Tag: Islamic History
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The Impact of the 1979 Revolution on Iranian Women: Gains, Losses, and Contradictions
The Iranian Revolution of 1979, led by Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, drastically altered women’s rights, particularly the rights of middle- and upper-class women. Yael Frankie discusses the previous regime, the Shah’s regime, in comparison with Khomeini’s policies which severely restricted women’s economic and personal autonomy.
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Nomadic and Nostalgic: How Pre-Islamic Arabian Poetry Reflected and Reinforced the Contemporary Bedouin Lifestyle
Nostalgia is a strong concept that can greatly impact perceptions of past civilizations. Manahil Masood analyses how Pre-Islamic Arabian poetry had lasting impacts on Arabian perceptions of tribal lifestyles.
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Was Anwar Sadat a Feminist?
Written by Amy Hendrie. The conflicting legacy and motivations of the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat is explored by Amy Hendrie. A complex figure, Sadat in several ways raised the position of women in his country, even if it was for his own ends.
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The Istanbul and Uraniborg Observatories: A Comparative Study
Written by Kat Jivkova. Both the Istanbul and Uraniborg observatories were pioneers in the fields of astronomy and alchemy. Despite the cultural schism between them, comparative study can elucidate significant advances in astronomic practice in the sixteenth century.
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