When Shiraz Calls
Intimate conversations of two Iranian sisters - one in the UK, the other in Iran.
A personal account of day-to-day life in Iran told through the telephone calls of two Iranian sisters – one in the UK, the other in the Iranian city of Shiraz. Since the outbreak of war at the end of February, a near total internet blackout and a shutdown of international phone lines by the Iranian authorities has meant limited information has got out of the country. But the sisters have made recordings of their conversations which have been shared with the Âé¶¹Éç. They discuss when the bombs land, the destruction of places they love and the realities of an economy that’s being brought to its knees. They struggle to sleep at night. Salaries don’t come through. It’s a roller coaster of emotions. But there are also moments of calm and comfort…a new kind of pastry, a red lipstick and the scent of hyacinths.
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