ROCKITDON'TSTOPIT Vox 2008-05-22T17:19:47Z UNIKFREK http://unikfrek.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2252765c28fdb/tags/tehran/ PETRAEUS MAY BETRAY US ONCE AGAIN... tag:vox.com,2008-05-22:asset-6a00c2252765c28fdb00fad68a4ff20004 2008-05-22T17:19:47Z 2008-05-22T17:19:47Z UNIKFREK http://unikfrek.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Petraeus: Strike Iran as 'last resort' Thu, 22 May 2008 20:33:16 Top US Commander in Iraq David Petraeus has advised Washington to retain the option of military action against Tehran as a last resort. In a Thursday statement, the US ar...

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]]> HAIR POLICE - IRANIAN YOUTH FIGHT TO KEEP THE ROOSTER tag:vox.com,2008-04-10:asset-6a00c2252765c28fdb00e398eed4360004 2008-04-10T17:00:36Z 2008-04-11T04:49:58Z UNIKFREK http://unikfrek.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

THE KHORUSI GIRLS IN KHORUSI MVI_3269

Iran’s religious police, the Basij, whose mission it is to make sure the people adhere to an Islamic code, have a long and proud history of harassing women for their Western-style dressing tendencies. But it’s only recently that Iranian men have ...

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]]> VOTE FOR MY VIDEO!! I GOTTA MEET TONY BOURDAIN!! tag:vox.com,2008-03-24:asset-6a00c2252765c28fdb00f48d0654e20001 2008-03-24T18:22:20Z 2008-03-24T18:22:20Z UNIKFREK http://unikfrek.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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CHECK OUT THE VIDEO I MADE FOR THE TRAVEL CHANNEL. YOU CAN SEE ME IN LIVE ACTION TELLING THE CAMERA WHY I WANT TONY TO BE MY GUEST IN IRAN. YUP, THAT'S RIGHT - IRAN. THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN. I MUST BE NUTS. MAYBE I SHOULD'VE CHOSEN TO G...

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]]> RAMBLINGS OF A GIRL THAT HAS SEEN THE REAL PERSEPOLIS tag:vox.com,2008-02-02:asset-6a00c2252765c28fdb00e398d88c4c0004 2008-02-02T07:51:01Z 2008-02-06T18:22:56Z UNIKFREK http://unikfrek.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Tonight I saw the film Persepolis. If you don't already know what it's all about - it's basically the story of an Iranian girl that leaves her family behind in Iran for a chance at freedom in Europe - all on her own. It made me really sad, to on...

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]]> GO, JETSETTER, GO - TEHRAN, IRAN_part II tag:vox.com,2007-11-16:asset-6a00c2252765c28fdb00e398be316c0001 2007-11-16T20:20:02Z 2007-11-16T22:00:29Z UNIKFREK http://unikfrek.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

IMG_2716 IMG_2726 ONE OF LIFE'S SIMPLE PLEASURES... JUST OUTSIDE TEHRAN BAZAAR CROWD GATHERED AROUND CHEAP GOODS_TEHRAN BAZAAR STREET MERCHANT_TEHRAN BAZAAR TEHRAN BAZAAR_ENTRANCE BREAK IT & BUY IT_TEHRAN BAZAAR TEHRAN BAZAAR EAST MEETS WEST TEA KETTLE EYE TEHRAN BAZAAR - BIRD'S EYE VIEW JUST OUTSIDE TEHRAN BAZAAR STANDARD SCENE_TEHRAN BAZAAR

Today I ate more food than my stretchy pants could handle. I also learned that wearing a Puma zip-up track suit underneath my Islamic approved garb was a bad idea while eating at a restaurant. Today I also had some good discussions with my family...

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]]> GO, JETSETTER, GO - THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN tag:vox.com,2007-11-15:asset-6a00c2252765c28fdb00e398be013d0004 2007-11-15T23:40:45Z 2007-11-16T17:07:32Z UNIKFREK http://unikfrek.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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THIS IS A CRAPPY POST. U GOTTA PAY FOR INTERNET BY THE MINUTE HERE. SO DEAL WITH THIS AND DON'T BITCH ABOUT IT. HERE'S SOME PICS OF ME AT A TEAHOUSE IN TEHRAN. I'M WITH MY AUNTS AND MY GRANDMOTHER. THE OLD GUY WITH THE PRAYER BEADS IS SOME RELIG...

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