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Iran
Iran is a republic country situated in Central Eurasia and Western Asia with an estimated population of 76.9 million as of 2010. It is the 18th largest country in the world with a total land area of 1,648,195 sq km.
3,383 Questions
What did the Persians call the ancient Macedonians in the 5th Century BC?
Yauna Takabara - Greeks with sunhats (A reference to the distinct flat sun hat worn by the Macedonians).
Who is the most powerful elected official in Iran?
The President. The state.
The head of the judiciary. In court.
President of Parliament. In Parliament.
The Iranian leader has control over them.
All are elected by popular vote directly or indirectly.
The most powerful single elected official in Iran is the President of Iran. The most powerful elected official in Iran is their president, parliament (or Majlis.
What was a major change in Iran in the late 1970's?
Iran had a revolution in which the Shah of Iran was deposed and replaced by an Islamic dictatorship.
Why do American people think iranians are nasty?
i am 14 i wrote a comment on yahoo! news and ag guy replied: who do you think you nasty irani? i said whats wrong? but really...what is wrong??
Who was the founder of the safavid empire?
The founder of the Safavid Empire was Shah Ismail I, who established the dynasty in 1501. He declared Shia Islam as the state religion, which played a crucial role in shaping the identity of Iran. Under his leadership, the Safavid Empire expanded significantly, promoting a rich cultural and artistic legacy that influenced the region for centuries.
Iran was not invaded in 2003, Iraq was.
To read about that conflict's causes, please see What are the causes of the Iraq War of 2003-2011?
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Iran?
the highest temperature ever recorded in Iran is 159.6'F
How did Sparta's slaves feel about the Persians and the Persian War?
It is hard to generalize the feelings of an entire group, but I suppose within the group there were those who hoped for a better life if freed. Then there were those who would rather just keep their current masters rather than get new ones that may treat them worse.
Another View:
Sparta had serfs (helots) to till the land - subject people who were free but bound to the land. Each Spartan warrior took seven helots each with him on campaign, to act as servants and as light infantry and archers. The 300 Spartans armoured infantry at Thermopylae had over 2,000 light infantry who died with them. At Plataia the 7,ooo Spartans had 35,000 helot light infantry. They were an integral part of the Spartan war machine, as well as the providers of food to Sparta at home.
In one sense it was a great break to go on campaign, with the hope that some might be freed from serfdom for an outstanding performance. In another sense it meant leaving their land an hoping they would be back in time to plant/harvest the crops.
What happened when the Persians invaded Greece?
They were initially successful, captiring mainland Greece down to and including Athens, and bringing most of the occupied cities under their side and adding their armies to their own. However their naval defeat at Salamis exposed their supply line, and with the winter coming on they had to send half their army home and withdraw to northern Greece to find sustenance.
In the spring, with their cities no longer threatened by amphibious attack by the Persian fleet, the southern Greeks were able to send out their armies to concentrate against the depleted Persian army and its central Greek allies. They won, and the remaining Persians all went home.
What is the name for an Iranian Muslim?
Iranian nation before approximately 600 years were Sunni, but the governor (Ismā'il Abu'l-Mozaffar)converts the majority by force and by killing to shi'a. Now Sunni are the minority in Iran.
Shi'a in brief they are not Muslims, they have their own Religion.
It is totally out of the correct Islam.
How did Turkey and Iran seek to modernize?
Answer 1
Turkey was seen as the gateway between the Islamic world and the Western world. So they wanted to bring Western and Islamic influences together.
Answer 2
Mustafa Kemal made the following reforms to modernize Turkey while he was a president:
- separated the laws of Islam from the laws of the nation
- replaced the old Muslim calender with the Gregorian calender
- abolished religious courts and created a new legal system based on European law as opposed to the previous system based on the Islamic law code
- granted women the right to vote and to hold public office
- launched government-funded programs to industrialize Turkey and to spur the economic growth
- attempted to modernize Turkey by banning the Fez which was of Greek origin
- marriage was considered civil and not religious and polygamy was abolished
- women were given the right to vote in all elections
How do you ask a question from Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani?
You can use his website www.sistani.org, go on Q&A section, some of the answers are already there and if not you can ask him.
Also there is one more link
http://www.najaf.org/mail/index.php?l=ENG&to=ASK
