{"id":250,"date":"2014-07-23T23:25:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T23:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/index.php\/2014\/07\/23\/the-real-face-of-iran\/"},"modified":"2014-07-23T23:25:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T23:25:09","slug":"the-real-face-of-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/index.php\/impact-news\/the-real-face-of-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"The real face of Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/21237033\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-249 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/154;margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Iran-2011-Video.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-2011-Video\" width=\"250\" height=\"154\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a>You&#8217;ll never understand a country until you get to know its people.<\/p>\n<p>This is certainly true in Iran where life is much more than politics.&nbsp; It&#8217;s mainly about its people.&nbsp; Western tourists who visit the country find that Iranians are surprisingly friendly and kind.&nbsp; And their culture, while different, is a fascinating one.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian photographer and traveler <span>Cyrus Dowlatshahi<\/span> introduces us to the people and places of Iran in <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/21237033\" target=\"_blank\">this video<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ll never understand a country until you get to know its people. 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