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#1Pic1Day: Too Sexy (Iran, 2008)

Too Sexy (Tehran, Iran, 2008)   Too Sexy (Iran, 2008) The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran imposes strict regulations on dressing code. Pictures of women in printed materials are censored whenever regarded as un-Islamic.   Terlalu Seksi (Iran, 2008) Pemerintah Republik Islam Iran menerapkan aturan cara berpakaian yang sangat ketat. Gambar perempuan pada majalah pun disensor apabila dinilai tidak [...]

September 11, 2013 // 0 Comments

Khorog – The Capital of GBAO

Driver is a respected job in Tajikistan, especially in GBAO where most people still struggle of unemployment “Thanks to God, thanks to Aga Khan, for their kindness to us” – Mamadrayonova Khurseda The provincial capital of GBAO, Khorog, is a little town set in a valley surrounded by vertical cliffs of high mountains. It is cool and lazy, and despite of its proximity with Afghanistan, it is quite laid back. The appearance of military still can be felt intensively in the town, thanks to the neighbouring Afghanistan, which is just across the river and notorious for opium export and illegal border crossing. Young soldiers have to patrol every morning along the misty and freezing river. The 1300 km long border with Afghanistan gives much headache to Tajikistan, and its patron – Russia. Russian guards were playing a big role in ‘saving’ the war torn Tajikistan from further deterioration. But as the situation of the country had been stabilized for almost ten years now, the existence of Russian and CIS troops had been much reduced since the previous two years. If you walk along the main street of Khorog, except for the numerous militsia, police, and KGB agents, you will feel [...]

October 19, 2006 // 0 Comments