May 24, 2003

North Tehran



© Yalda Moaiery

Tehran's North and Northwestern parts are a world of their own. This is where the middle and upper class of capital's elite live and where government's restrict religious rules or their influence is minimal. Except for the ever-so-shrinking scarves women are obligated to wear over their head, you'd think you are in Ankara, Moscow, Paris or Chicago. This collection of pictures by Yalda Moaiery of mostly young female shoppers in a mall are proof of that and an example of how North Tehranis live. I am not going to judge this as being good or bad, or attempt to dissect the socio-political reasons behind such disparity between the haves and have-nots in today's Iran, just passing the link and let you be the judge. All I will say is that I hope one day all Iranians are in a situation to be able to choose how they wish to live, what to wear and which lifestyle to follow, with equal opportunities and access for all, regardless of their financial capacity.

Posted by Pedram at May 24, 2003 11:32 PM
Comments

Hello, Mr.Pedram have you heared about (Kambood) in Persian.
Well I guess this is all kambood that Iranians have.

Posted by: Sassan at May 25, 2003 07:56 AM

Hello! I posted the same picture on my blog and a short comment.

p.s. You never answered me about the interview...=(. Am I wrong?

Posted by: Valerio at May 25, 2003 11:11 AM

I think over the past twenty some odd years, young Iranian girls have put up the fiercest opposition to the Islamic regime without having been duely appreciated. It is about time someone recognized their unconscious attempts in undermining the reactionary cultural changes that the Islamic regime has been attempting to bring about in Iran.

Posted by: Homayoun at May 25, 2003 12:05 PM

Sassan,

Are you critisizing those girls in the photos? If so then I am sorry you think that way. What if they spend their life behind veil? Will they be OK then? What is wrong with teenage girls and boys trying to expressing themselves?

Posted by: Jafar at May 25, 2003 07:45 PM

This BBC story shows the other side:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2936772.stm
(via Iraniangirl: www.iraniangirl.blogspot.com)

Posted by: alex at May 27, 2003 08:04 AM

hi

Posted by: kitkat at August 19, 2003 02:46 PM

hello i am in belgium iam 19 years old i hop all of them for iranian will be good

Posted by: patrishia at August 20, 2003 06:28 AM

hi bache ha avazi ha man ro to konkoor ghabool nakardand

Posted by: maziyar at September 3, 2003 12:38 AM

hello
i am reza i mailing from iran and shahinshahr

Posted by: reza at October 26, 2003 01:26 AM