Lake Urmia, a salt lake located in Northwest Iran, has been the subject of many protests and conversations for some months now. As the threat of the lake drying up and losing some of the rarest wildlife has risen, Iranians have come together in social networks such as Facebook- and even in the streets- to protest how officials have neglected this natural national treasure.
Humor, as always, was a form of resistance. As I continue to receive emails, messages and jokes regarding the drying lake, I thought to share with you one which is written in the vocabulary of uncommon and old Farsi (a format suitable for the context.)
“A follower asked his master, What is this Lake Urmia every one is talking about? The master answered, it was a matter in geography which is now a part of history Thus, the followers began to mourn”
Parisa is a journalism graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is currently a MFA Creative non-Fiction writing candidate at Goucher College. She began writing about her native country, Iran, at her personal blog IranStories.com to share everything she loves about Iran and Iranians, minus all the politics (if that's possible).
Tired of being asked the most basic questions about Iran, all based on stereotypes and lies, Parisa just wanted to provide a pure image of what life is like in Iran...what is it like to be an Iranian woman. Now, Parisa brings her I Heart Iran section from IranStories.com exclusively to Aslan Media.
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