From Iran today:
March 11, 2010 What do we do with all the graffiti?
Cities around Iran try to do a bit of spring cleaning and get their cities beautified in preparation for all the No Ruz travelers this time of year. Our cities really do put on a fresh face. It’s great. However, this year we have the problem of political graffiti. What to do about that? I’ve seen where they have attempted to remove it and have given up. Only the strong stone walls seem to be able to withstand the pressure hoses. Painting over them does not eliminate them. So, many attempts have been abandoned. Recently they have tried covering up the graffiti with murals. But you can’t do that with every wall – especially private walls. And then they only get the graffiti they can see from the cars. When I went for a walk the other day I saw lots of fresh graffiti – all at angles the cops can’t see when they are on the prowl. But it is fresh and it is there and the PEOPLE are NOT erasing them!
My sig other saw graffiti on a university bathroom stall. One said nasty things about AN’s mother and the other said, “Marg bar mah ke goftim marg bar shah!” (Death to us who said death to the shah).
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