hi. u know i decided to post some iran pics cause the place is really undiscovered and is just one of those great places worth a visit someday. enjoy.

Azadi Square
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/shahyad._moon2.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/firuzabad.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/street.jpg

There are 16 ski resorts in Iran, 3 of which rank among one of the best in the world.
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/dizin.jpg

Esfahan or Isfahan
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/esfahan05.jpg

Shah abbasi hotel in esfahan (if am not mistaken, best hotel in iran)

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/abbasi_hotel.jpg

Iranian fast food chain (boof) now in france too.
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/boof2.jpg

Evin Blocks
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/evin_blocks.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/pic-index02.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/darband6.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/highway.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/shahyad_111.jpg

tehran with mount damavand in the background. its the tallest mountain in the middle east rising to a staggering height of 5671m.
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/damavand2.tehran.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/copr.damavand1.dawn.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/damavand6.niyak.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/51.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/dsc00329.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/fars-al-9.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/kish167.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/city.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/valiasr_sqr..jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/teheran_sare_jordan.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/kish17.jpg

some cali style houses
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/noshahr4.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/zabol.mosque2.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/terminal.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/yazd,_night.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/masj.shaykh.lotfullah.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/rudakihall.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/hammam.ganjali.jpg

shiraz
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/shiraz,park.jpg

zagros mountains
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/dsc00284.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/ski2222.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/jahan_koodak.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/cafe.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/carnival.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/store.jpg

Alborz mountains
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/namayeshgah.jpg

Gilan
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/01.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/eng.khazar.hotel.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/namakabrud.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/bandar_abbas_tv_center2.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/alighapoo5b.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/badgir.jpg

city of bam
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/bam.jpg

http://iran.iwarp.com/images/vali.jpg

typical traffic jam
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/hemmat38.jpg

forest in gilan, north iran
http://iran.iwarp.com/images/forest.jpg

http://www.irna.com/occasion/norouz/images/shahr/tehran.jpg

http://www.peiknet.com/pics/00shahrivar/0711/tehran.jpg

http://www.cultureofiran.com/images/tehran.jpg

http://persia.org/Images/Iran/Tehran-Province/damavand.gif

http://persia.org/Images/Iran/Tehran-Province/azady_square.gif

http://persia.org/Images/Iran/Tehran-Province/karaj.gif

http://persia.org/Images/Iran/Tehran-Province/park_shar.gif

http://persia.org/Images/Iran/Tehran-Province/tehranone.gif

http://persia.org/Images/Iran/Tehran-Province/tehrantwo.gif

http://tehran.stanford.edu/Images/Iran/Tehran-Province/tehran15.gif

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/tehran/photos/7.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/tehran/photos/6.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/tehran/photos/5.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/tehran/photos/4.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/tehran/photos/13.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/tehran/photos/14.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/gilan_mazandaran/photos/7.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/gilan_mazandaran/photos/5.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/gilan_mazandaran/photos/9.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/gilan_mazandaran/photos/6.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/gilan_mazandaran/photos/4.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/gilan_mazandaran/photos/8.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/gilan_mazandaran/photos/2.jpg

herd family
http://www.dejkam.com/iran/gilan_mazandaran/photos/3.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/gilan_mazandaran/photos/1.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/gilan_mazandaran/photos/12.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/gilan_mazandaran/photos/13.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/kerman/photos/7.jpg

traditional air ventalation
http://www.dejkam.com/iran/kerman/photos/1.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/khorasan/photos/5.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/khorasan/photos/1.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/azarbayejan/photos/5.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/sistan_baluchestan/photos/6.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/sistan_baluchestan/photos/4.jpg

http://www.dejkam.com/iran/sistan_baluchestan/photos/1.jpg

http://www.magic-carpet-travel.com/objects/img/dizin.jpg

http://hamedb.150m.com/DigiPics/dizin-river-low.jpg
http://photos.rockclimbing.com/photos/25/2582.jpg[/img]

http://atrak.usc.edu/~yazdan/outdoor/damavand.jpg

http://toandfromtheairport.tripod.com/Damavand.JPG

http://www.avairan.com/carte/damavand.jpg

http://www.geo.tudelft.nl/frs/staff/abbass/damavand.gif

http://www.pathfindertravels.nu/media/iran/damavand.jpg

http://www.dena-ed.com/cul/images/iran/damavand.jpg

http://www.dena-ed.com/cul/images/iran/Dashteloot.jpg

http://www.dena-ed.com/cul/images/iran/mazandaran.jpg

http://www.dena-ed.com/cul/images/iran/sabalan.jpg

persepolis
http://www.iranonline.com/iran/Fars/images/persepolis-general-view.JPG

http://www.raphaelk.co.uk/web%20pics/Iran/Persepolis.jpg

http://www.schepart.ch/mho/Weltreise/Persepolis.jpg


I think this is enough. tell me what u think. enjoy.

sorry for the pics that didnt show, here are some similar ones:

http://www.irtp.com/howto/partner/partner/pictures/jpg2/017b.jpg

http://www.irantours.com/images/rashtplain.jpeg

http://atrak.usc.edu/~yazdan/outdoor/sut%20climbing/1.jpg

http://www.irna.ir/occasion/norouz/images/bahar/gilan.gif

Very beautiful!:)

Wow, such contrasts, I want to go...

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

I hope that one day the political differences of the USA and Iran can be put aside and hurt feelings between the two can be reconciled. The historical and cultural sites in Iran should be able to be seen by everyone.
These pictures and sights are fantastic and beautiful! I hope that one day I may see them with my own eyes.

ill post some more pics soon. the place is worth a visit and hopefully things can be better in the near future.

We dont see much iranian photos on this forum, keep posting :okay:

Great pics, huge contrasts :yes:

i found some other good pics ill post em later on tonite.

