Iranians have a long history of which they could be proud. As one scholar said, “the glory of Iran is its culture,” and its culture is shaped by its rich history. Iranian history is a story of triumphant conquest and cultural stability in the face of conquest. Iranian history is recorded as a far back as 4000 BCE, there are many surviving documents and artifacts from that time period. Iran is home to the great ancient city of Persopolis, over which the most famous of all ancient Persian kings reigned, Cyrus the Great. Cyrus the Great is credited in all of world history to be the first king to grant all of his citizens equal protection under the law. This is a trait of Persian culture that would shape the rest of Iranian history.
The second major chapter in Iranian history marks the beginning of the Islamic period. The Arabs invaded Iran in the 7th century and brought Islam. Iran ran was converted to Islam. Iran, known to have a well established cultural infrastructure, had a great many of its citizens become Islamic scholars, philologists, and philosophers during this time period. The Iranians refined Islamic culture, in fact, they Persianized the formerly nomadic Arabs. During this time period to the late 15th century marks the greatest chapter in Iranian history. This part of Iranian history marks the point at which Iran was the culturally dominant country in that region. The Turks, Afghans, Kurds, and Turkmen all invaded the country but Iran had a strange way of changing the culture of the invader, never the reverse.
Iranian History
April 20th, 2010Iranian Culture
April 20th, 2010Iran has a unique culture that is shaped by its long history that dates back to 4000BCE. From that time to the present, Persians have conquered and have been conquered by many different cultures from the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe. The Iranian peoples had a strong indigenous culture but their culture was never rigid allowing the culture to absorb what it felt to be useful.
Iranian Music
April 20th, 2010Iran has a rich culture with its own musical traditions. As a crossroads of Central Asia and the Middle East Iranian music reflects the variety of cultures in Iran. Iran, throughout its entire history, has had Each respective ethnic group has its own form of folk music. Iran has its own tradition of classical music with many of its own musical instruments. Traditional Iranian instruments include:
• the Ney, a flute-like instrument
• the Kamancheh,a violin like instrument
• the Setar, similar to the Indian Sitar.
• The Ud, similar to the European lute, a distant cousin of the Guitar.
• The Tombak, a type of drum.
Iran Economy
April 20th, 2010Iran has made the reduction of foreign debt one of its top priorities following the end of its war with Iraq. Since then, the country’s credit rating has improved dramatically as the country has worked hard to pay off foreign debts. Iran’s economy is centrally planned with eventual efforts to privatize the economy. Iran’s other major goal is to combat inflation.
Iranians
April 20th, 2010Iranian national identity is mostly a territorial distinction as the inhabitants of Iran represent various ethnic, religious, and ethnic groups. There are over 70 million citizens of Iran as of 2006 census. Iranian national identity is grounded in a strong national culture shaped by a history that can be traced as far back as 4000BCE. This strong national culture functions as a great unifying force among the diverse demographic groups of Iran
Iran News
April 20th, 2010The showdown between Iran and the United States and its allies has been a common on-going news story among all members of mainstream and alternative press. The latest development in the political conflict against Iran having nuclear capabilities is the negotiations between the nations and the possibility of the UN Security Council imposing economic sanctions against Iran. Iran says its ready to its ready to discuss the negotiation package that was offered to Iran by the P5+1, which consists of the five powerful member states of the United Nations Security Council: Russia, China, France, United States, and the United Kingdom plus Germany. The statement came from an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman named Ramin Mehman-Parast.