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Ancient Persia
The remnants of a great empire |
The Spread of Buddhism from its origins in Afghanistan (Gandhara) and India (Magadha) to Iran, where two counter-movements arose in Zoroastrianism (Asuras, Parsis) and Islam (Muslims, Sufis) that then rolled into India and Buddhist strongholds in East and Far East Asia. |
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"Persepolis," IranWATCH FREE: FULL FILM NOW |
It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken 9-year-old Marjane that we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power -- fomented by the West who is enriched in the process of creating a terrorist dictatorship to rob the resources of a nation -- forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands.
Ancient India used to include modern Iran |
As she gets older, Marjane's boldness causes her parents to worry over her continued safety. So at age 14, they make the difficult decision to send her abroad to school in Austria. Vulnerable and alone in a strange Western land, she endures the typical ordeals of a teenager.
Map of Buddhist Central Asia and India |
Though it means putting on the veil and living in a tyrannical/hypocritical society, Marjane decides to return to Iran to be close to her family.
Like Buddhist Asokan Edict: Cyrus Cylinder |
She then makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.
(LY) Discovery: Did the oldest civilization on Earth exist in Persia?
Persepolis' Marjane Satrapi's new film "The Voices" |
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