Media's perspective about Iran (1)

Hello everyone!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, It seems spring is more close to us here in Sweden. Today the weather is so nice, little bit foggy but warm enough and less wind. 

Last two days I was completely involved in a big discussion at virtual Iranian community. What was that about? good question. There is all about Media's perspective about Iran. Last few years Media all around the world broadcasted many programs about Iran and Iranian. the problem that usually make Iranian angry is none of them are fare. It is what most Iranian how live abroad has clamed. Is it true? 

hmmm, To some extent I agree with my fellows but not that much. As I mentioned before, Iran is a very big country, has a great population and is a very multi -cultural country. So I can understand that a tourist, reporter or politician can not cover all Iranian culture, Ethnics, Cliamte, life styles , etc. However, some reports and documents just cover the worse part of everything in Iran which make people so much angry and dissappointed. 

On Sunday evening, one of swedish chanel (SVT2) broadcasted a documentry about Iran. It is made by a deaf group of swedish teenagers about situation of deaf people in Iran. It has 6 episode and T.V has shown just two of them. However, Iranian in sweden became too much angry because they think it is not the real Iran and Iranian life style. They beilieve these young tourists are teasing our culture , food, traditions and they are so rude and unrespectful.

Yes! the problem for my fellows are always this: It is Not real Iran! We had a storm about Argo a few months ago and people had clamed the same: It is not real Iran and Iranian! 

So I think we need to explain more, what is a real Iran? can be a small part of Iran a  represntative of whole country and culture? absolutely not!
In my opinion no one can cover whole the culture and People in any country especially big multicultural cuntries! (  Even we ,Iranian, can not claim that we know all about neither or country or different culture. We can not claim any of us is a representative of an Iranian culture (which is not one thing)   Iranian life style and the all classes of Society.) 

Anyway, Im goning to write about this documentry and all debates  more in future. 

Cheers

Marmar

Is spring on Way?

I supposed to write a day after my first post but unfortunately I was so busy with Persian new year eve and then sickness. So, I didn't have time to write more about Nowrooz! now it is 20 days left! and Nowrooz Holiday is finished in Iran last week. So probably I will write about it next year:))

Spring is not yet come to Sweden although most part of the snow is melted. Swedes believe that spring starts when , at least, one week the temperature at night be above zero. So, according to swedish weather forecast website, we don't have plus degree at nights untill next week. However , in the middle of April it will be warm and warmer ( hopefully).
I like winter in Sweden, short days and long nights has no bad effect on me, and I love snow. But, when it prolongs to more than 5 month then it will be annoying. I'm tired of wearing two or three shirts and use the winter dawn jacket. The most annoying part is that early in the morning and late at night the temperature is around -7 and in the middle of the day it goes to + 8 . I usually leave home early in the morning so I need to put on all my winter clothes to protect myself from chilly weather, then a  few hours later it becomes so warm and I have to take off some of my clothes. When I return back home it is almost 11 at night and the temperature is again minus so I have to put on all my clothes. It means everyday I have to have a big back pack with me to full and empty it with different kind of clothes.

Don't think it will be finished when spring starts, because you never know about the weather in Sweden. as I remember in last three years I always have to carry on some extra clothes with me even in Summer . Anyway I'm really waiting for Spring and nice weather.