I'm right next door and yet I never knew
Thanks for the great pics, keep posting.
;)

Amazing!!!!:cool:

I felt sad seeing the picture of Bam because I thought of the 28,000 that died in the earthquake there. My condolences to them.

Iran is one of the great countries in the world and a very ancient civilization. I will go there some day. Unfortunately, most Americans have a very ignorant impression of Iran because of their country's imperialist policies and demonization of any country which refuses to submit itself to those policies.

Originally posted by fk310

I felt sad seeing the picture of Bam because I thought of the 28,000 that died in the earthquake there. My condolences to them.

Iran is one of the great countries in the world and a very ancient civilization. I will go there some day. Unfortunately, most Americans have a very ignorant impression of Iran because of their country's imperialist policies and demonization of any country which refuses to submit itself to those policies.

What "Imperialist policies"? You mean those like womens rights, democracy, trial by jury? Great civilization that holds people hostage for over a year, jails people for teaching dancing, treats women with no dignity. I could care less about visiting, as long as the "dark ages" prevail there.

Originally posted by fk310

I felt sad seeing the picture of Bam because I thought of the 28,000 that died in the earthquake there. My condolences to them.

Iran is one of the great countries in the world and a very ancient civilization. I will go there some day. Unfortunately, most Americans have a very ignorant impression of Iran because of their country's imperialist policies and demonization of any country which refuses to submit itself to those policies.

I think my Iranian girlfriend, who's family was run out of Iran for being Bahai'i and not Muslim would disagree with some of the second paragraph. She speaks very highly of Iran's people but is very proficient in her own demonization of how the government and many people treated them. I'm not saying that the country is bad. It's not. Beautiful people(Especially the women), beautiful country, but that government has some serious work to do according to it's own former citizens.

Interesting... does it snow in Tehran?

O wow, Bahraini Spirit! :banana::banana::banana: Thank you so very much! :)

I've always been wanting to call you by your name because it's so beautiful to me ... and you've proven that spirit by showing us these wonderful and rare pictures of Iran. Thank you so much for collecting them! :okay: What a beautiful country!

I, too, living in an earthquake zone myself, was distressed about the disaster that struck Bam. It seems that its glorious fortress has collapsed. :(

Look, the US view towards Iran is seriousy misguided, ill-informed and hypocritical. The US supports all different types of horrible dictatorships, why is it singling out Iran? Also, Iran's women's rights are far better than Saudi Arabia, which is a longtime US ally.

Also, if the US never overthrew the democratic government of Mohammed Mosadegh because he wanted to nationalize the petroleum industry instead of having it run by British and American corporations, perhaps Iran may be a thriving modern democracy today with full human rights. But instead, it fell under the thumb of the cruel dictator Pahlavi and the social contrasts and human rights abuses he committed created the extreme reaction of the Islamic Revolution. Before you talk about Iran, you need to understand the deceitful and treacherous nature of America's policy towards Iran.

"What "Imperialist policies"? You mean those like womens rights, democracy, trial by jury? ."

Hey, those sound great... if the US ever decided to promote them. Instead US middle east policy consists of protecting corrupt, brutal regimes that tow the US line and allow American corporations to reap their immense natural resources. Iran today certainly doesn't have a great government, and I'm definitely not for an extreme religious government, democracy or not, but the fact remains that it is better than many governments that the US supports and it is labeled an "evil regime" not because of it's human rights abuses but because of it's sovereignty from US control. That's a fact you'd never see discussed on CNN.

About your Iranian gf... what kind of response do you think you'd get if you spoke with a Turkish Kurd or a Palestinian about the nature of America's ally regimes Turkey and Israel? I doubt you'd get a more favorable opinion....

Originally posted by fk310


"What "Imperialist policies"? You mean those like womens rights, democracy, trial by jury? ."

Hey, those sound great... if the US ever decided to promote them. Instead US middle east policy consists of protecting corrupt, brutal regimes that tow the US line and allow American corporations to reap their immense natural resources.

I guess you've missed out on the whole 'Iraq war thing':| They will not support a brutal regime there. They will support democracy. About Saudi Arabia...they offer a much better quality of life than Iran does. Also, unlike Iran, Saudi Arabia is cooperating in the war against terrorism.

Iran is a beautiful country, with lots of potential. It's a shame that the country is still so behind. Recently, a woman living in Iran for 2 years told me that she had to stay covered almost all the time she was there! Also, she could only eat pastries to have enough energy for the rest of the day. Meat was unkept, and had flies all over it in the markets.

Iraq as a true, sovereign democracy that is not controlled by American corporate interests? I'll believe it when I see it... HA

Saudi Arabia is far wealtheir than Iran because of it's small population and protection of the US. Tell me if a woman goes to Saudi Arabia and doesn't need to be covered.

Iran certainly has a lot of potential. Perhaps it could've achieved it by now if the US didn't overthrow the democratic and progressive government of Mohammed Mosadegh in the 50's.

Originally posted by Lee

I guess you've missed out on the whole 'Iraq war thing':| They will not support a brutal regime there. They will support democracy. About Saudi Arabia...they offer a much better quality of life than Iran does. Also, unlike Iran, Saudi Arabia is cooperating in the war against terrorism.

Iran is a beautiful country, with lots of potential. It's a shame that the country is still so behind. Recently, a woman living in Iran for 2 years told me that she had to stay covered almost all the time she was there! Also, she could only eat pastries to have enough energy for the rest of the day. Meat was unkept, and had flies all over it in the markets.


Lee, Saudi Arabia doesn't offer quality of life to it's own people and they are behind Iran when we talk about human rights. Iran has many women in universities, many women working - what doesn't happen in Saudi Arabia, probably the worst theocracy on Earth.

