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  • In the Martyr's section of the Behesht Zahra cemetery in Tehran, Iran, a family memorializes a family member killed during the Iran-Iraq war 1980-1988. Other parts of the cemetery are devoted to the rest of the population. Memorializing family members who have died is an important part of Islamic and Persian culture in Iran and follows a prescribed series of graveside visits. Iranians meet at the graves, bringing food to share with each other and passersby who pay their respects.
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  • Amir Chakhaq Complex. Old city at dusk, Yazd, Iran.
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  • Monument to Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah on Arabian Gulf Street. The plaque below says that Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah was assassinated by the Iraqi invading troops in this car on Thursday the 2nd of August, 1990, while defending his country and principles. (Supporting image from the project Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.).
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  • Carved wooden door of Jameh Mosque, Yazd, Iran. Jameh (sometimes spelled Jamah) means "Friday.".
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  • Along the beach front in Kuwait City, Kuwait at dusk, during the start of the Gulf War in 2003.
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  • Harjeza Sedighi Fard, 75, seated, and his family sort hand block-printed cotton fabrics in the bazaar at Isfahan, Iran.
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  • Atefeh Fotowat," 17, studies for University entrance examination in Isfahan, Iran. *Atefeh Fotowat is one of the 101 people selected for inclusion in Peter Menzel & Faith D'Aluisio's upcoming book Nutrition 101 (2008) about what people around the world eat in one day's time.
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  • Covered bazaar in Isfahan, Iran.
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  • All manner of goods can be found in the bazaars of Iran but this is also a meeting place for local residents. Women in black chador (tent) converse in the warren-like covered Yazd Bazaar. Yazd, Iran.
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  • In the Martyr's section of the Behesht Zahra cemetery in Tehran, Iran, a family memorializes a family member killed during the Iran-Iraq war 1980-1988. Other parts of the cemetery are devoted to the rest of the population. Memorializing family members who have died is an important part of Islamic and Persian culture in Iran and follows a prescribed series of graveside visits. Iranians meet at the graves, bringing food to share with each other and passersby who pay their respects.
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  • Atefeh Fotowat, a high school student and aspiring fashion designer studies for a University entrance examination seated on a Persian carpet on the floor of her bedroom at her home in Isfahan, Iran. (Atefeh Fotowat is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.)  MODEL RELEASED.
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  • A family memorializes a family member killed during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) in the Martyr's section of the Behesht Zahra cemetery in Tehran, Iran. Other parts of the cemetery are devoted to the rest of the population. Memorializing family members who have died is an important part of Islamic and Persian culture in Iran and follows a prescribed series of graveside visits. Iranians meet at the graves, bringing food to share with each other and passersby who pay their respects.
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  • Downtown Kuwait City, Kuwait. The Persian Gulf can be seen (top left) beyond the spire of a mosque. Material World Project.
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  • Despite the convenience and selection at the Western-style market run by the government-subsidized Shamiya, Wafaa Al Haggan goes to a small shop for one of the most crucial components of her family larder: bread. A plate of nan-e barbari, Persian-style flat bread, accompanies every meal in Kuwait, and Wafaa has strong opinions about the skills of the various bakers in the neighborhood. Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (p. 199).
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