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Wed, 08/03/2011 - 14:04
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Ukrainian scholar impressed by Persian hospitality
TEHRAN, Aug. 3 (MNA) -- Tamara Olenich Stanislavivna from Ukraine’s Mariupol State University of the Humanities was astonished with Persian hospitality on her visit to Iran and wrote her memoirs in an article entitled “The Iran Which We Have Not Known Yet.”
Her article was published in a magazine in her country where she explained her decision on making a fortnight trip to Iran and her journey, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Tuesday.
Olenich who is Chairman of the Philosophy and Sociology Department of Mariupol State University had visited many countries in Europe, but decided to travel to the East and she chose Iran. She was frightened by her friends who, upon hearing her news, claimed that Iran is not a safe country and that there are explosions and terrorist attacks everywhere, but she ignored the rumors.
She says, “When I was onboard I admit I was not able to hide my fear and stress and had finally asked several Iranian students about their country where they had replied, ‘We don’t say much about our country, you will see everything yourself. It is a new world.”
Olenich next talked about Tehran, the capital that she called the cradle of historical culture. She talked about hijab of Iranian women and their costumes. She also mentioned that she did not look different from the Iranian women because she wore the same costume.
The Bazaar was the next thing she had explained about: the shops, the boutiques selling world-famous brands, and the Persian perfume of red rose.
Restaurants and traditional teahouses were her next stops. Persian cuisines and beverages and the hospitality of Iranians also surprised Olenich.
“Iranians are kind and generous and they like guests. They welcome the guests with salam (hello). They immediately offer tea and their local types of cookies to their guests. Pistachio and dried nuts are also served for the guests in addition to a variety of fruits,” she highlighted in her article.
She also had explained about the education of women and the attention the families pay to their children’s studies and the respect they have for educated women.
“The family has been deemed of high value in Islam. Relatives respect the elderly and help each other in hard times,” she noted.
Museums, parks and exhibitions were also among the locations she visited, “I must admit I felt quite comfortable in Iran and fell in love with these people and their country.”
Her article was published in a magazine in her country where she explained her decision on making a fortnight trip to Iran and her journey, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Tuesday.
Olenich who is Chairman of the Philosophy and Sociology Department of Mariupol State University had visited many countries in Europe, but decided to travel to the East and she chose Iran. She was frightened by her friends who, upon hearing her news, claimed that Iran is not a safe country and that there are explosions and terrorist attacks everywhere, but she ignored the rumors.
She says, “When I was onboard I admit I was not able to hide my fear and stress and had finally asked several Iranian students about their country where they had replied, ‘We don’t say much about our country, you will see everything yourself. It is a new world.”
Olenich next talked about Tehran, the capital that she called the cradle of historical culture. She talked about hijab of Iranian women and their costumes. She also mentioned that she did not look different from the Iranian women because she wore the same costume.
The Bazaar was the next thing she had explained about: the shops, the boutiques selling world-famous brands, and the Persian perfume of red rose.
Restaurants and traditional teahouses were her next stops. Persian cuisines and beverages and the hospitality of Iranians also surprised Olenich.
“Iranians are kind and generous and they like guests. They welcome the guests with salam (hello). They immediately offer tea and their local types of cookies to their guests. Pistachio and dried nuts are also served for the guests in addition to a variety of fruits,” she highlighted in her article.
She also had explained about the education of women and the attention the families pay to their children’s studies and the respect they have for educated women.
“The family has been deemed of high value in Islam. Relatives respect the elderly and help each other in hard times,” she noted.
Museums, parks and exhibitions were also among the locations she visited, “I must admit I felt quite comfortable in Iran and fell in love with these people and their country.”
