The New Dark Age

18 August, 2010 — MRZine

“In Tehran, I met a construction worker named Ali, who plays the role of Hossein in Ashura passion plays in his rural village. He sees the connection between the hardship that comes from Western-imposed sanctions and Yazid’s oppression of Hossein.” — Sabereh Kashi

“You know, it’s interesting that some of the worst violence that has happened in Iran happened during Ashura, and it’s interesting that people use the occasions, the mourning occasions, again to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the system.” — Hooman Majd

Sabereh Kashi is an Iranian-American filmmaker. The video above is an excerpt from her work in progress.