It's true that, in Iran, women have half of the rights men do. And yet 66 per cent of students are women.
Interpretation
Women in Iran face significant legal inequalities but pursue education vigorously.
In this quote, Marjane Satrapi highlights the stark contrast between the legal rights of women and their academic achievements in Iran. Despite having only half the rights of men, a remarkable majority of students in higher education are women, showcasing their determination to succeed in an environment that restricts their rights.
In practice
In discussions about gender inequality in education, this quote serves as a powerful reminder of women's resilience.
It is dangerous when you start calling people from one part of the world terrorists or fanatic, and you reduce them to some abstract notion. If evil has a geographical place, and if the evil has a name, that is the beginning of fascism. Real life is not this way. You have fanatics and narrow-minded people everywhere.
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The best way is to read it all every day from the start, correcting as you go along, then go on from where you stopped the day before. When it gets so long that you can't do this every day read back two or three chapters each day; then each week read it all from the start. That's how you make it all of one piece.
It was the kind of library he had only read about in books.
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