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Getbig Main Boards => Politics and Political Issues Board => Topic started by: Hugo Chavez on February 20, 2007, 09:52:38 AM
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Hey if we're about to go to war with Iran, we should really know something about the people.
Inside Iran
Rageh Omaar embarks on a unique journey inside what he describes as one of the most misunderstood countries in the world, looking at the country through the eyes of people rarely heard - ordinary Iranians.
It took a year of wrangling to get permission to film inside Iran but the result is an amazing portrayal of an energetic and vibrant country that is completely different to the usual images seen in the media. A country of contrasts
Rageh soon discovers that Tehran is a complex place and uncovers a city of extremes of wealth and poverty, where some people survive on less than a dollar a day and others shop till they drop in glitzy shopping malls.
Iran is a country that bans women from riding motorcycles but where 60 per cent of the student population is female. It is also a youthful place, with two thirds of Iran's 70 million population under the age of 30. Local stories
Rageh meets with local people to hear their personal stories and feelings about the current state of affairs in Iran. There are stories of taxi drivers, wrestlers, business women, people working with drug addicts and the country's leading pop star and his manager - the 'Simon Cowell' of Iran.
Rageh Inside Iran transcends images of angry demonstrations and burning flags to reveal a country that isn't without its problems but which is also fascinating, dynamic and hospitable.
Broadcast 02/15/07 BBC 4 - Video Runtime 98 Minutes
Video Link: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17118.htm
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Hey if we're about to go to war with Iran, we should really know something about the people.
Dirty hippie. :)
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Dirty hippie. :)
guilty... I'm burning patchouli right now :D really :)
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all we need to know is that they turn into pink mist when we rain freedom down on them.
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we'd never work. I'm not as tolerant of other races as you are.
*note - this is sarcasm for all the beach bitches out there
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*note - this is sarcasm for all the beach bitches out there
Don't look at me :o
;D
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Prior to the 1979 revolution, Iran was known as one of the more modern and westernized countries in the entire middle east. That underlying truth never changed at the level of the individual populous, despite the theocratic leadership that reminds one of something out of the middle ages.
What I've never really understood is how the Ayatollahs have lasted almost 30 years, given the attitudes of your average Iranian.