(16 Aug 2024)
IRAN EXHIBITION
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Tehran, Iran – 14 August 2024
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Replica of the Dome of Rock which is located in Jerusalem’s Old City
2. Replica and ruins on display at exhibition
3. Actors performing the role of protesters, chanting in solidarity with the Palestinians
4. Spectators and actors, chanting UPSOUND (English): "Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea"
5. Toys and debris on display
6. Spectators walking past ruins
7. Various of picture of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated on July 31in Iran
8. Visitors inside tunnel
9. Visitors
10. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Meisam Mozaffari, head of Milad Tower public relations:
"We noticed a shortcoming in (knowledge) about countries in the resistance front. Our target audience had very little information about those countries and that little information was about war only. They didn’t know that these countries control the bigger part of human civilization, and that they can rival European and American countries in terms of history."
11. Tilt-down replica of Ishtar Gate in Iraq
12. Animal statues decorating replica of Ishtar Gate
13. Various of exhibition
14. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Madineh Negah, Tehran resident:
"One of my goals in visiting this show was to get a better sense of how the people of Gaza are feeling. I can’t do anything for them apart from praying. But seeing this place in person brings us a feeling closeness to the people of Gaza."
15. Various of Yemen section
16. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Sabzalizadeh (no first name given), Tehran resident:
"Since this show is held at the same time as the war, we – especially the kids – have been more curious to see the Gaza section. They saw parts of Gaza and how the children are martyred on TV. It gave the kids a good feeling."
17. Syria section
18. Various of sword statue at Syria section
19. Man and woman taking selfie
20. Various of replicas and visitors at exhibition
STORYLINE:
An exhibition in the Iranian capital of Tehran takes visitors to historical sites in several Middle Eastern countries that are home to Iran’s regional allies.
The exhibition is called "the land of civilizations in the resistance axis," which is the term Iran uses to refer to its allied groups across the region.
It features replicas of sites and monuments in six countries including Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen.
The show is held near Tehran’s iconic Milad Tower and will end on Friday.
What immediately catches the eyes of visitors is a huge replica of the golden Dome of Rock – Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.
But the mood shifts dramatically as visitors turn to face a stark contrast: mock buildings reduced to rubble, mirroring the aftermath of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
Tehran resident Madineh Negah said the show gave her a chance to appreciate the suffering of the people in Gaza.
"One of my goals in visiting this show was to get a better sense of how the people of Gaza are feeling. I can’t do anything for them apart from praying," Negah added.
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