molkolsdal:

A woman holds an open Quran on the bride’s chest, during a wedding ritual in Bileh Sowar, Ardebil, Iran, on May 9, 2007. Traditional weddings in rural Iran are deeply rooted in cultural heritage, marked by symbolic rituals that highlight prosperity, honor, and transition.

Hossein Fatemi 

safije:

“Sen Kürtsün.”

“Nerede olursan olun, Kürt’sün.”

My Small Land マイスモールランド (2022)

bobemajses:

Rabbi in a synagogue in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 2000

smsomah:

Algeria. Date of photograph: 1909. A. Robert Hottot

songs-of-the-east:

Forrószegi Dance House in the Hungarian Village of Sic, Transylvania, Romania

divinum-pacis:

March 2025: Mithi, Pakistan
Hindu women watch the procession as they celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi in the Tharparkar district of the desert town of Mithi
Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images

smsomah:

Syria, Deir er Zor, Bedouin people. Date: 01-01-2003. Silvio Fiore

27moremoons:

Rose water production, Qamsar, Iran

City of fragrance