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An Thought I had Watching the "Women WIthout Men" Film

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While watching the film adaptation of “Women Without Men” by Shirin Neshat, a previous lecture of a history of Iran by Professor Rahimieh and previous seminar on a larger history of Iran by Professor Frouzesh remained in my head. I’m unsure whether these connections do not make sense, however at the end of the film, I thought they could be possibilities. These only made sense to me at the end of the film, so these were probably just a random thought that came to mind. These connections pertain to the main characters of the film, although it still is a beginnings of an idea. For Faezah, I thought it was significant that when leaving the cafe, there were two men. In seminar, Professor Frouzesh went over a long brief breakdown on the history of Iran. In 1953, the CIA sponsor a coup. This coup over the government that had Mossaden in the leadership was supported by the British and America. While that was the extent of my ideas, I think it could maybe extend to when she gets to the g