Interior Southwest Asia

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Interior Southwest Asia 2

• Modern History

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Irans Cultural Revolution

• Ayatollah Khomeini 1st supreme leader of Iran.
• After dozens of years increasing western
  influence, the Ayatollah calls for a total Muslim
  nation.
• 1979, Shah is forced out of office, scholars and
  professors removed from positions, US Embassy is
  attacked and hostages taken.
• Steps are still being taken to ensure a
• 100 Shia Muslim nation exists in Iran.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

• Current president of Iran.
• Founding member of Cultural Revolution.
• Calls for Israel to be completely destroyed and
  removed from the map.
• Does not believe that the
• Holocaust which killed over
• 6,000,000 Jews ever
• happened.

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OPEC

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• Set production and prices of oil in the major oil
  producing countries.

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5 Pillars of Islam

• Shahadah
• Submission to faith
• Salat
• Prayer
• Zakat
• Alms
• Sawm
• Fasting
• Hajj
• Pilgrimage to Mecca

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Dress Codes

• The only dress code in the Koran calls for women
  to cover the area between the knees and waist and
  ornaments (private parts)
• Many nations force woman to wear a hijab or burqa.

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