erotic moments Photo

Photographer’s Note

Aleppo, Syria. Cinema poster, normal cinema as far as I remember, but it highlights those precise moments which some of sexually restricted citizens of this muslim state would look for in mainstream movies accepted into Syrian cinemas.

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KevRyan (22297) 2007-12-20 23:25

It's an interesting cultural take Swiatek to show us a more intimate insight into the shifting stance within a Muslim country on human representation and behaviour - powerful piece of reporting in a way when the representation of the human (and even animal) form is a complete no no for many Muslims - it just shows the breadth of interpretation metered by, culture, politics and nationality in Islam across the world - the Western media focuses so much these days on the contrasts and 'struggles' with Islam but devotes so litle to the contrasts and struggles within the 'Moslem world'..................