On Thursday, September 25 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran finally approved my visa.
I found out via email this morning and I immediately woke my traveling companion (Michael Pope) with a screeeeech.
We leave New York City on Monday October 6.
More details & more action... more later.
....click here for full article/permalink.
A Media Artist's Response To Failing Diplomacy
When BriAnna Olson's pacifist views were confronted by an adamant American couple, she decided to heed their challenge and head to Tehran-- the epicenter of the Axis of Evil nation.
Amongst a landscape of failed diplomacy and media smear campaigns, she and fellow artist Michael Pope found a society far more alive and hospitable than they'd ever been led to believe.
Like jesters of a modern-day Magellan, they've returned with stories and insights to a culture few American's have seen first hand.
Friday, September 26, 2008
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