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Speaking of Iran

Prayer, Food, Sex and Water Parks in Iran's Holy City of Mashhad

May 7, 2015
Speaking of Iran
Prayer, Food, Sex and Water Parks in Iran's Holy City of Mashhad
Prayer, Food, Sex and Water Parks in Iran's Holy City of Mashhad

THE GUARDIAN

The Iranian shrine city of Mashhad has much to offer visiting Iraqis wanting to escape violence at home - but locals have mixed views about their guests.

The ticket agent at the gate in Mehrabad airport, Tehran, is irate. He’s shouting at a group of middle-aged Iraqi men, who are having trouble making sense of his flustered Farsi.

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