Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran has been condemned in the West as a repressive theocracy. But the history of this vast nation of more than 90 million people is long and complicated. In ...

Persepolis remains one of the great graphic novels of all time and one of the best movie adaptations of a comic book. Created by Iranian expat French cartoonist, now movie director Marjane Satrapi, it ...

Adolescence, depression and heartbreaks are tough enough to handle as they are. Set them against the backdrop of the Islamic Revolution and you've got yourself a movie. Adapted in fluid hand-drawn ...

The year 1979 was an important one in Iranian history. It marked the birth of the Iranian or "Islamic" Revolution, during which Mohammed Rezah Shah, the ruler of Iran, was overthrown by leftist and ...

French-Iranian graphic artist Marjane Satrapi has been awarded Spain's Princess of Asturias prize — BERTRAND GUAY French-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi, whose graphic novel "Persepolis" tells the ...