Tehran — Before the Revolution |
Tehran — Under the Islamic Republic |
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Jacqueline Saper was born and raised in Tehran to an Iranian father and a British mother. Growing up at the intersection of Persian and Western cultures gave her an unusual window into both worlds, an experience that would later shape her writing and speaking.
At eighteen, she witnessed the 1979 Iranian Revolution transform the country and the life she had known. She remained in Iran for eight years under the Islamic Republic, through the Iran-Iraq War, before leaving with her husband and two young children in 1987 and eventually settling in the United States.
At eighteen, she witnessed the 1979 Iranian Revolution transform the country and the life she had known. She remained in Iran for eight years under the Islamic Republic, through the Iran-Iraq War, before leaving with her husband and two young children in 1987 and eventually settling in the United States.
BIOGRAPHY
Jacqueline Saper is an award-winning author, speaker, and commentator on Iran. Her memoir, From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran, won the Chicago Writers Association 2020 Book of the Year Award for Traditional Nonfiction. Her writing has appeared in publications including The Seattle Times, Foreign Policy News, The Jerusalem Post, and Persian Heritage, and she has appeared on television, radio, and podcasts in the United States and internationally.
Fluent in Persian and English, Jacqueline has also worked as an interpreter and provided Persian-English translation and subtitles for the award-winning film Alex & Ali. Before becoming a writer and speaker, she earned her CPA designation and built a career in accounting. She graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern Illinois University and received Oakton College’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2018.
Jacqueline Saper is an award-winning author, speaker, and commentator on Iran. Her memoir, From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran, won the Chicago Writers Association 2020 Book of the Year Award for Traditional Nonfiction. Her writing has appeared in publications including The Seattle Times, Foreign Policy News, The Jerusalem Post, and Persian Heritage, and she has appeared on television, radio, and podcasts in the United States and internationally.
Fluent in Persian and English, Jacqueline has also worked as an interpreter and provided Persian-English translation and subtitles for the award-winning film Alex & Ali. Before becoming a writer and speaker, she earned her CPA designation and built a career in accounting. She graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern Illinois University and received Oakton College’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2018.