On my numerous visits to Iran during the last decade I have rarely come across nomads. Once, when being on trips from the southern city of Shiraz to Pasargadae and the Margoon waterfalls in the Zagros mountains, my young companion pointed to migrating ‘gypsies’ as the Qashqa’i people were sometimes called by ordinary Iranians. They were [...]
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Strong Women (and Men)
Posted in Book Review, Iran, tagged Jon Thompson, Nasrollah Kasraian, nomads, Richard Tapper, Shahsevan on November 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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