alkhas@uwm.edu
Suggested resources on Iran
(and on Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis – French graphic novel)
Selected Websites on Iran:
BBC Iran Profile and Time Line:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14541327
PBS Timeline of Modern Iran
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june10/timeline.html
Tehran Bureau – PBS/Frontline’s online news source on Iran and the Iranian diaspora:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/
Iranologie: a personal page rich in information:
http://www.iranologie.com/
Iranian.com: http://www.iranian.com– largest website for Iranian expatriates in the US
and abroad (check out my brother’s travelogue which offers a more recent view of Iran
and includes drawings by him and by several artists in Iran)
http://www.iranian.com/main/albums/buna-nameh
And since I’m plugging my family, here is the Facebook Fan Page for my father
Hannibal Alkhas, an Iranian painter:
https://www.facebook.com/Hannibalfanpage
An active Facebook Group for alumni of the Tehran American School in between 1954
through 1979 when it closed. Right now they are discussing the upcoming feature film by
Ben Affleck “Argo” that takes place in 1979 in Tehran:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/5782008852/members/
Argo Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9a15ELZmnI
One Iranian’s list of common misconceptions about Iran:
http://hessamoddin.com/2011/05/16/basic-misconceptions-about-persiairan/
Iran 101: The writer Mina Javaherbin’s blog offering an overview of Iranian history and
culture
http://minajavaherbin.tumblr.com/
Iranian-American Humorists/Humor:
TED Talk by Maz Jobrani (from the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour):
http://www.ted.com/talks/maz_jobrani_make_jokes_not_bombs.html
Jon Stewart Interview with the producer and host of the satirical TV show “Parazit”
(Saman Arbabi & Kambiz Husseini):
http://www.juancole.com/2011/01/iranian-american-comedians-on-daily-show.html
My Life is Persian – a compilation of tweets by an Iranian in Southern California (“You
know your Iranian, if…”)
http://www.mylifeispersian.net/
Black Saffon (video on stereotyping):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mf0eq9101w
Resources in English on PERSEPOLIS (book/film)
PowerPoint presentation on Iran/Persepolis (copies of the slides are attached):
https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/alkhas/public/iran_youth.ppt
Excellent 2008 hyperlinked webography (book and film): (Agnes Scott College)
http://library.agnesscott.edu/ASC 101 Marjane Satrapi Bibliography.htm
Suggested lesson plans from the National Council the International Reading Association
(IRA) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) (book):
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1063
Random House for High School Teachers featured the book:
http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375714573
Random House suggested discussion questions for book club (book):
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375714573&view=rg
Educator resources – click on the image to download (film):
http://www.usmarketing.bz/Persepolis.html
Wiki for teachers (book/film):
http://teachmulticulturallit.wikispaces.com/Persepolis+I+and+II
ALSO: a separate list of resources could be compiled on the recent controversy in Tunisia
over the TV broadcast of the film (a roundtable discussion on the topic could be
interesting):
http://www.france24.com/en/20120503-tunisian-tv-chief-fined-screening-persepoliskaroui-franco-iranian-film-revolution-nessma
“Ayatollah, Leave Them Kids Alone” (Video by Blurred Vision, cover version of Pink
Floyd, re: Green Movement in Iran):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIP38eq-ywc
Websites on Persepolis, Iran:
Oriental Institute of Chicago – archeological documents and photos of Persepolis
http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/collections/pa/persepolis/
Persepolis, Iran – pictures and text in French on the ruins of Persepolis
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/rrahmani/page15.html
Also check Youtube (search: persepolis iran) for video images