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This Mosque Might Look Ordinary From Outside, But It Will Make Your Jaw Drop Once You Enter It

Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:46:12 +0300

Shah Cheragh is a funerary monument and mosque in Shiraz, Iran. It translates to “King of the Light” and it’s easy to understand why. The jaw-dropping interior of this structure has millions of tiny mirror shards which bounce the light in every direction.

Iran Arrested These Models For Sharing “Un-Islamic” Photos On Instagram

Wed, 18 May 2016 14:49:53 +0300

Iranian authorities have arrested eight models who post photos of themselves on Instagram and are deleting their accounts, which they say are “un-Islamic.”

How Iranian Women Dressed In The 1970s Revealed In Old Magazines

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 14:20:15 +0300

Iran before the Islamic Revolution of 1979 was quite a different country from the one we see today. It was secular, Western-oriented and allowed a certain amount of cultural freedom.
It might be shocking today, but women of that time also took a modern approach when it came to fashion. They would dress up just like their Western counterparts and would even show some skin. These old magazine scans give us a rough idea of what a woman could wear at that time

Street Art By Mehdi Ghadyanloo

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:48:17 +0400

Iranian artist and designer Mehdi Ghadyanloo, with the help of the municipality, is slowly brightening up the city of Tehran one wall at a time. The 33-year old street artist has been painting murals and walls in Tehran for the last 5 years age, during which he’s reported to have painted over one hundred walls.