Having read both volumes of the book, I was thrilled when I heard that the film was coming to Boston.  Hamza and I ventured out into the relative warmth of this weekend to find the cinema at Kendall Square in Cambridge (not an easy feat).  Although it cost $9.50 for a matinee (yuck!), it was well worth every penny.  Persepolis is a rare gem in today’s cinematic universe.  The story leaps off the pages, music and dialogue giving the story drama that the graphic novel lacked.

My only complaint, and a very minor one at that, is that the subtitles were white on white (fortunately, I was able to half-listen, half-read, such is my level of French comprehension).

I highly recommend seeing Persepolis on the big screen; Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel does not do her story, or her artistic talent, justice.

Exciting news this morning - the Agence France-Presse (AFP) published an article on blogging in Morocco and as it turns out, Moroccan bloggers have far more freedom than their North African and Middle Eastern counterparts (not to mention far more blogs than the former).

As a Morocco-related blogger for the past two-odd years, I would have to agree with the article - Moroccan bloggers really do have significant freedom in what they choose to write about, as evidenced by some of the posts seen at maroc-blogs.com.

Needless to say, congratulations blogoma!  May you continue to generate interesting, exciting, and thought-provoking posts, and may the freedom to express your ideas continue.