Shariati Park, Tehran
No more talk of war!
Let's suspend "Bush's Reality" for half an hour or so, close our eyes and just listen! May I suggest you minimize that window and open a new one at Kos to read the rest of this diary and look at the images. Quite a treat I assure you!
In Amazing Iran, Iason Athanasiadis writes:
At a time when talk of a military strike against Iran looms ever larger, it's often easy to lose sight of the fact that Iran is one of the most visually stunning countries in the world. [...]
For those of you who are non-Iranian, this may serve as an introduction into what is a varied and uniquely beautiful country. For the Iranians (mostly the expats), it is a reminder of the Iran that remains unseen during intense, family-dominated two-week visits back to the motherland.
I like these many images of Iran. The visual tours are simply breathtaking!
The artist featured in the above link is Benyamin whom I discovered through this post by Naja. She writes beautifully about her Iran and about Benyamin, a religious singer turned pop artist. She says:
I tend to draw a lot of meaning from transmogrification of a "religious singer" to a pop singer. Listen to track 9 of his album to see what I mean! And if anyone called Iranians fundamentalist, just play the music that’s coming out of (not underground) Islamic Republic of Iran.
My favorite tracks are 1, 6 and 9! No they are not great works of art; but they resonate with the beat of the youth in Iran.
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There are some very thorough and interesting takes on events at Payvand News and additional images here.