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What religions are represented in the population of Iran after 1979 (after the Islamic revolution)?

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What religions are represented in the population of Iran after 1979 (after the Islamic revolution)?

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-After the revolution, there was one prominent religion. Islam, but more specifically Shi'a Islam. In 2011, 92.5% of the population followed Shi'a Islam. 6.8% of the population were Sunni Muslims, while the remaining 0.6% were other minority religions.

-During the 2000s, the United States government observed that the Jewish community had been reduced to more than one-half of its population, following the revolution. Other religions and sects of Islam, such as Sunni Muslims, had encountered religious discrimination as well as the believers of Sufism.

-The United States Department of State did a 2020 study that stated that there are more Christians than reported in Iran, and the approximate numbers of Roman Catholics in Iran are between 40,000 to 50,000. Compared to the estimate of 300,000 before 1979, it is significantly lower. The number of Roman Catholics in the country is currently estimated to be 21,000.

Sources:

“2020 Report on International Religious Freedom: Iran.” U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of State, www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/iran/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20Roman%20Catholics,death%20penalty%20for%20%E2%80%9Capostasy.%E2%80%9D. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

“Open-Quran-White-Background.” Facts about the Muslims the Religion of Islam Tollfree Hotline 1877WHYISLAM, 1 Mar. 2017, www.whyislam.org/open-quran-white-background/.

“Religion of Iran.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 27 Jan. 2025, www.britannica.com/place/Iran/Religion.

U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of State, 5 Sept. 2000, 1997-2001.state.gov/global/human_rights/irf/irf_rpt/irf_iran.html#:~:text=The%20continuous%20activity%20of%20Iran’s,period%20covered%20by%20this%20report.

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What is the role women in society after the revolution?

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What is the role women in society after the revolution?

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responsible for making sure there children become good citizens of the republic.

Women's new status in the family granted them access to limited disbursements of public privileges, including access to education, limited representation in courts, and the ability to create a politicized community of women.

Women's roles were politically significant under the new Republican government. Women's new status in the family granted them access to limited disbursements of public privileges, including access to education, limited representation in courts, and the ability to create a politicized community of women.

Women often followed their husbands in the Continental Army. These women, known as camp followers, often tended to the domestic side of army organization, washing, cooking, mending clothes, and providing medical help when necessary. Sometimes they were flung into the vortex of battle.

The long struggle for women's rights began in the American Revolution, with the assertion of universal natural rights. Women were active in the struggle for American independence and supported the high ideals of the Revolution, despite the fact that they were not afforded the same political rights as men.

After the revolution, the laws of coverture, established during the colonial period, remained in place. These laws ruled that when women married they lost their legal identity. Women could not own property, control their own money, or sign legal documents.

heir participation took various forms: some demonstrated or even rioted over the price of food; some joined clubs organized by women; others took part in movements against the Revolution, ranging from individual acts of assassination to joining in the massive rebellion in the west of France against the revolutionary

https://www.britannica.com/event/womens-movement

https://revolution.chnm.org/exhibits/show/liberty--equality--fraternity/women-and-the-revolution#:~:text=Their%20participation%20took%20various%20forms,of%20France%20against%20the%20revolutionary

https://www.crusadeforthevote.org/early-republic#:~:text=After%20the%20revolution%2C%20the%20laws,money%2C%20or%20sign%20legal%20documents.

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Describe the education system in Iran, including higher education(universities) for most of the population after 1979?

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Describe the education system in Iran, including higher education(universities) for most of the population after 1979?

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Iran’s institutes of higher learning suffered after the revolution however, when tens of thousands of professors and instructors either fled the country or were dismissed ran’s universities have remained understaffed.

According to Britannica it states that "student enrollment has dropped in a country due to a shortage of skilled teachers".

This had led to the government encouraging students to study abroad.

After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, most universities were closed sometime between 1980 to 1983 for the Islamization of the curriculum.

Policy changes initiated since the revolution eliminated co educational schools and required all schools and universities to promote Islamic values.

Citations

https://www.aacrao.org/edge/country/iran-(islamic-republic-of)#:~:text=Overall%2C%20education%20is%20uniform%20throughout,written%20and%20many%20professors%20removed.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Iran/Education

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What has changed about the family structure for the traditional structure in Iran 

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What has changed about the family structure for the traditional structure in Iran 

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After the revolution family structure became extremely hierarchal with the father at the top holding all the power

The role of the eldest son is extremely important because if the father passes away its up to the eldest son to manage all family affairs

The role of women in the family structure is pretty limited with there main role being to manage the household and support there husband

Premarital agreements have also been effected due to the revolution for example marrying children they are usually driven by the motives of the father and eldest son to make sure the family benefits and shield there family's honor

Post revolution a family plan program came into play making it that Iranian women could only have two children declining the birth rate and family size exponentially

Before the revolution it was common for there to be extended family's but post revolution economic pressure led to a shift into nuclear families.

Women post revolution education increased leading to slight shifts in gender roles

Islam is the primary religion in Iran and post revolution Islam has become a pivotal role in Iran it affects education, law, and cultural practices

Cited sources: https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/381272-the-pyramid-of-power-understanding-iranian-family-dynamics

https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2017/12/iran-in-transition-the-implications-of-the-islamic-republics-changing-demographics?lang=en

https://www.stimson.org/2023/how-iranian-women-are-transforming-their-roles-in-families-and-society/

https://surfiran.com/mag/religion-in-iran/