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Originally Posted by Betsy
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I just found these photos ---
I watch video on the news, but to see your photos makes the place less abstract.
It is not everyday you see a camel, sitting down and taking a break. (Unless, you're "Stew Mathews"....)
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Cool - glad you like them!
Sadly the camel was dying - there were hundreds down the beach. There is a myth that camels can go ages without drinking water. If they get fresh grass/palms everyday, they can last about 3 weeks without water. If they eat dry food they can't manage much more than 6 days. Unfortunately the lights of the refinery draw them and in desperation they drink the sea water and don't last too long after that.
Iran is a beautiful country and I've enjoyed working there, but like most educated people I can't reconcile the way in which women are treated. I respect many aspects of Iranian life (it has been a real wonder to visit Tehran and the mosques) but don't agree that women are in any way subservient to men.