Certainly. The US likes to portray Iran as a backward, feudal nation. But the reality is that it's woman's rights are very progressive compared to the rest of the middle east. Yes, women wear hijab but that is a religious belief. Iranian women are leaders in the middle east in areas of education, medicine, politics, intellectualism, etc. It is a hoax that Iran is behind American allies such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, etc. who probably has the most fuedal attitudes towards women anywhere in the world.

Yea, i mean my dad told be about his trip to Iran and to Sudia Arabia he took a couple of months ago. And he spoke of how nice the people are and just the humbleness of the people. So, my point is this..yes the goverment is corupted and is down the crapper, but the people are what makes a country and they seem to be Great people. out- :) nice pics btw

Originally posted by fk310

Look, the US view towards Iran is seriousy misguided, ill-informed and hypocritical. The US supports all different types of horrible dictatorships, why is it singling out Iran? Also, Iran's women's rights are far better than Saudi Arabia, which is a longtime US ally.

Also, if the US never overthrew the democratic government of Mohammed Mosadegh because he wanted to nationalize the petroleum industry instead of having it run by British and American corporations, perhaps Iran may be a thriving modern democracy today with full human rights. But instead, it fell under the thumb of the cruel dictator Pahlavi and the social contrasts and human rights abuses he committed created the extreme reaction of the Islamic Revolution. Before you talk about Iran, you need to understand the deceitful and treacherous nature of America's policy towards Iran.

"What "Imperialist policies"? You mean those like womens rights, democracy, trial by jury? ."

Hey, those sound great... if the US ever decided to promote them. Instead US middle east policy consists of protecting corrupt, brutal regimes that tow the US line and allow American corporations to reap their immense natural resources. Iran today certainly doesn't have a great government, and I'm definitely not for an extreme religious government, democracy or not, but the fact remains that it is better than many governments that the US supports and it is labeled an "evil regime" not because of it's human rights abuses but because of it's sovereignty from US control. That's a fact you'd never see discussed on CNN.

About your Iranian gf... what kind of response do you think you'd get if you spoke with a Turkish Kurd or a Palestinian about the nature of America's ally regimes Turkey and Israel? I doubt you'd get a more favorable opinion....

Saudia Arabia is another lousy place,..so,..doesn't excuse Iran from their evils! We've not been so kind to a number of countries,..they don't seize our embassies! Remember Solman Rushdie? Some society! I'll bet you wouldn't live there,..but yet you want to hate the country you live in!

Unbelievable! Thank you so much for widening our knowledge about Iran. All we get to see about it is usually deserts and poor people herding a couple of sheep in the mountainsides...

Iran looks so beautiful... If only it was a bit more open to the world to visit. Damn those politics and fundamentalists!

whos homepage, thanks a lot for the nice comments :colgate: appreciate it. ya iran is an undiscovered world and its a very nice country. ive neva been there myself but would love to go there sometime to explore it. i know many ppl that went there and said its amazing and exotic. i mean there is rarely any freedom granted especially to the females but hopefully things will shape up more for this country. regarding the earthquake, i think as mentioned the total number of deaths will reach 50000, very sad:?

I am American and I love America. But I hate the imperialist policies of the United States government. There is quite a difference. What an illogical and immature argument to assume that just because one disagrees with the policies of a nation's government, the automatically hate the nation. Nonsense.

Anyways, I am aware of the human rights abuses of Iran's government, it certainly is no shining model for the rest of the world. However, ther eis a reason why there was such a violent backlash against the US. It doesn't happen without reason, any intelligent person would understand that. Also, even though Iran's human rights record is spotty, it is actually better than many of America's allies in the region. This goes to show that American policies support those who are subservient, not those who respect human rights.

Originally posted by jpknotts

What "Imperialist policies"? You mean those like womens rights, democracy, trial by jury? Great civilization that holds people hostage for over a year, jails people for teaching dancing, treats women with no dignity. I could care less about visiting, as long as the "dark ages" prevail there.

Sorry, but I've got to laugh... Ever heard of Guantanamo Bay?

Homosexuality is still illegal in several US states and the death penalty is still widely used.

If you want to see freedom, come to Europe my friend because in many respects our greater respect for Human Rights makes parts of the US look like they're in the Dark Ages.

Bahraini Spirit;

Thank you so much for the stunning photos. I saw a thread on Tehran a few months ago and was pleasantly surprised by the skyline; it is a very modern city by anyone's standards.

Keep the pics coming! :)

Originally posted by Tubeman

Sorry, but I've got to laugh... Ever heard of Guantanamo Bay?

Homosexuality is still illegal in several US states and the death penalty is still widely used.

If you want to see freedom, come to Europe my friend because in many respects our greater respect for Human Rights makes parts of the US look like they're in the Dark Ages.


-But they are not innocent people, and just recently were granted free lawyers by the supreme court! Only citizens are supposed to have this right, yet the gov't was 'nice enough' to do this.

-That is false. What law saws "homosexuality is illegal"? This year, the supreme court legalized many things in favor of these people.

Originally posted by Lee

-But they are not innocent people, and just recently were granted free lawyers by the supreme court! Only citizens are supposed to have this right, yet the gov't was 'nice enough' to do this.

-That is false. What law saws "homosexuality is illegal"? This year, the supreme court legalized many things in favor of these people.

- How do you know they are not innocent if they haven't been tried and have been denied access to legal assistance for 18 months? Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?They have been held without charge or trial... this is illegal and exactly the sort of thing the great upholder of "freedom" the US of A claims to be fighting against in places like Iraq.

