Iran IRL, April 11, 2011.

URL; http://iranchamber.com/history/islamic_revolution/islamic_revolution.php This link, which comes from the Iran Chamber Society, gives an Iranian perspective about the 1979 Revolution, which took Mohammad Reza Shah out of power and replaced him with Ayatollah Khomeini, who is, according to this article, the reason why Iran didn't go into civil war, since according to it, the country would have gone into civil war due to Shi'i opposition of the policies that were bringing change. New rules were put in place in Iran, including that women had to return to very conservative and strict styles of dress. It is also important to note that there was a reversal of "progressive" measures relating to gender relations. On November 4, Americans were taken as hostages, which demonstrates the resentment that the Iranians felt toward Americans, which might in part be related to the influence that America had over Shah, and he has been considered America's puppet. Also, Khomeini came up with a new Constitution that reflected his Islamic ideals. The importance of this is that it is the Iranian perspective of what we have learned in class, and this can be seen because there is evidently a spin on the wording that makes you realize this. For instance, the article presents the history as if Khomeini prevented the country from going into civil war, as if he, and his Islamic government which followed, saved the country (an opinion that many Iranians feel). This is valuable because it gives another perspective, but cannot be used as a historical reference if you want the American perspective, although some of the dates that are mentioned are valuable and give extra background.