Nowruz in Tehran
Tehran, with a population of around 8.3 million and more than 12 million in the wider metropolitan area, is Iran’s largest city, and the largest in western Asia. Like many capitals, people flock there from across Iran to find work, study, and enjoy the benefits of a metropolis. But when it comes to Nowruz, the Iranian new year, schools, universities and many businesses close. So most people take the opportunity to leave the city and visit their family and relatives.
Source: Iran Wire
Hookah might be tasty but it could kill you
Policy-makers, health experts and advocacy professionals warned of the dangers of inhaling the smoke of these water pipes at the opening of the 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Abu Dhabi on March 17, 2015.
The five-day event shed light on the latest developments on tobacco use and control. It is under the patronage of Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al-Nahayan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Source: Your Middle East
Picture an Arab man
Picture an Arab Man is a portrait series started in 2009 to capture young Arab men of diverse backgrounds.
The conceptual aim of this portrait series is two-fold. First, to try to uncover and break the stereotypes placed upon the Arab male, while providing an alternative visual representation of that identity. Second, it is a celebration of sensual beauty, an unexplored aspect of the identity of the contemporary Arab man, on the cusp of change in a society that reveres an out-dated form of hyper-masculinity.
Source: Jadaliyya
