Samane Ehsaninia: A brave Iranian artist
What if you lost all mobility? Iranian Samane Ehsaninia went from total hopelessness to becoming an author, painter and motivational speaker. Here’s the story in her own words.
Our Iran Road Trip > Meeting a shepherd The hard life of a shepherd in Iran
For the Iranian shepherd, wolves, bears and angry donkeys are never as bad as the bad economy. And now global warming threatens what’s left. Here’s an interview with someone we met on our Iran travels who experiences all this on daily basis.
Mobster turned Moslem servant “Mortician, wash my dead body calmly”
In the words of this former mobster: “I didn’t even have to ask for protection money. Shopkeepers just came out in the street and gave it to me because they knew what I would do to them if they didn’t. But I have asked forgiveness from everyone of them.”
Travel in East Azarbaijan: Persian Hospitality Sometimes it's impossible to walk away from Iranians making an offer you can't refuse
Sometimes it’s impossible to walk away from tenacious Iranian hospitality, especially when there’s tea from a charcoal-powered samovar and unforgettable abgoosht.
Iranian attitude to the West: Intoxicated! Despite the state's best efforts, Farsi is as Westernized as ever because acculturation is a way of life in Iran
Iranians are enamored with all things Western. Tourists quickly discover that from the way the locals greet them in the streets and boldly initiate conversation. Sometimes total strangers ask to have selfies taken with tourists they met seconds earlier.