d why she was so intrigued by the school, one must understand the culture and resources of Iran. Iran is basically an Islamic country and its schools are very limited to sports and pastimes. There is much more of an emphasis on education. Also, the fact that she was in a classroom with an integrated crowd created that ideal atmosphere for her. What I don’t understand is why Shazdeh sent her daughter to an American school when he was teaching his daughter in Iran?Pages 92-103I have always wondered why women have the traditional role of being the “care givers” and the “house runners.” Satti’s sister, Jaby, was getting married to Abbas Parkhideh. He was a petroleum engineer who worked for the AIOC (Anglo-Iranian Oil Company) in Britain. He attended to the University of Binghamton. Now this truly amazes me because in Iran it is extremely competitive to be accepted into college due to the lack of Universities in Iran. An even more remarkable feat would be to attend a college in America. What I didn’t understand was why were they having a western type of a wedding? It was one thing that at this time the shah was trying to modernize Iran, and it is a completely different story for the Shazdeh to promote this type of a wedding for his daughter.Pages 216-229I found it intriguing when Khanom asked her four colleagues from religious minorities to report to her students about their belief’s and customs. Their students did not except the “minority” in the racial and ethnic aspect of society. She even specifically asked the students to get involved with the presentations and have plenty of questions prepared. In a short time, the students had begun accepting other ethnic backgrounds and treating each other as equals. Racism and ethnocentricity in my opinion is derived from ignorance. Until we can comprehend and experience one another, there will be less hatred and animosity t...