Oh yes, very nice of them... I bet the detainees are really grateful :crazy:

Get your head out of the sand Lee and realise what's actually going on in the world. I'm sorry to have taken this thread off on a tangent, but when I keep on hearing some American Forumers bleat on and on about how they're upholding freedom and all that is just and true it makes me sick. The USA is a force for good by and large, but compared to Canada and the EU any assertions that they have exclusive rights to being "The Land of the Free" is rubbish. The USA has more conservative and draconian approaches to Human Rights that MANY other countries in the world, and the shame that is Guantanamo Bay is a perfect example of this. Why was the "American Taleban" tried on US soil immediately whilst the hundreds of others (including 7 British Citizens) have been allowed to rot without access to lawyers, charge or a fair trial? Is this fair when British troops were fighting alongside US troops in Afghanistan... why does the sole US detainee get preferential treatment?

- Regarding Homosexuality:

Homosexuality per se is not illegal in numerous US states, but the sex acts are. What are Gay people in Utah supposed to do? Sit indoors and twiddle their thumbs trying not to have sex with each other? "Love the Sinner, but not the Sin"... I've heard that one before (whatever happened to GeorgiaGuy?)

This is not "Freedom" in my book.

Surprise, surprise. Another non-American telling Americans that they don't know something. Since we are so ignorant, why don't you tell me about the city I live in? Tell me about my country. Tell me about how your country has no involvement in the policies that you only blame the U.S. for. You make a lot of assumptions that I simply doubt you know about your own government's policies. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THIS TALKING DOWN, AND THIS BASHING OF OUR POLICIES ONLY. Your country just like anyone else has bad policies, but the U.S. is the big dog right now, so blame goes there. STOP IT!. There are facts about Iran that any Iranian immigrant will tell you about that land. Some things that really would make you and them cry. Don't sit here and try to put it all on us, while their leadership is absolved or while your leadership is absolved. BULL CRAP!! STOP IT!!

Great pictures from the land of Aryans. It might surprise some of you to know that Iran is actually one of the most democratical nations in the middle east, if not THE most democratical.

Originally posted by rantanamo

Surprise, surprise. Another non-American telling Americans that they don't know something. Since we are so ignorant, why don't you tell me about the city I live in? Tell me about my country. Tell me about how your country has no involvement in the policies that you only blame the U.S. for. You make a lot of assumptions that I simply doubt you know about your own government's policies. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THIS TALKING DOWN, AND THIS BASHING OF OUR POLICIES ONLY. Your country just like anyone else has bad policies, but the U.S. is the big dog right now, so blame goes there. STOP IT!. There are facts about Iran that any Iranian immigrant will tell you about that land. Some things that really would make you and them cry. Don't sit here and try to put it all on us, while their leadership is absolved or while your leadership is absolved. BULL CRAP!! STOP IT!!

My, I hit a nerve...

I reserved my criticism for SOME and not by any means ALL American forumers' myopic support for their administration's actions. My sentiments were expressed in direct response to one of your countrymen attacking Iran for being the "Great civilization that holds people hostage for over a year" I pointed out that I failed to see any difference between this and Guantanamo Bay (and the hostage situation in Iran was over 20 years ago anyway).

There are plenty of countries whose policies I disagree with (and plenty of my own too), but there is only one country who incessantly seems to ram it down our throats that they are "The Land of the Free". I am irritated by the arrogant and ignorant view of much of the world expressed by some people on this forum sometimes, that's all... and I am entitled to and to express my opinion.

That's free speech isn't it?

Being anti-American is one thing... being anti-Bush and anti-hawk is something enitirely different. I am far from being anti-American, and I know a lot about your great and beautiful country thank you very much.

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Originally posted by rantanamo

Surprise, surprise. Another non-American telling Americans that they don't know something. Since we are so ignorant, why don't you tell me about the city I live in? Tell me about my country. Tell me about how your country has no involvement in the policies that you only blame the U.S. for. You make a lot of assumptions that I simply doubt you know about your own government's policies. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THIS TALKING DOWN, AND THIS BASHING OF OUR POLICIES ONLY. Your country just like anyone else has bad policies, but the U.S. is the big dog right now, so blame goes there. STOP IT!. There are facts about Iran that any Iranian immigrant will tell you about that land. Some things that really would make you and them cry. Don't sit here and try to put it all on us, while their leadership is absolved or while your leadership is absolved. BULL CRAP!! STOP IT!!



haha YES!:D

Originally posted by Tubeman

(whatever happened to GeorgiaGuy?)



He got hit by a truck on I-95.

Originally posted by Lee

He got hit by a truck on I-95.

:banana:

;)

@Bahraini Spirit, thank you for these fantastic insights into Iran and especially the views of Tehran. I knew well of the beauty of the country, one of my former work colleagues is from somewhere there and shown me pics of the villages and mountains. But I can't believe the huge freeways and crowded city views in some of those pics, crazy stuff! *One day* I shall get to travel there and get some more images.

@some of you other people debating the goodie/baddie aspects of politics, can we start another thread on this please??? That is a really fascinating discussion going on there and I have a lot to say too, but I came here loking for a discussion on Iranian images :angel1:

Cheers

Nice photo's there. Iran is such a wonderful place, I'm thinking of visiting again some time. Tehran believe it or not, reminded me most of London. A big, chaotic city thats glorious and mystifying
at the same time.
Shame about those medieval laws, though I can assure you that people do alot behind Mullah's backs. The Guiness tasted slightly different. :D
Some of the most cultured I can think of are Iranian, a street a saw in Tehran was around 1km long and filled with for the most part book stores. The people tell me its only two years of this rule left, I really hope so.

I think my Iranian girlfriend, who's family was run out of Iran for being Bahai'i and not Muslim would disagree with some of the second paragraph.

Did she say her family was kicked out only for being Bahai'i? Because if thats the case, she must have you and the INS fooled.

What "Imperialist policies"? You mean those like womens rights, democracy, trial by jury? Great civilization that holds people hostage for over a year, jails people for teaching dancing, treats women with no dignity. I could care less about visiting, as long as the "dark ages" prevail there.

