https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6 Ahaan, Arnav, and Thinley en-us 2017-11-22 04:04:04 UTC 2026-01-22 21:59:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png ahaanr https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210168020 - Muslims: 98.5%
- Christians: 0.7%
- Jews: 0.3%
- Zoroastrians: 0.1%
- Other: 0.1]]> 2017-11-26 17:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210168020 ahaanr https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210168472 - A UNESCO world survey concluded that Iran has the highest female to male ratio at primary level education in the world.
- The opportunities for women, education, have increased since the Iranian Revolution
- In contrast, education has become very strict. Although men and women can go to the same schools, they are separated during classes to ensure men would not be "distracted" by a woman's beauty.]]> 2017-11-26 17:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210168472 ahaanr https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210169415 - Men and women must sign a "Sigeh"; a contract that decides the amount of time [they will be together] and the price. In today's world this is known as prostitution. 
- Marriage often lasts between a few hours to a few years.
- Any children that the couple borne during their marriage belongs to the father.
- Having said that, real marriages do take place wherein a husband and wife commit to each other. Same sex marriage is illegal and forbidden.]]> 2017-11-26 17:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210169415 thinleyw https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210169756 -The revolution had quite a significant impact on the role of women in Iran especially in terms aspect of daily life
-The number of women in University enrollment, civil service and higher education all rose .
-Several women were also enrolled into the Iranian parliament and as a result of all this nearly 1000 women were involved in the executive positions
- As the role of women advanced due to the rise of more than 80% of women accepted into universities and higher education institutions, the percentage amongst men fell during the same period by more than 38%. Finally, in current Iranian society, the Iranian Constitution states that “Every individual has the right to select the work they wish to engage in, providing that this does not contravene the provisions of Islam, the public interest or the rights of others (Article 28)”
-Yet because of some laws that were based on gender discrimination ,not all women were able to escape the being treated differently as too others]]> 2017-11-26 17:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210169756 ahaanr https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210170606 - Women are required to cover themselves while in public.
- They can however, choose their outfits by colour and design. ]]> 2017-11-26 17:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210170606 ahaanr https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210170933 - Since the revolution the Iranian economy has been going down.
- The debt today is very significant, such that a barrel of oil costs $145 dollars vs. $10 back in 1999. 
- The economy is unlike communism, it doesn't restrict individuals from acting in self-interest nor does it seek to abolish private property.  ]]> 2017-11-26 17:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210170933 thinleyw https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210172790 2017-11-26 17:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210172790 thinleyw https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210173001 2017-11-26 17:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210173001 thinleyw https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210173233 2017-11-26 17:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210173233 thinleyw https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210174569 -A vast majority of the programs in Iran at private institutions after the revolution are at an undergraduate level due to this reason Iran currently faces a problem as it lacks educational opportunities at a graduate level a factor which has contributed to brain drain in this country.
- An example of some statistics are:
Only six percent of an approximate 900000 got a spot in terms of masters degree
Only four percent out of 127000 secured a spot in terms of doctoral applicants]]> 2017-11-26 18:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210174569 thinleyw https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210176602 -Family members in Iran are often very close to reach other and stay connected throughout their lives.
-Children usually stay with their parents before and after marriage. In their society the youth are very dependent on their elders for maintaining life.
-The family structure is also based on respecting people. In Iran respecting elders is a huge part of general behavior as elders often work very hard to guide their children and help them even if problems occur.
-There is still a belief however in most households that most of husbands or fathers are the head of the house and family

]]> 2017-11-26 18:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210176602 thinleyw https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210178760 2017-11-26 18:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210178760 thinleyw https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210179071 -Majority of the population in Iran are the muslims.Most of the muslims are Shia muslims.
-Shia muslims believe in the five basic principles of faith.
-There are also various traditional activities done by the Shia muslims. These include the observance of the month of martyrdom ,pilgrimages to the shrines of twelve imams and various descendants etc.
-These mostly occur in places where their precedents used to live in.]]> 2017-11-26 18:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210179071 arnavb https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210180182 - There is an existence of patriarchy in the post-revolution Iranian society. Fathers and husbands are usually considered the head of family.
- Children are provided with a lot of care and attention by their parents and are the main focus of the family.
- There is existence of religious laws that define conditions for marriage, divorce or guardianship.
 ]]> 2017-11-26 18:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210180182 thinleyw https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210182322 2017-11-26 18:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210182322 arnavb https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210183073 2017-11-26 18:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210183073 arnavb https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210183414 - Having a GDP of $412.2 billion, Iran is the second largest economy in middle-east region.
-Majority of government revenue in Iran is dominated by oil and gas exports. Agriculture sector is also a dominated sector in Iran.
-Despite this, Iran's economy is unstable because of high youth and skilled unemployment. Also, there is existence of various price controls and subsidies, which de-stablizes the economy.
-Because of the aforementioned reasons, skilled and educated people from Iran started to seek overseas employment, which resulted in brain drain.
-GDP of Iran has improved a lot because of recent removal of oil sanction.

]]> 2017-11-26 18:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210183414 arnavb https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210189652 -Education in Iran is divided into primary and high school level. There are laws that make primary education compulsory for everyone.
- There are free public schools and costly private schools. There are also schools called 'Nemuneh Mardomi' which are expected to be better than public schools and more affordable as compared to private schools, but these schools are really hard to get in. They usually have n entrance exam to identify best students.
- Iran has two of the world's ten largest universities. ]]> 2017-11-26 19:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210189652 arnavb https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210190976 - Participation of women in Iranian revolution led to a significant change in their lives. 
- There is an increase in number of university enrolment of women and number of women in parliament. Along with this, several women have been elected to parliament.
-There is still existence of a patriarchy in post-revolution Iranian society, and several stereotypes surrounding women. Also, Iranian law favours men.
-In terms of work-life, women in Iran doesn't have a significant say, as under article 1117 of civil code, an Iranian man can basically ban his wife from working. 
- According to law, men can marry non-iranian women but women cannot marry non-iranian men. Further, women can divorce men under extreme circumstances, but men divorce women without any cause.]]> 2017-11-26 19:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ahaanr/bqeyutmj5na6/wish/210190976