The Lion's Pride Volume 10 (Spring 2018) | Page 24

the Middle East and the basis of the language of Iran's neighboring
countries. Persian comes from Persia, the name of the biggest and oldest
kingdom era, that over time changed to Parsi or Farsi. However, there
are still many people who know Iran as the Persia, and Iranian as
Persian.
Iranians always were and are a religious people. In the Persian
kingdom era, the main religion was Zoroastrian. Later, Islam came to
Iran and today between 98 and 99 percent of the population of Iran are
Muslim. Of these 89 percent are Shi'a and the rest are Sunni (mostly
Turkomans, Arabs, Baluchis, and Kurds living in the southwest,
southeast, and northwest). 1 and 2 percent of the rest of population is
constituted of Baha'i, Christian, Zoroastrian, and Jewish communities.
Iranian education system includes three levels namely, primary,
guidance, and gymnasium education. There are both public and private
schools in Iran. Education is a very important issue; hence the
government officials try to prepare the situation that all students have the
same opportunity to use levels of study free. Although private schools
are allowed to charge students for tuition fees, some of them have a
nation-wide examination, giving an opportunity only to the most
talented and bright students.
In Iran, family is very important. The segregation of sexes got mainly
changes during past 30-40 years, after Iran revolution, which causes
much difference in the role of men and women in the family. Before the