I've been told that the Persian civilization can be traced back to 8000 years ago, Iran the land of Aryans is truely one of the cradles of civilization. Where the earliest people such as the Sumerians and Assyrians once roamed. Along with modern Iraq, these two land area's helped kick start the world. I can think of no American site that remotley touches the Persepolis monuments, no city like Shiraz, with its ancient statues of Cyrus and Darius the great. It has always been a great civilization but has been held back these past few decades, but that won't be for much longer.

Also, she could only eat pastries to have enough energy for the rest of the day. Meat was unkept, and had flies all over it in the markets.

Lee, stop making up stories. Food for the most part isis plentiful, unless she was living in the middle of some desert that is. Also, Saudi Arabia has much stricter veil laws. A friend of mine in Tehran didn't wear hers and was lightly warned by some people in the market, she wasn't arrested and put a scarf over her head and moved on. What do you think the outcome would have been, had this same scenario taken place in Riyadh?

About Saudi Arabia...they offer a much better quality of life than Iran does. Also, unlike Iran, Saudi Arabia is cooperating in the war against terrorism.

About Saudi Arabia...its does no such thing. Well there we have it folks, Lee excusing the biggest theorcracy on the planet, Saudi Arabia. I think Saudi will indeed co-operate continuously in this war by handing out more more Osama Bin Ladens to you all.
:angel1:

Mind you its not only the Wahabi America loves backing in the Middle East. Don't forget Saddam and the Muhjahadin at one time. What about those Turkish slaughterers and America's favourite porky friend, Ariel Sharon? Go on, tell me how they are good in any way. I agree that those Mullah's aren't worth two pence but if Irans going to be treated in that manner, then so should Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia aswell.

Booo to the freedom-haters.

Booo to the illegal combatants.

I did not realize that Iran had such beautiful countryside. Tehran looks very appealing with some great buildings.

Thanks for the pictures and too bad about the dumb conversation that followed.

Thanks! Great pics. But this is how I've always seen Iran! It's for sure that Iran isn't only veiled ladies and men with beards...:D
http://www.peiknet.com/pics/00shahrivar/0711/tehran.jpg
This reminds me of Sao Paulo!!! ;) :D

Originally posted by Tubeman

My, I hit a nerve...

I reserved my criticism for SOME and not by any means ALL American forumers' myopic support for their administration's actions. My sentiments were expressed in direct response to one of your countrymen attacking Iran for being the "Great civilization that holds people hostage for over a year" I pointed out that I failed to see any difference between this and Guantanamo Bay (and the hostage situation in Iran was over 20 years ago anyway).
There is a great difference. Twenty-three years ago a crazed mob of theo-fascist revolutionaries in Tehran stormed the U.S. embassy and held employees hostage for 444 days because the Shah, after being deposed, was allowed into the U.S. for cancer treatment. The people currently held by the U.S. in Guantanamo are prisoners of war, members of an organization which launched attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001, and which has not yet been defeated nor declared or agreed to an end to hostilities.

Article 118 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War states that they "shall be released and repatriated without delay after the cessation of active hostilities."

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm)

Iran is a nice country with a very unique history and culture. I would love to visit that country one day!

This is one of my favourite countries in the world. I am considering to learn Farsi language, because I am constantly being told by other travellers that people and country are great. Definitely should go there one day. At the same time I think that Tehran is not that interesting as the other country... may be I am wrong.
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May be administrators could open some political discussions forum, and all the people willing to start these debates could be sent there?

I like the roof on Evin Blocks! Very nice thread!

It is indeed a real shame that Iran is in its current state. It has massive potential. It seems a lot of people (if not all) of those in Iran want to move out because of the harsh conditions of life. Sure, they've got ski resorts and stuff like that, but life isn't like how it used to be. The standard has gone way low. People used to send their kids for piano lessons, go to the theatre, and stuff like that - now they mostly worry about having the necessities. The city people are the ones who were affected more.

Iran is running out of water. When my cousin was in Tehran 2 years ago, he said that they cut off the water supply to one section of the city for a whole day. Throughout the week, each day, a section of the city would not have water, by rotation. They are also expecting a massive earthquake that could hit any time, and they're lucky Bam was hit, and not Tehran earlier this year. If Tehran is hit, millions will die. They also have a nasty sewage system, that would come out on the street were anything to happen.

The Shiite Islamic government of Iran might seem medieval, because in some ways, their belief in the Imams has made them become like Europe being controlled by the clergy in the middle ages. However, they are more democratic than any of their neighbouring Arab countries, such as the Gulf.

It is true that people who belong to a religion or sect different than the mainstream Shiite sect, are not dealt with very well - which makes them forced to leave the country. My family travelled between Iran and the UAE since the 1930's or so, but were smart enough to settle in Dubai when it was still a desert, even though Shiraz and other areas of Iran were in much better condition at the time. They chose to abandon their farms and villas because they were Sunni Muslims and Iran was starting to go crazy. I have a second cousin who was executed for no good reason during the time of the Shiite uprising. The second cousins I have who still remain in Iran say that they unfairly demote them at work. My family now acts as a station for people from Tehran, Shiraz or the southern coast of Iran to use in their way to immigrate to the U.S. and Canada. They hate Iran, and I don't blame them.

I know a man who was imprisoned in a political prison in Tehran, and he said that the Shiite imam who was in charge of the place was sadistic. They nailed his clavicles to a wall, burns his feet in oil, flogged him, and peeled his tongue with a potato peeler (no exaggeration). They also had a grizzly bear which they made the prisoners wrestle with. When the bear was about kill them, they electrocute it to stop.

The Shiite faith requires that people use the Imams as a proxy between themselves and God, and whatever the Imam says should be done. It's a horrific system. After the Islamic revolution in 1979, one of the imams forced Googoosh, the most famous Iranian singer, to marry him, and she was prevented from singing. Only 20 years later did she come out of Iran and release a new album at the age of 50.

