Tehran Election Slideshow
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2005/07/15/magazine/20050717_IRAN_SLIDESHOW_1.html
This is a slideshow covering the 2005 elections in Tehran. Have students choose one image and describe details which reflect the Iranian society Satrapi describes in Persepolis.
Satrapi on Persepolis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9onZpQix_w
Satrapi talks about the development of the film, Persepolis.
Modern History of Iran
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east-jan-june10-timeline/
A timeline of modern Iranian history.
Women's Rights
http://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/womens-movement
A primer on women's rights in Iran 1925-present.
