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Totally fascinating in depth look at life in Tehran Iran

In depth views of what life is actually like in Iran, beyond the insultingly shallow 1.5 minute nightly news American flag burning/nuclear weapon aspiring facade are very rare and I've never seen anything like this before. Truly stereotype shattering.
gwaansays...

Great post! I watched this when it was on last week and really enjoyed it - It's a real pity this program hasn't been shown in America!

It's nice to see the other side of Iran being shown. Iran is one of the most beautiful countries in the world with a rich history and vibrant modern culture. Ahmadinejad and the Supreme Religious Council do not accurately represent the views and opinions of the majority of Iranians. As someone who has visited Iran and has Iranian family I get sick of the way the Iranian people are painted as a homogenous group of religious extremist by the Western press and media - particularly in the States. This is far from the truth. Iran is a deeply divided country. Most people don't want the Shah back, and they don't want to loose their Islamic, or Iranian identity. They are sick of being bad-mouthed by the West, and they are appalled by the injustices being perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinians and by America in the wider Middle East. However, they also deeply dislike the corrupt regime in Iran and want change. The regime's power base is Tehran and the holy cities, but in the old center of Iran - Shiraz, Isfahan, etc. - they are deeply disliked and their power is weak. The last time I was in Iran everyone I met hated the regime - some were even thinking of moving to the States. The most common expression I heard regarding government policy was that 'the policy has no parents' - in other words it is not supported by a popular mandate.

The stereotype of the oppressed Iranian woman is also far from the truth. Women participate in all aspects of Iranian society and are heavily involved in politics and business. Iran has also produced a number of notable female film directors whose works have achieved local and international aclaim. Most studies of the Islamic legal system of Iran show that it is also a lot fairer to women than most people in the West realise. Women in Iran must wear a hijaab, but in reality it barely covers their heads. This is not to say that the situation is perfect. There is still a lot of discrimination, but it is not nearly as bad as some people would like us to believe.

Everyone should watch this!

azamatbagatovsays...

oh i see!
its not THAT bad! its actually wonderful! hell, i'd move there if i could because you've got me convinced! but no wait, id just get killed for being a gay person! bahahhahaha life is so happy go lucky in iran

stinkin apologist for a society based on backwardness

gluoniumsays...

Oh please azamat, get real. Don't you think it might be nice to open your mind oh I don't know, ||<--that much? That's why people need to see this, to disabuse themselves of the one dimensional views of this place that they so commonly have. Guess what, I'M GAY TOO. I know of the hangings of Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni, I know, it's gut wrenching, maddening even. But these people are not some monolithic religious force of evil. They're people, many and varied, with faults and curiousness and love just the same as everyone else and you owe it to yourself to admit such.

gwaansays...

"These people are not some monolithic religious force of evil. They're people, many and varied, with faults and curiousness and love just the same as everyone else and you owe it to yourself to admit such."

Well said gluonium!

This clip may interest you:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Iranian-Ayatollahs-support-transexual-rights-and-sex-changes

azamatbagatov - no one is saying that Iran is perfect or that discrimination doesn't exist there. We are simply arguing that the Iranian people are not the homogenous, hate-driven religious fanatics they are often portrayed as!

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