Some Questions
How would you begin to assess the importance and the legacies of the 1979 Iranian Revolution four decades later?
How did that revolution change Iran and how has it influenced the region and the world beyond?
What were the causes of the revolution and what do you find to be most interesting about the course it took?
Here are some terms that are associated with the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and its aftermath:
1979 Iranian Revolution
Muhammad Reza Pahlavi
Ayatollah Khomeini
Iranian Hostage Crisis (1979-80)
Mohammed Mossadeq
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Qassem Soleimani
Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses (1989)
Ayatollah Khameini
JPOA (2014) [Iranian Nuclear Deal]
Possible Starting Places
"Why Events In Iran 40 Years Ago Matter," BBC News, February 1, 2019.
"Revolution
At 40: Experts Reflect,"
Iran Primer, United States Institute Of Peace, February 5, 2019.
Thomas Erdbrink, "The
Iran Revolution At 40: From Theocracy To 'Normality,'"
New York Times, February 10, 2019.
History In The News
"Iranians
Rally To Mark 40 Years Since Takeover Of U.S. Embassy,"
Al Jazeera, November 4, 2019.
"Iranians
Mark The 40th Anniversary Of The Islamic Revolution -- In Pictures,"
Guardian, February 11, 2019.
Mohammed Ali Najib, "In
Pictures: Iran Celebrates 40 Years Of Islamic Revolution,"
Al Jazeera, February 11, 2019.
Hamid Dabashi, "The Last Total Revolution Turns 40," Al Jazeera, February 11, 2019.
Hans Spross, "Iran's
Islamic Revolution 40 Years On,"
DW, February 11, 2019.
Saeed Jalili, "Iran
Marks 40th Anniversary Of Islamic Revolution,"
Al Jazeera, February 11, 2019.
Melissa Etehad and Ramin Mostaghim,
"It's
Been 40 Years Since Iran's Islamic Revolution. Here's How The Country Has
Changed," Los
Angeles Times, February 11, 2019.
Naser Ghobadzadeh, "Forty Years On From The Iranian Revolution, Could The Country Be At Risk Of Another One?," Conversation, February 11, 2019.
"Iran's
Streets Filled With 'Epic' Crowds Marking 40 Years Since The Islamic
Revolution," ABC
News, February 11, 2019.
Ramin Jahanbegloo, "Forty
Years After The Iranian Revolution,"
Hindu, February 9, 2020.
"Forty Years On, What Is Left Of Iran's Islamic Revolution?," France 24, February 5, 2019.
Mojtaba Barghandan, "Marking
40th Anniversary Of Iran's 1979 Revolution,"
Daily Sabbah, February 5, 2019.
Khairallah Khairallah, "The Iranian Revolution, 40 Years On," Arab Weekly, February 3, 2019.
Ted Regencia, "40
Years On: Khomeini's Return From Exile And The Iran Revolution,"
Al Jazeera, January 31, 2019.
Jonathan Piron, "'The
Shah Is Gone': Revisiting The Iranian Revolution 40 Years Later,"
Middle East Eye, January 31, 2019.
Mehmet Ozalp, "World
Politics Explainer: The Iranian Revolution,"
Conversation, September 17, 2018.
Video Sources
"40
Years Ago: Iran's Islamic Revolution,"
Focus, France 24, February 11, 2019.
"An
Inside Look At Iran, 40 Years After The Islamic Revolution,"
Reporters, France 24, February 10, 2019.
"Iran Rally Marks 40th Anniversary Of Islamic Revolution," BBC News, February 11, 2019.
"Iran's Islamic Revolution, 40 Years Later," Brookings Creative Lab, January 24, 2019.
Audio Sources
"The
Iranian Revolution -- 40 Years Later,"
Religion And Ethics Report, ABC, March 27, 2019.
"Iran's Revolution, Building Walls and Making Mistakes," Counterpoint, February 25, 2019.
"Iran -- 40 Years Since The Revolution," Late Night Live, ABC, February 11, 2019.
"Iran,
40 Years On From Revolution,"
RN Drive, ABC, February 11, 2019.
"40th
Anniversary Of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution,"
Saturday Extra, ABC, February 9, 2019.
"Forty
Years Since Revolution: How Stable Is Iran?,"
Real Story, BBC World Service, February 8, 2019.
"The
Iranian Revolution, 40 Years Later,"
1A, WAMU, February 5, 2019.
"Iran's 1979 Revolution And Its Legacies Today," Brookings Cafeteria, Brookings, January 25, 2019.
Articles
Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, "'Death To The Shah,'" History Today, 69 (April 4, 2019).
Ali Fathollah-Nejah, "Four Decades Later, Did The Iranian Revolution Fulfill Its Promises?," Brookings (July 11, 2019).
Kemal Kirisci, "Post-Revolutionary Iran And Turkey At 40: Pragmatism And Convergence," Brookings (April 4, 2019).
Ian Wallace, "What To Make Of The Iranian Revolution 40 Years Later," Pacific Standard (March 28, 2019).
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, "Iran's Economy 40 Years After The Islamic Revolution," Brookings (March 14, 2019).
Ranj Alaaldin, "Iraq's Failed Uprising After The 1979 Iranian Revolution," Brookings (March 11, 2019).
Samantha Gross, "What Iran's 1979 Revolution Meant For Us And Global Oil Markets," Brookings (March 5, 2019).
Suzanne Maloney, "After 40 Years, Is Iran's Revolution Unravelling," Brookings (February 12, 2019).
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, "The Islamic Revolution At 40," Brookings (February 12, 2019).
Robin Wright, "Iran
Celebrates The Revolution's Fortieth Anniversary -- Twelve Blocks From The
White House,"
New Yorker (February 10, 2019).
Giorgio Cafiero, "Iran And The Gulf States 40 Years After The 1979 Revolution," Middle East Institute (February 8, 2019).
Miscellaneous
"Book:
The Iranian Revolution At Forty,"
Brookings (February 25, 2020).