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...Until the festival in 2002, we thought there are perhaps two or three other bands like us in Tehran," says Payman Mazaheri, singer of the now-dissolved band Fara, whose song "Mosquito" won first place. "All of a sudden we realized that kids across Tehran were all hard at work making rock music. It was motivating," he adds nostalgically. Unable to receive permits, Fara ultimately dissolved as band members had to go about making a living. The only top-ranking band from the 2002 contest that has survived financially is 127, and it has done so in part by touring...
...lyrics are," he explains. Even artists who have successfully promoted their music online are unable to make any money without legally publishing their music, and that requires obtaining a permit from the Ministry of Culture - a procedure so arcane that most attempts fail. Many, like the former rock band Fara, are asked to change parts of the music or the lyrics, but are unwilling to do so. Others aren't even sure they want a permit, as one rapper made clear, confidentially. "My stance is an oppositional one," he said. "Some friends don't think getting a government permit...
...Shah and his wife, Empress Fara, appealed to Iranians to contribute to a relief fund. Tens of thousands of Iranians remain homeless after the earthquake, and government officials expressed concern that the severely cold nights and hot days would endanger the health of those remaining without shelter...
...seal a treaty uniting these ancient enemies. The marriage works out badly. Town life and the elaborate ceremonials of the court distress the Arab girl brought up in freedom on the desert; and when Antipas, bored, takes her to Rome, she is disgusted by his dissipations. Their daughter Fara, however, is beautiful, a favorite of both Arabs and Jews. When Antipas divorces his wife and sends wife & child back to the desert, the Arabs plan revenge. They raid Jerusalem, and ride into Herod's palace, only to find that Herod is already dead. The next attempt is Fara...
...nomadic simplicity of desert life is so contrasted with the hypocrisy of the cities that Dr. Douglas sometimes seems to be loading the dice in favor of the outdoors and in favor of the Arabs as against the Jews. There is another side of Jewish life, however, which Fara discovers when she is befriended by Simon, known as the Big Fisherman, a simple, kindly man who becomes a follower of the religious teachings of a Carpenter...