Ir The Corruption Behind The Scenes - 1750 Words

Iran: The Corruption Behind the Scenes The summer of 1988, nearly a decade after the Iranian revolution with the war against Iraq coming to an end, the Iranian government committed an act of mass genocide, killing five thousand political prisoners overnight. The event is not particularly known due to the Iranian government’s substantial efforts to make sure the news never covered the event. With what started as the Khomeini regime, has over time grown into an empire equivalent to a religious dictatorship. The use of forceful power by the Iranian government to mask the events of the 1988 Massacre and the 2009 Green Movement has tarnished their reputation of being a credible regime. Iran, like many nations in the Middle East for most†¦show more content†¦With Iran being an Islamic country, and the majority of the citizens being Shi’at, the Shah government forced its citizens to not practice their religious beliefs in public. Movies shown on television and theaters opposed the basic Islamic princip les. â€Å"Alcohol and liquor stores were abundant, with new stores opening up every month† (Mobalegh). This caused an outrage amongst people due to alcohol being prohibited by the Islamic beliefs. Shah tried to the best of his abilities to choose nonreligious cabinet members in order to suppress the influence of Islam throughout the Iranian society. The Shah regime was heavily dependent on the United States and Great Britain which fumed the nation, making the citizens believe that a foreign nation ruled Iran. Shah was so unpopular amongst people that â€Å"it seems as the nations had drawn some other conclusions; history is theirs and they can do without the Pahlavis† (Atabaki 120). The country was ready to make their own history and bring change. Throughout this time, different political groups fought against the Shah regime, some even taking up arms in order to bring change. The protestors consisted of college professors, students, writers, and religious leaders (Mullah) who chose Ayatollah Khomeini as their leader. Khomeini was a powerful religious leader. People followed his Islamic orders and portrayed him as the Pope of Iran. Britannica states â€Å"Khomeini had