'Persepolis' author refuses French honor over Iran 'hypocrisy'
In a letter to France's culture minister, Marjane Satrapi said she would not accept the Légion d'Honneur at a ceremony ...
Marjane Satrapi turns down France's highest honour over Iran policy
Iranian-French author Marjane Satrapi has rejected France's Legion of Honour award, citing France's 'hypocritical attitude' ...
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Persepolis' author refuses Legion of Honour over France's 'hypocrisy' towards Iran
French-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi, best known for her graphic novel and film "Persepolis", announced on Monday that she ...
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Marjane Satrapi: 'I Will Always Be Iranian'
Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran, and currently lives in Paris. She has written several children’s books and her commentary and comics appear in newspapers and magazines around the ...
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Marjane Satrapi refuses France’s Legion of Honour
Born in Iran, Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator and film director best known for her graphic ...
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See a Tapestry Commissioned to Celebrate the Paris Summer Olympics
French-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi has unveiled a nearly 30-foot ... The 54-year-old author left Iran in her 20s and moved to Paris, where she still lives today. “I’m finally considered ...
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'Persepolis' author refuses French award over Iran 'hypocrisy'
Satrapi is an outspoken critic of Iran's Islamic regime — BERTRAND GUAY French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi ...
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'Persepolis' Author Refuses French Award Over Iran 'Hypocrisy'
French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi ... and human rights looks like," she wrote. Satrapi, an outspoken critic of Iran's theocratic regime, arrived in France in 1994 and gained ...