Che and Bashar
October 6, 2007 at 8:47 am 4 comments
In honor of today’s BBC’s story on images of Che, here is my current favorite, from a Christian-owned sweet shop in Aleppo (with a reputation for the best ice cream in the city). In the middle is Nasrallah, leader of Lebanon’s Hizbullah.
Che images were ubiquitous throughout Morocco. From the coastal town of Essouira:
In Syria, the most common images are of Bashar Assad, the President.
While in Morocco images of the King portray him engaging in an activity related to the theme of the establishment displaying the photograph (often with his wife or a child), Bashar’s photographs are usually only pictures of his head. He is often shown with his father or his deceased brother, very rarely with his wife and children.
Still, the photos can be displayed in fascinating ways.
Entry filed under: History, Identity, Lebanon, Middle East, Morocco, Syria, Uncategorized.
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