This is an essay written by Marjane Setrapi, the creator of Persepolis (both the graphic novel and Oscar nominated animated feature) who is living in exile in France. I was wondering what she thought of the protests in Iran, as she grew up during the Shah’s reign & the Islamic Revolution. Check out Persepolis on [...]

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I just viewed some of the footage shot by civilians (via cell phones) during the recent crackdown by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard against the street demonstrations that have risen in Iran during the past week. The people are protesting what they see as a fixed election result. The recent “landslide” election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [...]

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