Iranians escaping war let loose at a disco in Turkey : NPR
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Key Points:
- NPR's international team shares weekly personal stories from around the world in the series Far-Flung Postcards, with a recent focus on an underground Iranian disco in eastern Turkey.
- The disco attracts a diverse crowd including Sufi dervishes, young protesters, former prisoners, and families, all dancing to Persian, Arabic, and Turkish music.
- Many attendees are Iranian exiles who moved to Turkey seeking better wages and political freedom, some having fled imprisonment or completed prison sentences.
- A young man recently arrived from Tehran described the trauma of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, expressing deep love for his country alongside frustration with its government.
- Despite the pain and homesickness, the disco atmosphere offers a moment of hope and reflection for those contemplating their uncertain futures outside Iran.
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