Iran has some major problems. It even repels its own people. It is interesting to note though, that a significant number of Sunni Iranians have settled in the Arab Gulf countries. A British census of the city of Dubai done in the 1940's, estimated a local population of about 300 Indians, 3000 Arabs and 25000 Iranians, called "Ajams". They all received UAE citizenship when the country was formed in 1971. Places like Bahrain and Kuwait also have a large Iranian community that have been "Arabized".

Good, I love Ispahan and Chiraz, this is awesome!
I think it is a good idea to show us beautiful pics of Iran because TV always shows that it is a bad and violent country, which is totally FALSE!!
So, in short, I love it!!

Wow, amazing! That's Iran?? I have a friend from Iran but somehow he doesn't seem to like to talk about Iran everytime I ask him about this fascinating country.

BulldozerGirl, you story was very interesting! Thanks for spending your time to write this!

Iran is a very beautiful country.. its just that the society isnt very welcoming if ur a non-iranian (or non-shi'a).. ;)

i saw a program about some bagpacker who went to iran, but then got suspected of being a western spy by the police and was held in prison for a few days where he was tortured terribly, and only released because the police couldnt prove that he was a spy or sumthing... stupid thing to do.. Iran is still very paranoid of the rest of the world; thats what'd sorta prevent me from goin there: if their govt is untrustworthy and mistrusting of NEone, shouldnt NEone mistrust their govt too??.. y are they so quick to try to prove that any foreigner is a threat to their country??.. in closing: Iran: nice country, not-so-nice govt!

I'm sorry - you say that Iran is not welcoming to people who are not Iranian or shia - This is the furthest from the truth! All you need to do is to make a search on google and read Westerners' travelogues about their experience, and you will see that Iranians are among the most hospitable people in the world - I would say THE most hospitable without doubt! You're taking one story of one person's incident and using that as a model for how visitors are treated in Iran. Come on, be a little fair. I don't know about this guy and his story - but it does surprise me that he was mistreated like that. Even if he was a criminal, it would surprise me. Iranians are EXTREMELY welcoming of visitors - and in particular Western visitors, and they are even more welcoming of American visitors. The stupid authorities are also most courteous towards visitors. In Persian we have a proverb that says that "The guest is a gift of God". And truly, Iranians live up to this proverb wholeheartedly.

Iran is a very beautiful country.. its just that the society isnt very welcoming if ur a non-iranian (or non-shi'a).. ;)

i saw a program about some bagpacker who went to iran, but then got suspected of being a western spy by the police and was held in prison for a few days where he was tortured terribly, and only released because the police couldnt prove that he was a spy or sumthing... stupid thing to do.. Iran is still very paranoid of the rest of the world; thats what'd sorta prevent me from goin there: if their govt is untrustworthy and mistrusting of NEone, shouldnt NEone mistrust their govt too??.. y are they so quick to try to prove that any foreigner is a threat to their country??.. in closing: Iran: nice country, not-so-nice govt!

well as long as the united states has this antiquated vendetta against iran, the iranian gov't will remain hostile, paranoid and reclusive. IMHO, iran has immense potential to become a major player, econmically and politically, given the oppurtunity.

Tell me when the nuts are out of control over there and I will add it to my list...Sure Iranians are hospitable...but do you think the Iranian Government gives you free reign to do whatever you want...I don't think so...they have eyes...bah...Looks like a great place. I am sure I will be able to visit some time in my lifetime...hopefully I do.

Note: Added to my list somewhere in between Japan, Dubai, and some former Soviet republics...and Pyongyang for the general freakiness (now that is a controlled place).

I guess you've missed out on the whole 'Iraq war thing':| They will not support a brutal regime there. They will support democracy. About Saudi Arabia...they offer a much better quality of life than Iran does. Also, unlike Iran, Saudi Arabia is cooperating in the war against terrorism.


well, we dont want ur democrecy. Saudi Arabia is cooperating the war againts terrorism in the american way which we dont agree with. Saudi Arabia should stop being the US puppet.

Well,my girlfriend(she's form Iran) always told me how nice the country is,how friendly the poeple are(especialy village people) but when I proposed to visit Iran next summer instead of visiting Antalya or any other holiday city in Turkey, I was told by her not do so because of my religion.I mean my religion is islam too but according to her I could have some problems because I'm non-shia.(We wanted visit some holy places)It's so said.Iran had the possibility to be a second Turkey in this region during the 80's.I'm sure if this was the case the mideast would be much different now :(

as a non-religious person, i have visited the most holy places everywhere on earth, i just do whatever others are doing and no one will know. hell i could convert to their religions for 5 minutes if i have to!!

Well,my girlfriend(she's form Iran) always told me how nice the country is,how friendly the poeple are(especialy village people) but when I proposed to visit Iran next summer instead of visiting Antalya or any other holiday city in Turkey, I was told by her not do so because of my religion.I mean my religion is islam too but according to her I could have some problems because I'm non-shia.(We wanted visit some holy places)It's so said.Iran had the possibility to be a second Turkey in this region during the 80's.I'm sure if this was the case the mideast would be much different now :(

For some reason I hear a lot of people saying they have Iranian girlfriends (umm.. hello.. they're supposed to be Muslim. If they want to go out with you, refuse their offer).

And yes, there are some issues with Sunnah in Iran. I know a woman who has an Iranian passport, but her name is Aisha (Shii'a hate the name Aisha because they hated this Islamic character). At the passport control once when she was a kid, they shouted at her and threw her passport on the floor and scolded her mother for naming her Aisha. From that day, she changed her name to "Iran" for security reasons.

