“The students often like to talk about movies that they feel are Orientalist like 300 or Babel. They talk a lot about the possibility of U.S. aggression against Iran and the Iranian hostages being held by the U.S. in Iraq.” FeelsPossibilityStudentsIraqIranAggressionIranianHostageBabel Author:Mohammad Marandi
“As a child, I used to feel much more American than Iranian. Like everyone else at school, I pledged allegiance to the flag. However, after returning to Iran, sadly, I learned about a very different America, an America that most Americans have no idea exists. For the first couple of years this was hard to accept, and it was really painful in some ways.” WayFeelsYearsFirstsChildrenIdeasDifferentHardSchoolAmericaUsedAcceptingCouplePainfulNo IdeaIranFlagsAllegianceIranianEver After Author:Mohammad Marandi