Comments on: Amazing photos from normal life in Iran

Amazing photos from normal life in Iran

hoder — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 02:28:48 -0800

Amazing photos from the ordinary normal life in Iran by an Iranian-Norweigian who is paying a visit to his family. See the archives: November, December, January, February

By: efalk

efalk — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 04:47:37 -0800

This one doesn't have really anything to do with Iran, but I thought it was a cool pic. http://www.iamthumbhead.com/snapshots/pages/Nov03/nov18.htm ok so I have no html skills :(

By: Pericles

Pericles — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 04:48:06 -0800

I've often wondered about photography in Islam. A lot of the wonderful interior calligraphy and decoration of ancient mosques is that way because the Koran forbids making representations of the human form. So how come in theocratic islamic nations like Iran we see so many photographs?

By: languagehat

languagehat — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:12:14 -0800

Pericles, all Islamic countries are not the same. The whole anti-image thing comes from the Palestine/Arabia region (for whatever reason), and the farther away from there you get the less popular it is. Iran was never into it, and Persian art is full of representations of humans, animals, &c. (Ever seen a Persian miniature?) Great link as usual, hoder. This made me hungry.

By: willnot

willnot — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 11:42:01 -0800

Excellent link.

By: lobakgo

lobakgo — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:37:34 -0800

Thanks, hoder. These are great! Touching, beautiful, interesting. The food made me hungry, so we're having carry-out gheimeh bademjan and gormeh sabzi for lunch.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 23:54:11 -0800

How ibn Sa`ud persuaded the ulema that photography was not forbidden by the Koran.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 23:58:34 -0800

That's brilliant. Thanks, dhartung.