Another thing is that even though the general population of Iran is quite friendly, rich tourists risk being robbed if they go to certain ski cabins in the north. Plus their roads are scary as hell, and their driving is even worse.

http://www.peiknet.com/pics/00shahrivar/0711/tehran.jpg

By looking at this photo the traffic in Iran is worst than Manila and Bangkok but the country seems OK i think.

Very nice.

What happened to bulldozer girl??

DId she have multiple ids (as in "style") or was it some other reason??

fabulous country, fascinating in every point of view, for the political aspect of the thing, I agree with fk310

This nation, as many others is totaly different from the image it is given by western medias

Interesting... does it snow in Tehran?

Sorry for replying a year n a 4 months late hehe, never saw your question.

The answer is yes, every year and it can be very heavy. Temp reaches around -20 celcius.

Just seen this thread, Man never knew how pretty Iran is.

Secondly i feel some people intentionly seem to be spreading lies (people are inhospitable, discremination.. and other crap which are lies and lack backing) shouldn't be believed because they are not documented nor have any sort of evidence ( and i'm pointing specially to ''Bld.Girl'' Story)

We live in peace in the Gulf region (call that Arabian or Persian gulf it makes no difference) Saudi,Kuwait Bahrain,Qatar,UAE,Oman,Iran and lately Iraq live in harmony and shall cooperate and learn form each other's experiences (share knowledge, resources) and stop this Shitte and Sunni thing, because Shittes and Sunnies are at the first place muslims.

People who talk like that must feel ashamed, they must mention and appreciate the good aspects and shall call for unity and solidarty and not the opposite. as the Gulf is wetnising a major growth in different areas, Economical, Trade, Technological...etc.

About democracy, no country is perfect, every country has it highs and lows. an issue which is appreciated by one country my not necesserly be appreciated by its neighbour and so on.

We are all in one boat, remember! we share the Water, Resources, beautiful skies, deserts, and mountens of the Gulf, this is the realty and anything else goes straight to the dust bin........

In the same BOAT????

Hehe he,,, I can see that you are unable to understand,

Well this is an arabic expression to show that people in one boat face the same destiny, good or bad,

Hope this helps to understand.

Great photos. Iran is beautiful.

Just want to clarify that I have no persian blood in me of some sort, just posted out of curiousity and love for discovery. I hope this answers all who asked, somewhere in that thread.

Hehe he,,, I can see that you are unable to understand,

Well this is an arabic expression to show that people in one boat face the same destiny, good or bad,

Hope this helps to understand.

I was just pulling your leg!! ;)

Sometimes some humor is needed! :D

God, can't see any sense of humor in your face ,,,hehe jus kidin.

Hey leave my cute face alone lol :D

Just seen this thread, Man never knew how pretty Iran is.

Secondly i feel some people intentionly seem to be spreading lies (people are inhospitable, discremination.. and other crap which are lies and lack backing) shouldn't be believed because they are not documented nor have any sort of evidence ( and i'm pointing specially to ''Bld.Girl'' Story)

We live in peace in the Gulf region (call that Arabian or Persian gulf it makes no difference) Saudi,Kuwait Bahrain,Qatar,UAE,Oman,Iran and lately Iraq live in harmony and shall cooperate and learn form each other's experiences (share knowledge, resources) and stop this Shitte and Sunni thing, because Shittes and Sunnies are at the first place muslims.

People who talk like that must feel ashamed, they must mention and appreciate the good aspects and shall call for unity and solidarty and not the opposite. as the Gulf is wetnising a major growth in different areas, Economical, Trade, Technological...etc.

About democracy, no country is perfect, every country has it highs and lows. an issue which is appreciated by one country my not necesserly be appreciated by its neighbour and so on.

We are all in one boat, remember! we share the Water, Resources, beautiful skies, deserts, and mountens of the Gulf, this is the realty and anything else goes straight to the dust bin........

سلام،
من قبلا با نام بلدوزر گرل ثبت نام كرده بودم و فقط مى خوام بگم كه معذرت مى خوام اگه از ايران يا مردمش بد گفتم. من مى دونم اونها خيلى خونگرم و مهمان نواز هستن ولى من فقط داشتم يه داستانى كه شنيده بودم را بازگو مى كردم، كه اين اشتباه بود چون ظاهر بدى به من داد.

چند وقته كه نبودم، براى همينه كه تا الان متوجه اين نشده بودم. دوباره براى حرفهايى كه زدم معذرت خواهى مى كنم . اين هفته، هفته ى وحدته و ما بايد بتونيم با هم كنار بيايم از هز قوم و يا اعتقادى كه هستيم

Just seen this thread, Man never knew how pretty Iran is.

Secondly i feel some people intentionly seem to be spreading lies (people are inhospitable, discremination.. and other crap which are lies and lack backing) shouldn't be believed because they are not documented nor have any sort of evidence ( and i'm pointing specially to ''Bld.Girl'' Story)

We live in peace in the Gulf region (call that Arabian or Persian gulf it makes no difference) Saudi,Kuwait Bahrain,Qatar,UAE,Oman,Iran and lately Iraq live in harmony and shall cooperate and learn form each other's experiences (share knowledge, resources) and stop this Shitte and Sunni thing, because Shittes and Sunnies are at the first place muslims.

People who talk like that must feel ashamed, they must mention and appreciate the good aspects and shall call for unity and solidarty and not the opposite. as the Gulf is wetnising a major growth in different areas, Economical, Trade, Technological...etc.

About democracy, no country is perfect, every country has it highs and lows. an issue which is appreciated by one country my not necesserly be appreciated by its neighbour and so on.

We are all in one boat, remember! we share the Water, Resources, beautiful skies, deserts, and mountens of the Gulf, this is the realty and anything else goes straight to the dust bin........

I wish we have 100 more Moody!
Now this is such a beautiful example of brotherhood!
Moody you are amazing.

