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Born in Iran in 1969

Iran women living through the political upheaval

Left Iran at 14 to go vienna

Came back to Iran in her late teens

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Shahs Regime came to power in 1941

Western influence made Iranian people mad

Religious opposition

Protests against Shah

After the exile Khomeini came into power and ruled as an islamic leader giving power to Islamic jurists

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90% of population is Shia muslim

Different opinions is the successor of the religion

The overthrow of the monarchy wa led by religious leaders

Islamic republic law is dictated by shia religion

Strict islamic dress code post war

The rise of Islamic fundamentalism after the war mixed religion and politics and dictated the country

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Before the revolution women in more rural areas were more conservative and women in the cities were more liberal and free

Women in urban areas were more involved

After the revolution many rights women had gained were taken back

Seen as there husbands wife

The veil became a symbol for islamics republics control over women and there bodies and identities

Represents social and political oppression

After revolution there was gender segregation and women were seen as inferior

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○  Before the revolution the education was influenced by Shahs control and was focused on modernizing the country

○After the revolution the education system was aligned with islamic views

○gender segregation in schools

○conform to the political ideology

○ loss of personal freedoms, conflicting ideals, emigration and exile

○Before the revolution, it was more secular, Westernized, and modernizing

○ After the revolution, it became Islamic, politicized, and highly controlled.

○Young people like Marjane faced challenges like gender segregation, religious indoctrination, and loss of personal freedoms

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○  The Shahs close relationship with the US made him unpopular
○  His policies were often looked at as aligning to close with western interest and not respecting the iranian culture

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○ Territorial disputes, ideological conflict, and regional power struggles, initial invasion in 1980, trench warfare 81-85, tanker warfare and air strikes 84-87, ceasefire in 88, widespread death and injury, physiological toll, changes to everyday life
○ The UN helped mediate, Us and Saudi Arabia were big Iran supporters

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Fear, surveillance and control of the people

tried to undermine people of education,

Marjane's Uncle Anoosh was imprisoned and executed because of politics, her parents would participate in protests, associated with anti-government activism

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Persepolis is a graphic memoir that reflects Marjane Satrapi’s personal experiences growing up in post-revolutionary Iran, amid the Islamic Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, and the oppressive regime that followed. It shows the societal impacts especially on women and young people

Represents the lost glory of ancient Iran