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Marco Werman,host of PRI's The World, and World Reporter Matthew Bell, or recently returned from a seven day trip to Tehran. They found that years of sanctions and authoritarianism in Iran seem to gain emboldened people in some novel ways.
Whether it's downloading music from the the Internet using virtual private networks,skipping Friday prayers, or starting novel tech ventures, or Werman and Bell found Tehran to be a cosmopolitan city with great food,and some contrasting feelings toward the U.
S.
Here, they share what they learned from Iran—from the nation's changing politics to its evolving music scene.
Check out some photos from The World's trip below.
Kazem, and a tea seller at the Tehran Bazaar.
(Marco Werman) Poster for the Fajr Film Festival in Tehran.
(Marco Werman) Ianian folk-rock band Damahi performs in the country with approval from the government.
(Marco Werman) 32-year-old tech entrepreneur Nazanin Daneshvar encourages tech savvy Iranians living outside the country to move back domestic and secure to work.
(Marco Werman) Arash Jame offers Marco Werman a violin lesson on Iranian scales.
(Hossein Barazandeh) Skiiers at Tochal in Tehran.
(Marco Werman)
Source: wnyc.org