Culture in Iran (Post-Islamic Revolution)

For this section you will answer the following questions as a part of your WebQuest. As a group you will decide how
you all want to work on these. Then, together decide what is the best information to include in your PowerPoint and
how to break that information up. Then, everyone should work on their three slides.

1. Describe and give examples of the major phases of Iranian art. Discuss what kind of art is popular
during your time period (pre- or post-revolution).
2. Describe some major Iranian movies, including their plots and directors.
3. Describe some major categories of Iranian music. Focus on the most popular kinds music of your
time period (pre- or post-revolution).
4. What kinds of sports are popular in Iran? Who participates and who observes?
5. Describe Iranian cuisine. What kinds of dishes are popular? What are considered delicacies?

The following link will take you to a page that has the sources you can utilize to answer these questions:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/CultureinIranPost.html
 Iranian Post-Revolution Art & Culture

● Some examples of Iranian art is related to Persian art which includes pottery, painting, calligraphy, and
stone masoning
● A lot of the style of paintings were meant to be very colorful and also very intricate
 The main two phases of Iranian
culture were Art and Literature
-Farsi, the official language of Iran, is historically one of the most prominent languages of the
Middle East and extended regions

-Iran has a great art heritage visible in architecture, paintings, calligraphy and poetry

-Iran has a long history of fine silk and wool rug weaving
Iranian Art

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kQrq-vvRPu0

-Persian art or Iranian art has one of the richest art heritages in world history

-At different times, influences from the art of neighbouring civilizations

 Describe some major Iranian movies,
including their plots and directors.
Movies

● The Koker Trilogy (1987-1994)

● The Color of Paradise (2000)
● A Separation (2011)
 Describe some major Iranian movies,
including their plots and directors.

Directors

● The Koker Trilogy is directed by Abbas Kiarostami

● The Color of Paradise is directed by Majid Majidi
● A Separation is directed by Asghar Farhadi
 Describe some major Iranian movies,
including their plots and directors.
Plot

● The Koker Trilogy was a span of three movies that take place in the same setting but
each film tells a different story. The film's purpose wasn't about the story is was the
setting that it was based around.
● The Color of paradise tells the story of a boy named Mohamed a boy who is blind and
wants his to accept him.
● A Separation is movie about a married couple that are faced with a difficult decision, in
order to improve the life of their child they have to move to another country or to stay in
Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
 #3 Describe some major categories of Iranian music.
Focus on the most popular kinds music of your time
period (pre- or post-revolution).

❏ Genres enclude jazz, rock, hip-hop, folk, pop, and classic genres
❏ After the revolution many artists left to go to the United States
❏ Women were band from singing to men
❏ Rap and rock were used as protests the only kind of music allowed was classical music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDNDVtoJhik
Popular Artists

DJ Aligator- Electronic music, Trance music, and

Eurodance

Armik- Acoustic Guitar and Classical

Salome MC- Hip Hop and Rap Music

Popular Iran Songs

● Kavir By: Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Kayhan Kalhor

● Zendegi By: Hayedeh
● Arash by: Basa Bala
Sports in Iran
★ Iranian football, Polo, Grandmaster Chess, Basketball, Volleyball, Skiing and Hiking
★ 20% of Iranians are physically active (Americans are the same), while the world average is 60% as of
the year 2015
★ 30% of Iranian youths never play any sports
Football (American Soccer)

★ Women's football (soccer) is very popular

★ Women can not attend men’s football matches (also soccer)

This picture exemplifies celebration after

winning the 2018 world cup qualifying match
Freestyle Wrestling

★ Freestyle wrestling is traditionally Iran’s national sport

★ It’s the most popular sport because of economic sanctions
★ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnYswMqiqVI

Iran’s Yazdani aces Olympics freestyle wrestling

bouts, clinches gold
 #5 Describe Iranian cuisine. What kinds of dishes are
popular? What are considered delicacies?
❖ Use a lot of fresh herbs in dishes
❖ Herb ex. Saffron, parsley, and cinnamon
❖ Baklava is one of its most popular sweets which they are most known for
❖ Nan and Hamir are the most popular breads
 Mor I an Cu ne
● Kebabs are a Iranian staple
● Rice and meat(chicken, lamb, fish)
● Many dried fruits such as raisins, dates, and figs
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