Conversing with my new found friend from Iran I was surprised to find that he apparently loathes music, but is perfectly content with poetry and epics from his culture. In Muslim prayer the Qur'an is recited in a very what one might say musical manner, but it is apparently an insult to assume that it is "sung." I was so surprised when my friend told me without hearing but a few notes of Mozart that he hated it.
Unfortunately, Iran has strict rules concerning music, especially western music, which is banned in a
de facto manner. In fact, there is even an underground music culture in Iran, which is promoting the spread of music, despite the governmental restrictions. You can read at
NPR about an underground band that is doing quite well through its underground efforts:
Hypernova: Illegal Indie-Rock from Iran. In my subsequent entires for this week I hope to share some Iranian poetry and some information for viewing, and perhaps some reading in the coming days.
Quite a few apologies are due since I simply haven't had the motivation to write, and perhaps a lack of time due to focus in other areas.
As I was speaking about yesterday my friend from Iran introduced me to the Iranian author Ferdowsi who wrote the very famous Shanameh know in English as the Epic of Kings. 
