HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Ruhollah Khomeini, Human Sexuality
21 May 2018
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Jessica Mangold
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Professor Rahimieh
Week 8 Lecture 1
5/21/18
National Turmoil & the Fate of Women
Introduction
- novel set in 1953 -> during the coup staged by CIA
- time of national turmoil
- published in 1979 off of the revolution
- novel plays off of both events
Women Without Men & the 1979 Iranian Revolution
- started with grassroots demonstrations
- multiple movements joined together
- revolution that brought down the monarchy
- one of most bloodless revolutions in history
- some kind of harmony needed amongst the various groups
Role of Women in the Revolution
- women were actively involved
- Nayereh Tohidi on Women’s Participation
- many women took up the veil as symbol of solidarity + opposition to Shah
- seems contradictory to Western feminists
- higher objective of getting rid of Shah + making sure that corrupt regime comes to an
end
- there was no thinking about what comes after the revolution
- belief that everything would simply be fine if the Shah was no longer in power
Mohammad Reza Shah leaves Iran on January 16, 1979
- supposed to be brief vacation aborad
- never comes back + dies abroad -> buried in Cairo
On February 1,1979 Ayatollah Khomeini arrives in Tehran
- had been exiled to Iraq
- started agitating Iranian monarchy by sending cassette tapes around
- Shah wanted to expel Khomeini in an effort to stop flow of tapes -> did not help
- Khomeini had even broader audience in Paris -> interacted with international media
- became the spiritual leader of the revolution
- disavowed any claim to power
- wanted to go to city that served as holy center of learning
- passages from speech given to group of women in holy city
- talks about how Islam treats both men + women equally
- women need say in fundamental say in future of nation
- acknowledges role of Iranian role in the revolutionary movement
- want women to “attain high rank of true humanity”
- need share in determining destiny -> Islam grants them a share
- portrayed women as sexual objects during the Shah’s regime
- implementation of Western values + removal of the veil
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Document Summary
One of most bloodless revolutions in history. Some kind of harmony needed amongst the various groups. Many women took up the veil as symbol of solidarity + opposition to shah. Higher objective of getting rid of shah + making sure that corrupt regime comes to an end. There was no thinking about what comes after the revolution. Belief that everything would simply be fine if the shah was no longer in power. Novel set in 1953 -> during the coup staged by cia. Published in 1979 off of the revolution. Women without men & the 1979 iranian revolution. Mohammad reza shah leaves iran on january 16, 1979. Never comes back + dies abroad -> buried in cairo. On february 1,1979 ayatollah khomeini arrives in tehran. Wanted to go to city that served as holy center of learning. Started agitating iranian monarchy by sending cassette tapes around.
