Persepolis: The Iranian Revolution

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The Iranian Revolution and its Impact on Women Marjane Satrapi’s experience growing up as a girl in Iran and being suppressed during the Iranian Revolution motivated her to create Persepolis. It includes scenes from her schooling and scenes with her mother, Taji, protesting; women’s rights in Iran are still suppressed today, as evidenced through what happened to Mahsa Amini. Ayatollah Khomeni was the driving force of the revolution, bringing back traditional ideas to the people of Iran. Ayatollah Khomeni was the leader of the Iranian Revolution, bringing traditional thinking back into Iran after Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi had faced backlash for the White Revolution. The White Revolution was “an aggressive modernization program that upended the wealth and influence of …show more content…

The shah fled Iran in January of 1979, shortly thereafter, Khomeini returned from his exile in February. He was welcomed back into Iran because of the dislike for the shah, which made the support for Khomeni grow. Khomeni’s influence over Iran played a large role in the Iranian Revolution. The Iranian Revolution lasted from 1978-1979, leading Iran from the monarchy to becoming the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Revolution came as a result of the shah ordering the White Revolution, which faced a lot of backlash from Iranian citizens. In December 1978, Ayatollah Khomeni was declared the supreme ruler of Iran, despite him still being exiled from the country. One month later, in January 1979, the shah, due to illness and hostility from his own people, fled Iran, resulting in the return of Khomeni. On April 1st, 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran was announced, leaving behind the previously enforced left-wing and intellectual allies and policies, to revert back to the conservative values which Iran’s general public had lived by before the White Revolution. Women’s rights, which were enacted by the Family Protection Act during the Shah’s reign, were

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