Burnt Generation

In Iran, the Burnt Generation (Persian: Nasl-e Sukhteh) is the generation born between 1966 and 1990, having experienced the 1979 revolution, Iran–Iraq War, and political or social consequences of these as children and young adults. This generation resonates with Generation X and Millennials in the Western world. They were born at a time when the middle class had the majority, higher education was extremely valued and hard work would promise a bright future.

Burnt Generation

In Iran, the Burnt Generation (Persian: Nasl-e Sukhteh) is the generation born between 1966 and 1990, having experienced the 1979 revolution, Iran–Iraq War, and political or social consequences of these as children and young adults. This generation resonates with Generation X and Millennials in the Western world. They were born at a time when the middle class had the majority, higher education was extremely valued and hard work would promise a bright future.