ðiːz ᵻvˈɛnts tˈeɪk plˈeɪs æt ðə tˈaɪm wɛn ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ɑːɹ bˌiːɪŋ klˈoʊzd baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ɪɹˈæn wˌɪtʃ ɪn ɹɪˈælᵻɾi tˈʊk plˈeɪs ɪnðə sˈɛkənd hˈæf ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn sˌoʊ ðæt fˈɛɹɪʃtˌeɪ dʌznˌɑːt sˈiː hɜː dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ fɹʌm tɛɹˈɑːn æz lˈaɪftʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ, bˌʌt æz ɐ tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ᵻvˈɛnt wɪð nˈoʊ kˈɑːnsɪkwəns fɔːɹ hɜː stˈʌdiz ænd hɜː fjˈuːtʃɚ plˈænz.
These events take place at the time when the universities are being closed by the government of Iran (which in reality took place in the second half of 1979) so that Fereshteh does not see her departure from Tehran as life-changing, but as a temporary event with no consequence for her studies and her future plans.