A comparison on the iranian an
A comparison on the iranian an"There is only one gateway to immortality…We must sacrifice ourselves for the sake of our country." It is words such as these that call for a change in a country. Change is an essential part of growth, sometimes coming radically; sometimes arriving in slow, even manner, either way change will occur.
After a close examination of Iran and Puerto Rico, one would think "What could these two countries possibly have in common?" Everything about the countries is completely different; save hot weather and sand. Puerto Rico is an island in the Caribbean, while Iran is a country in the Middle East. Yet, there is something that the two countries share, a unique nationalistic spirit, that even today refuses to die. If truly one wants to understand Iran and Puerto Rico, instead of looking for commonalties in each other, look for the uniqueness they possess as individual countries.
Persia, or Iran as it's called, lies next to Iraq and is very close to Saudi Arabia with Russia towards the north. It’s climate-for the most part- is hot and sandy, and it is very rich in oil wells. Ten percent of Iran is usable for agriculture, yet Iran is still able to support a third of its population. Wheat is one of its most important crops followed by nuts, fruits and hides. Nuts, such as the cashew, come from this region.
Iran second most important industry is textiles. Traditional handcrafts such as carpet weavings play a part in the countries' economy. Iran is very famous for its wonderful "Persian rugs." An expensive Persian rug, handmade with silk, can cost somewhere in the rang too forty-thousand to fifty-thousand dollars per rug. These rugs are not found everywhere. However, if one where interested, brand chains from Sears to Home Depot carry imitation rugs for prices somewhere in the range of four hundred and fifty dollars to five hundred. However these rugs do not contain the beauty, nor the endurance of true Persian carpets.
Iran’s population is quite diverse. It includes the Persians, the Turks (Including the Azerbaijani), the Kurdish, the Tatar, and the Arabs. Islam is the official religion, and about ninety-eight percent of all Iranians are Shiite Muslims. Most Kurds and Arabs are Sunnites though. In that two percent, one will find many different types of religions. For example, there are many non-biblical scriptures besides the Holy Koran. There is the Hadith or the Sunna as it is sometimes called. One will find Hindu scripture, as well as Buddhist. There is also Iranian and Zoroastrian scriptures, as well as the book of Moran.
The official language of Iran is Farsi. It’s a very complicated language, a word may have many different meanings, and one must look deep into the context to understand the true meaning of a word. Farsi can be very difficult to translate into English. It is language barriers such as these that have prevented some...
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