IRANIAN

CULTURE
By: Manpreet, Palraj, Selina, Rabina & Mehak
Table of Content

🟅 Origins
🟅 Religions in Iran
🟅 Fun facts (population official language the mathematician)
🟅 Iranian Etiquette
🟅 Family Structure
🟅 Spirituality in Healthcare
🟅 Values
🟅 Summary (Last slide giving explanation on how these thing co relate to healthcare)
🟅 Bibliography (all the links)
Iranian Origins
🟅 Iran is one of the oldest nations in the world.

The history of Iran starts with the Achaemenid

Empire, which began in 6th Century BCE.

🟅 Iranians began living in the persian region

approx. around 10th Century BCE

🟅 The Iranian peoples stem from early
Proto-Iranians, themselves a branch of
the Indo-Iranians, who are believed to
have originated in Central Asia or
Afghanistan 1800 BCE
Religions in Iran
“Religion is central to daily life” in Iran

🟅 Vast majority is Shi’a Muslim (89%)

🟅 Sunni Muslim (10%)
🟅 1% are Christian, Zoroastrian, Baha’i
and Jewish Zoroastrian was a very popular religion
during 600 BCE - 650 CE. It was also the
official religion of Persia (ancient Iran).
Persian Values
🟅 Pride and Dignity
🟅 Strong loyalty to their family
🟅 In Iranian culture
boys are taught
from a young age to
protect their family
honour
🟅 This loyalty also
means that honour
and shame is shared
between all family
members
Iranian Etiquette
🟅 Taarof:
🟅 Traditional Persian politeness
🟄 It’s a non-verbal and verbal way of
showing politeness
🟄 When offered something decline until
there insistence becomes greater
🟄 It’s a way to make the other person in the
interaction feel more appreciated or
welcome
Family Structure

🟅 Family is what society is built off of

🟅 Loyalty to Family before anything else
🟅 Women are protected while men are
the protectors
🟅 Elderly are kept at home instead of
being put in nursing homes
- Also Elderly are sheltered from any bad news
regarding death or illness within the family
Spirituality in Healthcare
🟅 Body is viewed in terms of its relationship with:
🟄 God
🟄 Diet
🟄 Family
🟄 Society
🟅 Maintenance of Health is a daily concern
🟅 Disabilities are believed to be God’s will
🟅 Iranians accept Western medical diagnoses
Fun Facts
🟅 Iran's population as of January 18th, 2023 is 86 723 536

🟅 Iran’s Official language is Persian (otherwise known as Farsi)

🟅 An Iranian mathematician invented algebra!

Summary
🟅 Iran is a Middle Eastern nation located at the crossroads between Arab Asia
and Central Asia.
🟅 99.4% of the population in Iran is Muslims.
🟅 Iran is one of the oldest nations in the world knowns for its culture and history
of being one of the most progressive in the Middle East.
🟅 Iranians refer to themselves as “Persian”.
🟅 Education is greatly valued by Iranians.
🟅 Men are responsible and are the protectors for their families.
🟅 Honour is protected at any cost.
🟅 Communicate verbally and nonverbally to show politeness.
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