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Imam Reza complex

One of the very few photos I was allowed to take - a guard grabbed me as I was focusing my camera, but after my desperate (and international) puppy dog batter of eyelids, he let me through
Iran for my Sexy Chador debut (XIII)

May 9th 2007
'Chador', in Farsi literally means 'tent'. It's the huge plain moon-shaped sheet that Iranian women donn themselves with, miraculously keeping it in place without the aid of any buttons or duct tape. Now, if it weren't for all the practice I got during dorm keg 'n' Toga parties and Greek/Roman plays (I knew Shakespeare and Sophocles would come in handy, everything truly does happen for a reason!) ... read more
Middle East » Iran » East » Mashhad

Iranian Flag Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and the shah was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces established a theocratic system of government with ultimate political author... ... read more
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