سلام،
من قبلا با نام بلدوزر گرل ثبت نام كرده بودم و فقط مى خوام بگم كه معذرت مى خوام اگه از ايران يا مردمش بد گفتم. من مى دونم اونها خيلى خونگرم و مهمان نواز هستن ولى من فقط داشتم يه داستانى كه شنيده بودم را بازگو مى كردم، كه اين اشتباه بود چون ظاهر بدى به من داد.

چند وقته كه نبودم، براى همينه كه تا الان متوجه اين نشده بودم. دوباره براى حرفهايى كه زدم معذرت خواهى مى كنم . اين هفته، هفته ى وحدته و ما بايد بتونيم با هم كنار بيايم از هز قوم و يا اعتقادى كه هستيم


سلام شما ایرانی هستین؟
:? الان که پستت را خوندم گیج شدم
بهرحال می خواستم بهت بگویم که داستانت خیلی درسته و اصلا معذرت خواهى
نمی خواهد بکنی چون این که شما میگین حقیقت هست (من خودم ایرانیم می دونم)!ی


پاینده باشید! بدرود

سلام شما ایرانی هستین؟
:? الان که پستت را خوندم گیج شدم
بهرحال می خواستم بهت بگویم که داستانت خیلی درسته و اصلا معذرت خواهى
نمی خواهد بکنی چون این که شما میگین حقیقت هست (من خودم ایرانیم می دونم)!ی


پاینده باشید! بدرود

من فكر كردم مودي ايرانيه نمى دونستم كه اون بحرينيه.
من ايرانى نيستم، اماراتى هستم. به هر حال من اينجا ديگه لاگ اين نمى كنم از اونجايى كه بايد بن شده باشم. خوشحال شدم از صحبت با شما و از تاپيك عكاسى خيلى لذت بردم.
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مودي - هاها، والله اتحسبتك ايراني

انا "بلدوزر جيرل"، و آسفة اني ما شفت ردك من قبل.. أنا شوي تماديت في كلامي و كان غلط اني أصر على ذكر الاختلافات بين السنة و الشيعة

ما أدري اذ انت سامع عن "أسبوع الوحدة" بس هو عبارة عن احتفال يقام سنويا في ايران للتذكير بالوحدة و خصوصا وحدة مذاهب الاسلام.. و احنا الحين في أسبوع الوحدة.. و أتمنى ان ما يكون خلاف بيننا

و السلام عليكم

من فكر كردم مودي ايرانيه نمى دونستم كه اون بحرينيه.
من ايرانى نيستم، اماراتى هستم. به هر حال من اينجا ديگه لاگ اين نمى كنم از اونجايى كه بايد بن شده باشم. خوشحال شدم از صحبت با شما و از تاپيك عكاسى خيلى لذت بردم.
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مودي - هاها، والله اتحسبتك ايراني

انا "بلدوزر جيرل"، و آسفة اني ما شفت ردك من قبل.. أنا شوي تماديت في كلامي و كان غلط اني أصر على ذكر الاختلافات بين السنة و الشيعة

ما أدري اذ انت سامع عن "أسبوع الوحدة" بس هو عبارة عن احتفال يقام سنويا في ايران للتذكير بالوحدة و خصوصا وحدة مذاهب الاسلام.. و احنا الحين في أسبوع الوحدة.. و أتمنى ان ما يكون خلاف بيننا

Google Translator Zindabaad!

I've heard Iran is a great place to visit. No beer though !

Here's a site on visiting Iran:

http://www.gomideast.com/iran/teh/index.htm

:cheers:

من فكر كردم مودي ايرانيه نمى دونستم كه اون بحرينيه.
من ايرانى نيستم، اماراتى هستم. به هر حال من اينجا ديگه لاگ اين نمى كنم از اونجايى كه بايد بن شده باشم. خوشحال شدم از صحبت با شما و از تاپيك عكاسى خيلى لذت بردم.
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راستی راستی اماراتی هستی؟ ۱۰۰% ؟
چطور فارسی شما اینقدر خوبه ؟ :eek2:

:soon: راستی , آن تپیک عکسها را می خواهم به زودی اپدیت کنم
خوش باشین! ی

من فكر كردم مودي ايرانيه نمى دونستم كه اون بحرينيه.
من ايرانى نيستم، اماراتى هستم. به هر حال من اينجا ديگه لاگ اين نمى كنم از اونجايى كه بايد بن شده باشم. خوشحال شدم از صحبت با شما و از تاپيك عكاسى خيلى لذت بردم.
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مودي - هاها، والله اتحسبتك ايراني

انا "بلدوزر جيرل"، و آسفة اني ما شفت ردك من قبل.. أنا شوي تماديت في كلامي و كان غلط اني أصر على ذكر الاختلافات بين السنة و الشيعة

ما أدري اذ انت سامع عن "أسبوع الوحدة" بس هو عبارة عن احتفال يقام سنويا في ايران للتذكير بالوحدة و خصوصا وحدة مذاهب الاسلام.. و احنا الحين في أسبوع الوحدة.. و أتمنى ان ما يكون خلاف بيننا

و السلام عليكم






Thanks for the reply, and hopefully we will all live in peace,

CHEERS

I wish we have 100 more Moody!
Now this is such a beautiful example of brotherhood!
Moody you are amazing.


Thanks, you are amazing too !!

Great Great Great!
i wanna visit this country:(

Great Great Great!
i wanna visit this country:(

Well you can't!! :tongue: :tongue2:

من ايرانى نيستم، اماراتى هستم. به هر حال من اينجا ديگه لاگ اين نمى كنم از اونجايى كه بايد بن شده باشم. خوشحال شدم از صحبت با شما و از تاپيك عكاسى خيلى لذت بردم.
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واقعا عجیبه که چرا اینقدر فارسی شما خوبه چون گوگل مترجم خوبی نیست.