Iran's artists still restricted after revolution - 06 Feb 09

Iran is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its revolution this month, a revolution which has imposed strict rules on culture. Government patronage is necessary for most artists to survive. Some agree that the government knows best on what to allow while others say that state control stifles artistic expression. Al Jazeera's Ali Reza reports from Tehran.

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[ihatekhomeini]

The muslim want to erase the Iranian culture, and they have managed that. Actually, American and European culture will now penetrate Iranian culture more easily because everything Iranian is now destroyed, because most of Iran's culture was non-islamic.

[naqolay]

FUCK XOMEYNİ AND XOMNEYİ

[masterofmetacognitio]

Artists in favor of censorship are not real artists.

[masterofmetacognitio]

When religion is made into a political system that oppresses others, one necessitates blasphemy in all forms.

[sspersian]

guys dont disrespect raligions.religion is a personal belive.

[neoKonscioius]

Khatami the reformer(?)

Under Sharia law in Iran, virgin girls are not allowed to be executed, for their purity might open up the doors of heaven to them. To avoid this, virgin girls, such as Atefeh, who are sentenced to death, are raped before execution to ensure their proper place in hell. Mr. Khatami was more than tolerant of this type of horror, violence, and inhumane treatment to which young Atefeh and countless others were subjected

[neoKonscioius]

What is it that Irans leaders are trying to hide??

According to 'Reporters Without Borders' Iran continues to be the largest prison for the press in the Middle East, and in the organization's annual estimation on freedom of the press in the world in 2007 Iran ranks as number 166 out of 169 total countries. "[In Israel] journalists enjoy a freedom not found elsewhere in the region."

- Reporters Without Borders, 2007_

Source: "Israel - Annual Report 2007," Reporters Without Borders Web site

[eljono1]

I wish I could understand all that arruzat has typed below me :p It doesn't look very nice.of course it was pretty jacked up to call his mom a bitch too :p

Also to MAnhattenwombat,... Please tell me how the US is trying to make IRan their puppet? Do you even watch world news or just one sided political rhetoric? "DOWN WITH AMERICA!" dumb asses. come to the states and go around screaming that. We'll see how long you last.

[mafiahamid]

Dont say these words to ur mom, she would be depressed

[mafiahamid]

u missed something, Ur mom is a poor bitch