Fars’ deputy chief of cultural heritage has announced that 50 restoration projects are currently in progress across the ...

Beyond Persepolis, other sites in Iran, like the Bisotun inscription in Kermanshah province, have also been affected. Bisotun ...

Satrapi is an outspoken critic of Iran's Islamic regime — BERTRAND GUAY French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film "Persopolis", has refused the French ...

Persepolis recounts the story of Satrapi’s early life in Tehran, struggling under the restrictions imposed by Iran’s Islamic leadership after the 1979 revolution, before she is sent to Europe ...

French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film "Persopolis", has refused the French legion d'honneur over the country's "hypocrisy" in its dealings with Iran.

"I can't ignore what I see as a hypocritical attitude towards Iran, which forged the other part of my identity," she wrote, adding that she meant no disrespect to the award. In a post on Instagram ...

Persepolis recounts the story of Satrapi’s early life in Tehran, struggling under the restrictions imposed by Iran’s leadership after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, before she is sent to Europe ...

"I can't ignore what I see as a hypocritical attitude toward Iran, which forged the other part of my identity," she wrote, adding that she meant no disrespect to the award. In a post on Instagram ...

best known for the book and film "Persopolis", has refused the French legion d'honneur over the country's "hypocrisy" in its dealings with Iran. In a letter to France's culture minister posted on ...