th century to the 15th century, and Shia Islam as a majority from the 16th century onwards. [11] [12] The Safavids made Shia Islam the official state religion in the early-16th century and aggressively proselytized the faith by forced conversion.
Iran is a unitary Islamic republic with one legislative house. The country’s 1979 constitution put into place a mixed system of government, in which the executive, parliament, and judiciary are overseen by several bodies dominated by the clergy.
Sep 16, 2023 · Iranian Revolution, popular uprising in 1978–79 that resulted in the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty and the establishment of an Islamic republic. It came about as the culmination of decades of popular discontent mixed with economic turmoil and an increasingly repressive regime.
Sep 6, 2023 · MEDIA Getty Images All broadcasting from Iranian soil is controlled by the state and reflects official ideology. A wider range of opinion may be found online and in the printed press. Iran is one...
Iran - Ancient Empire, Persian Culture, Islamic Revolution: This article discusses the history of Iran from 640 ce to the present. For the history of the region before the 7th century, see ancient Iran. The Arab invasion of Iran made a break with the past that affected not only Iran but all of western Asia and resulted in the assimilation of peoples who shaped and vitalized Muslim culture.