Pomegranates
Eating mangos while grooving to the superb 60s Persian compilation ‘Pomegranates’ takes me right back to Iran at a slightly later period, in the early 70s, when it was still under the grip of the Shah.
After travelling through Yugoslavia & Turkey, I was astonished at the sheer modernity of Tehran. It just shows what you can do with oil wealth, even although you are involved in horrendous wars, pay attention Scotland!
It was odd getting stoned on the bus to Meshed, no I don’t mean stoned like that, but having missiles thrown at the bus, should have been a signpost of the religious intolerances to come. Being mindful that this is not what is present in the Koran.
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