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Yet another American wife...

I am so envious.  I look at these pictures and enjoy them so much... I watch my husband devour every picture and every word from iranian.com in the hopes of feeling just a little bit closer to his Motherland.  He has been back to Tehran for one visit in over 20 years but as yet, I've not been fortunate enough to go with him.  As an American, I'm curious about life elsewhere... as a wife, I'm curious about my husband's home... as one who loves a Persian man, I'm curious about his heritage.  Thank you for sharing your special moments with us.  I would love to hear from other American wifes and share our experiences.  Bless you!

Another American Wife

Rachel, thanks for sharing. Your photos inspire me and my children to visit my husband's homeland.

Azhir

I'm so proud of your comment of " welcoming her/them to greater family of Iran and Iranians. "

Damet garm my friend.

Great Photos

Welcome to the geater family of Iran and Iranians. We wish you many years of happiness, health and wealth.

Azhir

Marrying Iran

Hi Rachel,
Congratulations!
I am currently very much in love with an Iranian man
and am going to travel in a month to be with him.
I would love it if you would email me so that we could talk about some of the questions I have about your wedding and your new life!

I wish you all the best in your life together!

Mersi,
Tamara
P.S. We will meet in Tehran where he and his family live. I adore his mother, she is so sweet!

P.S. Mr. Mohammad Ala

Mr. MA, I saw the following in your comments: "PS: Do not be surprised with so many who have chosen chicken as their
avatar. Iranians like jojeh kabob, that is why.I have seen 90% of Iran
and Shiraz is one of my favorite cities."

I suspect that the "Chicken Avatar" has nothing to do with chickens or "Jojeh Kabab" being popular among Persians. I'd say that it is JJ's tongue-in-cheek way of telling unregistered posters that they are CHICKENS, for not "manning up" to register on this site. Remeber that when this site went to its current upgraded version, one could initially only post, if one was registered on this site. Just a thought ;-)

I'm Glad People Like the Photos...

but I cannot take credit for posting them here. The photos (and comments) were taken from an online album that I had made to share with family and friends of 800+ photos that my husband and I took last summer on my first of hopefully many trips to Iran.

very nice indeed Rachel!

..but amazingly there are many blure and "shaky" photos in this album!!wrogly I thought that with all those full automatic digital cameras around,taking a blure images pratically would be impossible! You did a miracle!!
Jokeing appart,thank you so much for sharing this colorful and rare experience.
Ciao from Rome, Italy
Dariush

Rachel & Shahab, Well done!

Rachel, I was so glad when I saw your pictures first on the website. Thank you for sharing them with us. What an adventure! Looks like you guys had lots of fun and yeah, I can see Asra and Shahab already made a Shirazi out of you. ;)
BTW, I really loved the one in Qajar-era clothing and the one at the nomadic tent with Shahab having the traditional hat on. You should make black & white prints of the Qajar one and send to your family members as New Year's post cards. I bet they love it. See you soon, :*

Well Done!

Great pictures by the way. Very nice!

thank you for posting these

thank you for posting these pictures....i'm going to iran soon and you got me all the more excited!

To: Reply To Anonymoose

Thanks for your note. Please let me clarify. My post was in response to "Red wine" 's comment, expressing empathy for Rachel and his comment "bichareh dorkhtareh" who had to wear a scarf and a manteau to visit Iran. What I meant to ask was how come there is no empathy or sympathy for Rachel's sister in law as well as all the other women in Iran who are forced to wear the hejab and the manteau in 100 degree weather. I was also responding to this post after reading "An Apology to A Woman I Didn't Know". The basic freedom of choosing one's own clothing is denied women in Iran every day; women are rounded up and hauled away in wagons just like common criminals for "bad hejabi". This freedom to choose one's outerwear may be of least importance from your perspective, but is of great importance to me as a woman.

Incorrect Information

Some of the captions give wrong information about the venues and dates. For example Qajar palaces were not destroyed by Reza Shah. This is totally untrue but I am sure would appeal to the regime supporters who would love to blame everything on the Pahlavis.

I'm not sure if you mean how

I'm not sure if you mean how come there's no sympathy for women having to wear the hijab shown in the photos or if you mean in general. I think there's a lot of symnpathy for them, however I also think that's one the least important (though most visible) issues surrounding Iranian women's rights. Culturally appropriate modest wear exists everywhere--it's a matter of degree. For example, it's not acceptable for women to go to topless on many beaches in the US, whereas it is in Europe.

Great photos

I hope you enjoyed yourself. Thanks for sharing these photos.

Thank you for the pictures.

Thank you for the pictures. They are beautiful. Your comment on "dog walking" in Iran is not true though. There are many dog owners in Tehran, who take their pet out for regular walks during the day and they are neither cited nor made to carry their dog. I think someone gave you misinformation.

What about

The rest of women living and visiting Iran who HAVE to wear the "hejab"; how come there is no sympathy for them?

Picture #91

Hi Rachel,

Picture number 91 is the most beutiful picture I ever saw from Takhte Jamshid. Thank you.

Simply, I thank you!!!

Let's not insult anybody because of who we are. Mullahs are people too and after all there a few reasonable ones amongst them. In my opinion, they should remain concern with religious matters and stay far away from politics.

Great pictures from a wonderful couple and may you grow old and happy together. Thanks for posting a little taste of Iran for us to observe. Cheers!!!

Great pics, but....

Her husband's grandfather is a mullah..... God help her.

thanks for sharing

Thank you sooooo much for sharing these beautiful photos with us. I enjoyed them immensely. The great and proud land of Iran.
خداوند اين سرزمين را از دروغ، دشمن و خشكسالي محفوظ بدارد
simin

When it's good....it's GREAT !!

So proud of ALL positive comments here !

Thanks everyone.

P.S.  Shahab and Rachel, best wishes .

Great Job!

I loved your photos and appreciate the comments. I also want to congratulate my fellow Iranians for keeping their posts positive (for the most part)

Thanks everybody for being thankful and polite

This is called friendship. Thanks for sharing.

I am happy that you had a good time in Iran.

I am happy that you had a good time in Iran.  Come again.

PS: Do not be surprised with so many who have chosen chicken as their avatar.  Iranians like jojeh kabob, that is why.I have seen 90% of Iran and Shiraz is one of my favorite cities. 

Thank you for sharing beautiful pictures;

.

Thanks indeed!

Thanks for sharing your pictures with us. Beautiful pictutres.

Kamangir

Wonderful and Lovely Pics

Shahab- I hope you realize that you are a lucky dude to have an angel as your better half. Thanks to both of you for sharing the story of your Iran's trip via your pics. Merci!!!

Love these photos!

Wow, lovely photos, the best ones I have ever seen, thanks for sharing them :]

It inspires me to make the trip finally.

I like the one with the grandparents, it's really sweet. also the little dog and and the one with the lamb and seeing all the fruits as well.

Did you learn or know Persian or did you get by without it?

Beautiful

THIS is photo essay of the month.

Special thanks for the notes.

Thanks for sharing.