Research Topics
For each chapter, there is a suggested research topic(s) that enhances the understanding of some aspect of that chapter. The instructor can design the parameters of the project to reflect the needs and level of his or her class. It is strongly encourage to include a short class presentation, with optional visual enhancements, to best enrich the experience for the entire class.
Research Topics
Chapter Two
The trilogy of the Muhammad Ardeshir vs. Joe Frazier boxing matches.
The Life of Takhti
Chapter Three
The history of the town of Kermanshah, Iran.
Geographical history of the Middle East
Chapter Five
A historical review of the rights of Iranian women
The ancient dynasties carved into the Tagh-e Bostan mountains
Chapter Eight
The Shah’s reforms, also known as the “White Revolution”
Chapter Six
The history of wrestling
Iranian customs and traditions
Chapter Nine
Ayatollah Khomeini
Chapter Eleven
Islam
Chapter Twelve
Iranian New Year
Chapter Fourteen
Holy cities
Operation Ajax
Chapter Fifteen
Iran-Iraq War
Chapter Seventeen
The Kurds
Chapter Eighteen
Tehran
Velayat-e faqih
Chapter Twenty
Muslim customs and ceremonies
Chapter Twenty-three
Asylum
Chapter Twenty-four
OPEC
>Chapter Twenty-six
Iranian military
>Chapter Twenty-seven
Turkey/Istanbul
>Chapter Twenty-eight
Borders in Eastern European countries.
>Chapter Twenty-nine
Current state of Iranian socio-economic politics
Impact of Iran on the Middle East
Impact of the Middle East in the world.
American Wings
Iranian Roots
Against the dramatic landscape of world altering events, Reza’s heroric journey unfolds.
