one thing truly makes me sad and that is " children begging "....
Children in Iran have never had any rights and they still do not have ....Sadly enough they are too young to even understand their rights and / or to do anything about it .... No one even represents them or fight for their rights ... they are forgotten not only by the government but also by the people ....
Every now and then someone comes back from Iran, posting pictures of the supposedly nice areas. Not sure what purpose this really serves. Is it to say that Iran is well off? Or is the architecture of these crappy facades suppose to impress us? There are middle class neighborhoods within a mile of where I live right now, that outshine any of these edifices both in build quality and design. All around the Kelardasht area there are these affluent areas (in Iranian terms) that are surrounded by slums and other areas where trash and disorder is abound. Let us even assume, that these buildings are impressive, which they are not. They are still located in a country, which by most standards is a toilet, hence why the photographer does not live there in the first place. If you're going to spend money in Iran, and by extension prop up this murderous regime, at least make some effort to show what people have to live with on a day to day basis. And it doesn't have to even be political. No sense in getting yourself in trouble over there. Show the prices in a market, or the rampant garbage and littering in the street. Show women in the back of the bus, or children begging. Take a picture of an average city intersection, you know, the one with no traffic light and a hundred people who think they all have the right of way. Iran is the epitome of a lawless toilet. If it weren't for oil, it would be another Afghanistan or Pakistan.
Afshin
by Soosan Khanoom on Fri Jul 01, 2011 07:56 AM PDTOf all those things you mentioned ....
one thing truly makes me sad and that is " children begging "....
Children in Iran have never had any rights and they still do not have ....Sadly enough they are too young to even understand their rights and / or to do anything about it .... No one even represents them or fight for their rights ... they are forgotten not only by the government but also by the people ....
Every now and then someone
by afshin on Fri Jul 01, 2011 07:45 AM PDTEvery now and then someone comes back from Iran, posting pictures of the supposedly nice areas. Not sure what purpose this really serves. Is it to say that Iran is well off? Or is the architecture of these crappy facades suppose to impress us? There are middle class neighborhoods within a mile of where I live right now, that outshine any of these edifices both in build quality and design. All around the Kelardasht area there are these affluent areas (in Iranian terms) that are surrounded by slums and other areas where trash and disorder is abound. Let us even assume, that these buildings are impressive, which they are not. They are still located in a country, which by most standards is a toilet, hence why the photographer does not live there in the first place. If you're going to spend money in Iran, and by extension prop up this murderous regime, at least make some effort to show what people have to live with on a day to day basis. And it doesn't have to even be political. No sense in getting yourself in trouble over there. Show the prices in a market, or the rampant garbage and littering in the street. Show women in the back of the bus, or children begging. Take a picture of an average city intersection, you know, the one with no traffic light and a hundred people who think they all have the right of way. Iran is the epitome of a lawless toilet. If it weren't for oil, it would be another Afghanistan or Pakistan.
Why the tall fences and big gates?
by amirparvizforsecularmonarchy on Thu Jun 30, 2011 02:55 AM PDTThe impressive homes look like they are in a nice surrounding area. So why do most of them have such big gates and fences surrounding them?