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A holy city with rampant prostitution. How temporary marriages are arranged in Mashhad Article from the newspaper Seznam Zprávy from 1 April 2024 “In Mashhad, you can enter into a temporary marriage for a few months, for two days or even for an hour,” says Iranian filmmaker Niloufar Taghizadeh, describing the phenomenon of the ayatollahs…

NILA’S DREAM IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN (2023) A film review by Peter Gutting DEN OF INIQUITY IN THE HOLY CITY In Shia-ruled Iran, there is an institution that is rejected in all other Islamic countries: temporary marriage. A married man can legally marry a second, third or even fourth wife for just 30 minutes,…

Weltpremiere von “Nilas Traum im Garten Eden” auf dem Filmfestival in Prag

11.04.2024 Cinema release in Germany Nila’s dream in the Garden of Eden by Niloufar Taghizadeh Documentary film | 98 min| 2023 | FSK 12 Leyla and her six-year-old daughter Nila live in the holy city of Mashad in Iran and are inseparable. Nila was conceived in a “temporary marriage” and is therefore legally non-existent. She…