Islam in the World by Amanda Moreira https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g en-us 2024-08-04 16:13:53 UTC 2024-08-04 18:07:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Shah Mosque amoreira2025399 https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067151206 The Shah Mosque was established in 1629 in the Isfahan Province in Iran

]]> 2024-08-04 17:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067151206 History of Shah Mosque amoreira2025399 https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067153047 The Shah Mosque was built during the Safavid Empire under the orders of Abbas the Great. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era.


]]> 2024-08-04 17:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067153047 Language amoreira2025399 https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067153296 The language that is spoken in Iran is Persian

]]> 2024-08-04 17:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067153296 Form of Government amoreira2025399 https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067154427 The Iran Government is a Theocracy. The Iranian people have been subjugated by an oppressive theocracy called the “Islamic Republic” with a religious supreme leader to oversee all aspects of Iranian life.

]]> 2024-08-04 17:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067154427 Muslim Percentage amoreira2025399 https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067155292 Iran is identified with the branch Shia. The percentage of Muslims living in Iran are 99.3789%.

]]> 2024-08-04 17:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067155292 Major festivals celebrated amoreira2025399 https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067156357

  • Nowruz- this is a celebration that marks the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox.

  • Yalda night- this is a winter solstice celebration that occurs at the end of Autumn and on the year’s longest night.

  • Meghegran is an ancient Iranian festival that celebrates friendship, love, and harvest. It dates back to pre-Islamic times.

    • ]]>     2024-08-04 17:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067156357     amoreira2025399 https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067156477 2024-08-04 17:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067156477 History of Iran amoreira2025399 https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067157650 Iran became of part of Islam as a result of the conquest of the empire between 633-654. The process took a very long time because Iran initially rejected the advances but after a long time of fighting they fell to Islam.

    ]]>     2024-08-04 17:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067157650     Sources amoreira2025399 https://padlet.com/amoreira2025399/eszf5939f7ebuc7g/wish/3067159037 “Islamic Iran.” Asia Society, asiasociety.org/education/islamic-iran. Accessed 4 Aug. 2024.


    “Islam.” Exploring the Religions of Our World, by Nancy Clemmons, Ave Maria Press, 1999, pp. 


    The Islamic Republic of Iran: A Dangerous Regime - United States Department of State, 2017-2021.state.gov/the-islamic-republic-of-iran-a-dangerous-regime/. Accessed 4 Aug. 2024.





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