Cultural Revolution in Iran

E121991

The Cultural Revolution in Iran was a post-1979 campaign led by the Islamic Republic to Islamize universities and purge Western and secular influences from the country’s educational and cultural institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural policy ⓘ
event in Iran ⓘ
political campaign ⓘ
aim Islamization of higher education ⓘ
consolidation of Islamic Republic ideology ⓘ
elimination of Western cultural influence ⓘ
elimination of secular ideology in universities ⓘ
appliesTo arts education in Iran ⓘ
humanities education in Iran ⓘ
social sciences education in Iran ⓘ
university curricula ⓘ
authorizedBy Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
linked to: Islamic Republic
country Iran ⓘ
differentFrom Cultural Revolution in China ⓘ
linked to: Cultural Revolution
endTime 1983 ⓘ
field cultural policy ⓘ
education policy ⓘ
follows Iranian Revolution ⓘ
hasEffectOn academic freedom in Iran ⓘ
religious minorities in higher education in Iran ⓘ
structure of Iranian universities ⓘ
hasPart Islamization of universities ⓘ
closure of universities in Iran ⓘ
purge of Baháʼí students and faculty ⓘ
purge of leftist student groups ⓘ
purge of liberal student groups ⓘ
purge of secular academics ⓘ
revision of curricula ⓘ
inspiredBy Islamic ideology of Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ
leader Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ
location Iranian cultural institutions ⓘ
Iranian universities ⓘ
opposedBy leftist organizations in Iran ⓘ
secular intellectuals in Iran ⓘ
some nationalist groups in Iran ⓘ
organizer Hezbollahi groups ⓘ
Islamic Republican Party ⓘ
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
result dismissal of many university professors ⓘ
establishment of Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution ⓘ
expulsion of many students ⓘ
long-term control of curricula by Islamic authorities ⓘ
restriction of academic freedom in Iran ⓘ
strengthening of clerical influence in education ⓘ
significantEvent closure of universities from 1980 to 1983 ⓘ
purge of political opponents from universities ⓘ
violent clashes on campuses ⓘ
startTime 1980 ⓘ
timePeriod early 1980s ⓘ

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Iranian Revolution → followedBy → Cultural Revolution in Iran ⓘ
Prime Minister of Iran → existedUnder → Islamic Republic before 1989 ⓘ
linked to: Cultural Revolution in Iran
Iranian universities → experienced → Islamic Cultural Revolution in Iran ⓘ
linked to: Cultural Revolution in Iran
Iranian universities → wereClosedDuring → Islamic Cultural Revolution (1980–1983) ⓘ
linked to: Cultural Revolution in Iran
Cultural Revolution Headquarters → historicalContext → Islamic Cultural Revolution in Iran ⓘ
linked to: Cultural Revolution in Iran