Aloha,

For my second blog prompt I must talk about two photos my teacher showed us in class. Both of them are of Iranian women but in different time periods. Although both pictures were of Iranian women difference in them was unreal.

The second I saw the second I was in utter shock and awe. I've never been so shocked in my life to the point where I can only think of one word to say for the next five minutes. The only word I could think to say was wow, over and over again. It was as if these were photos of two completely different cultures.

Growing up, I was lucky enough to live in Abu Dhabi which is in the Middle East. I grew up around Arabic women wearing the hijab or wearing whatever they wanted and even with that knowledge I was still shocked.

If I were sitting with the Marjane Satrapi, the author of the novel The Complete Persepolis I believe she would give me history on both pictures. I think she would talk about how before 1978, women actually had freedom in Iran and could dress the way they chose. On the other hand, she would also talk about how after 1978 women had almost no rights and no freedom in Iran.

Imagine going outside everyday wearing the same thing over and over again, and if you got caught wearing anything but that, you could be tortured. The women of Iran still have that struggle today and some of them do everything thing they can to help fight for freedom but nothing has worked yet. Does anyone benefit from having that rule in place? My answer to that question is a very simple and stern no. But I want to know what you guys think about that question.

Till my next blog,
A