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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Iran
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Persian-language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Iran
https://www.patheos.com/library/shia-islam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_minorities_in_Iran
https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2013/sep/03/iran-minorities-2-ethnic-diversity
https://www.thecairoreview.com/essays/iranian-women-work-and-the-gender-regime/
https://sur.conectas.org/en/womens-rights-feminist-movements-iran/

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Language may also be a barrier for many different ethnicities for the official language is barely spoken by only half of the population(53%). Pidgin languages may be required for communication between multiple ethnicities or groups of people.

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One can assume that because of the multiple languages, ethnicities and the pressures and judgement that this region is not united. Enclaves likely exist for minorities such as the Baluchis for example who are Sunni and only 2% of the population.

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There are clearly more centifugal forces than there are centribetal forces. As seen under religion and ethnicity, the denominations of Islam (Shiites and Sunni) separate different ethnicities and bring discrimination between the two. In Iran, Shiites populate most of the region therefore those few percent of Sunnis are judged upon and provided fewer freedoms to express their religious beliefs.

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Gender roles and expectations in Iran between men and women are becoming less harsh. Many women are protesting for more rights and freedoms!

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Women in Iran are forced to wear the hijab, the headscarf worn by some Muslim women, in public. Married women can’t even leave the country without their husband’s permission.

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Women hardly have a presence in the country’s political system; and more than that, they are subjected to discriminatory laws and policies. For example women are forbidden from watching men's sports in stadiums.

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Women's rights in Iran are limited compared to the women in developed nations. Women in Iran constitute 19% of the workforce, leaving most of the labor to the males.

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Minorities face discrimination. Some schools do not teach their languages, they are denied government jobs, and their regions are neglected by the state, resulting in above-average unemployment. Iran’s Sunni population, which includes Kurds and Baluchis, complain there is not a single Sunni mosque in the country

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Azeris: shiite, reside mainly in northwest Iran along the border with Azerbaijan and in Tehran. Often poked fun at by Iranian media.

- Kurds: mostly Sunni, reside mainly in northwest, 7% of Iran’s population harbor separatist tendencies

-Arabs: Along the Iranian-Iraqi border in southwest Iran, population of 3 million in Iran.

-Baluchis: 1.4 million 2%. Predominantly Sunni, they reside in Baluchistan, a region divided between Pakistan and Iran.

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Ethnicities of Iran include: Azeris, Kurds, Arabs, and Baluchis.

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There are estimated 47,291 Shiite mosques and 10,344 Sunni mosques in Iran.

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- Practice daily prayers and fasting.

- Pray five times a day.
- Devotion in everyday life is also expressed in consulting the authorities in Islamic law.
- feet are cleaned symbolically by wiping the outside of shoes.
- When praying shiites touch the earth stone of baked mud from Karbal
- self-flagellation during Muharram.. (Mourners hurt themselves with knifes and sharp objects).

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Shia believe that prophet Muhammad designated Ali Ibn Abi Talib as his successor and the Imam (leader) after him. Shiite and suni disagree on who the next prophet should be

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Islam religion is the most practiced in Iran with most being Shia(shiite): 89% and 9% Sunni. Only 15% of all muslims are Shia

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This official language of Iran belongs to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of Indo-European languages. Dialects from three language families—Indo-European, Altaic, and Afro-Asiatic

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Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Lori, Mazandarani, Gilaki, Balochi and Arabic are examples of other languages spoken

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Persian is the official and most used language of Iran with its literary tradition, predominance of literature