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简介:BBCjournalistSadeqSabatakesapersonaljourneyaroundacountryofwhichheisfiercelyproud,anditsoonbecomesapparentthatthereisalotmoretoIranthannuclearstandoffsandmullahs. Inacountrysuspiciousoftheoutsidemedia,thisisarareopportunitytomeetordinaryIraniansgoingabouttheirdailylives-shopping,cooking,workingandhavingfun. SababanterswithhisfeistysisterFaribaaboutwomen'srights,relaxeswithteapickersamidmountainousrollingplantations,bravesleechestojokewithriceplantersandreceivestipsonhowtoeatcandyflossfromthefactoryfloor. Therecentpoliticalstrugglesarenowhere,partlybecauseitwasfilmedbeforethecontestedelectioninJune2009butalsobecausewhatweareseeingistheessenceofadeepsenseofPersianidentity,buffetedbystrugglespastandpresentyetstillenduring. Sadeq,whoistheheadoftheBBC'sPersianTVchannel,relisheseveryencounter,beitgastronomicorhistorical.HevisitsthestunningancientmonumentofPersepolis,hiddenfromtheworlduntil70yearsago,wandersthroughancientbazaarsandtakesatourthroughthemagnificentformercapitalofIsfahan. Islamanditsinfluencethroughoutsocietyisapparent,butthrivingcommunitiesofminorityreligions-Zoroastrians,ChristiansandJews-arealsoinevidence. SadeqconcludesthathecomesfromarichandancientculturewhichstilllivesoninthepsycheofIranianstoday.Butitisthewarmth,hospitalityandsenseoffunthatshinesthrough.…