Cultural Contribution: Film, Literature & Music The Iranian diaspora has played a prominent role in global culture, especially in literature, film, and music. Writers such as Marjane Satrapi, Shahrnush Parsipur, and Azar Nafisi have offered narratives of Iranian society, exile, and identity; Satrapi's graphic memoir 'Persepolis' (2000) and its 2007 animated film (an Oscar nominee) are among the diaspora's best-known cultural works. In cities such as Los Angeles, London, and Toronto, Persian-language schools, bookstores, and literary circles help preserve and transmit the language. The diaspora also keeps alive traditions such as Nowruz, Shab-e Yalda, Chaharshanbe Suri, and Sizdah Bedar worldwide.
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