As the tour in the Middle East continues, with great performances in Beirut and Cairo, we’ve been trying to keep in touch with events in the region. Apart from the events in Bahrain and Syria that reach the papers every day Iran has also been boiling. Here’s an excellent article in the New Yorker about the recent political climate:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/05/07/120507fa_fact_secor
Also, Shahin Najafi, Germnay based Iranian rapper got a death warrant by a few clerics. For the sake of artistic freedom here’s the song which upset them:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rDXhjIN030&w=420&h=315]