Timeline: The Iranian revolution and the rise of the Islamic Republic

Dr. Sheila Nazarian on Instagram: "@be_ballet_oficial Haydeh: Back home, I had never even heard the name Ayatollah Khomeini before. When people started shouting his name in the streets, l asked, “Who is this man?” They told me, “He is the one who opposed giving women the right to vote in Iran.” Janet: Radical, extreme change was happening in Iran. Haydeh: Then, suddenly, they announced: “No more ballet.” Ballet in Iran, primarily active from 1958, faced an abrupt end with the Iranian Revolution