Graffiti on Tehran canal walls

Graffiti Mine

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Graffiti on the canal walls in northwestern Tehran. October 2012.

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Hossein Fahmideh - Enghelaab street, Tehran

Martyrdom in the Iranian Cityscapes

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What is officially called the “culture of martyrdom” in Iran is omnipresent in every Iranian cityscapes. Martyrdom could be seen everywhere. On the walls, in the names of the streets, and on the public water fountains.

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Tehran’s Decorative Murals

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Murals in Tehran used to have mostly political and revolutionary themes but from the early 90s a new style of mural emerged, which is merely decorative.

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