Jacqueline Saper
Keynote Speaker: Award-winning Author, Op-Ed Columnist & Translator
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Jacqueline Saper Biography
Jacqueline Saper is the author of "From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl In Revolutionary Iran", winner of the Chicago Writers Association 2020 Book of the Year Award. The book is also a finalist for the 2021 Eric Hoffer Award, the 2021 Feathered Quill Award, the 2020 Clara Johnson Award, and Foreword Reviews “Diversity Book of the Week.” The book is available throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, and Israel. Her opinion columns and essays appear in national and international publications, including The Seattle Times, The Jerusalem Post, The Forward, Foreign Policy News, American Thinker, The Sun-Sentinel, Persian Heritage, Aish, and L.A. Journal. The Times of Israel's article titled, Miniskirted no more featured her story, which was shared 6,090 times within the first 24 hours. Saper speaks about Iran and human rights and has appeared on Fox32, WTTW Chicago Tonight, Channel 5 News, U.K., Think Tank India, The Tamar Yonah Show Israel, JLTV, and Homa Sarshar Show (In Persian).
Commissioned by Left Brain/Right Brain Productions, Saper subtitled the award-winning movie Alex and Ali, winner of the Frameline39 Jury Award for Outstanding Documentary. She has also collaborated with the Jewish Women’s Theatre of Santa Monica, California. Fluent in Farsi and English, she serves as a translator/interpreter for the National Immigrant Justice Center and works with supervising attorneys on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers, and the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Saper earned the designation of CPA (Certified Public Accountant) from the Board of Examiners of the University of Illinois and is the 2018 recipient of the Oakton College Distinguished Alumni Award for excelling professionally and providing inspirational service to the community.
Saper was born and raised in Tehran in a Jewish family with an Iranian father and a British mother. She witnessed the Iranian revolution as a teenager. She then lived in the Islamic republic for eight years as a wife and mother of two. Saper fled Iran with her husband and two young children in March 1987 and was granted asylum in the United States.
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Jacqueline Saper Speaking Topics
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 is a harrowing and instructive tale of how extremist ideologies seized a pro-West, affluent country and transformed it into a fundamentalist Islamic society. In this talk, named after her award-winning memoir, Jacqueline Saper discusses her first-hand experiences as a teenager during the revolution and as a young wife and a mother of two in the Islamic republic.
Since the establishment of the Islamic republic, the Iranian leaders have continuously advocated the destruction of Israel and, at one point, predicted it would cease to exist in twenty-five years. Yet, Iran is also home to an ancient Jewish community. Jacqueline Saper speaks about her own experiences and explains the state’s policy towards religious minorities.
For some women in the West, hijab is a choice and a means of expression; for many women in the authoritarian society of Iran, hijab is a symbol of oppression that strips away their most basic human rights and the dignity to wear what they want. Jacqueline Saper’s TEDx Talk and her opinion columns in The Seattle Times and Foreign Policy News discuss Iran’s hijab laws. In this talk, she explains the history of hijab in Iran, how we in the West can better understand its implications on women, and why it remains a matter of contention in Iran.
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Jacqueline Saper is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Authors, TED and Culture. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jacqueline Saper for live events is Below $10,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Jacqueline Saper generally travels from Chicago, IL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Temple Grandin, Nikki Giovanni and Ijeoma Oluo. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jacqueline Saper for an upcoming event.
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FROM MINISKIRT TO HIJAB: A Girl in Revolutionary Iran
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 is a harrowing and instructive tale of how extremist ideologies seized a pro-West, affluent country and transformed it into a fundamentalist Islamic society. In this talk, named after her award-winning memoir, Jacqueline Saper discusses her first-hand experiences as a teenager during the revolution and as a young wife and a mother of two in the Islamic republic.
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Treading the thin line between Zionism and Judaism and Antisemitism
Since the establishment of the Islamic republic, the Iranian leaders have continuously advocated the destruction of Israel and, at one point, predicted it would cease to exist in twenty-five years. Yet, Iran is also home to an ancient Jewish community. Jacqueline Saper speaks about her own experiences and explains the state’s policy towards religious minorities.
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Morality Police and Hijab in Iran and its significance in the mass protests
For some women in the West, hijab is a choice and a means of expression; for many women in the authoritarian society of Iran, hijab is a symbol of oppression that strips away their most basic human rights and the dignity to wear what they want. Jacqueline Saper’s TEDx Talk and her opinion columns in The Seattle Times and Foreign Policy News discuss Iran’s hijab laws. In this talk, she explains the history of hijab in Iran, how we in the West can better understand its implications on women, and why it remains a matter of contention in Iran.
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The Jews of Iran Today: Treading the thin line between Zionism and Judaism.
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Saffron and Cardamom: Exploring Iran's rich culture through its food.
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