We will watch more about Neda in class on Monday. The song is called Neda by Airborne Toxic Event. If you're interested in learning more about Neda, HBO Films produced a documentary called For Neda. Its available on Netflix.
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BCE). Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BCE. UNESCO declared the citadel of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979.
Persepolis 2.0 is about the 2009 election. Persepolis was a graphic novel and film about the 1979 Revolution.
Comment here on what you know, and what you want to know about our study of Iran, or Persia.
Officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān), is a country in Western Asia.[10][11][12] The name "Iran", which in Persian means "Land of the Aryans", has been in native use since the Sassanian era, in antiquity. It came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia (pron.: /ˈpɜrʒə/ or /ˈpɜrʃə/).[9][13] Both "Persia" and "Iran" are used interchangeably in cultural contexts; however, "Iran" is the name used officially in political contexts.
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Even in our advanced, liberal democracy however, there is suppression of words and thought. But one where "We the People" using political efficacy can get the upper hand. Read here what happened last month when the Marjane Satrapi 2003 graphic novel about the Iranian Revolution removed from some Chicago public schools over concerns of the depiction of torture.
Read More: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/03/19/persepolis-banning-controversy-improved-sales-video/#ixzz2QSKAOLtX
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