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[Sickboy007]

And a 'Death to America' art contest too!

You can watch the video here, here's the first live performance.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hard-liners in Iran have unveiled two new “Death to America” songs at the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, hoping to keep anger high ahead of nuclear talks with Western powers.

They performed the songs Saturday ahead of a planned massive protest Monday to mark the anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover in 1979.

The anniversary this year is drawing greater attention due to hard-line opposition to moderate President Hassan Rouhani’s outreach to the West as talks over the country’s contested nuclear program continue. Hard-liners also criticized Rouhani’s historic telephone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama in September, a gesture aimed at ending three decades of estrangement between the two countries.

Authorities pulled down dozens of anti-U.S. banners and posters around Tehran last week.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/02/iran-death-to-america-songs_n_4204539.html

TEHRAN, Iran — Born during the hostage-crisis days after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the chant “ Death to America” has enjoyed a long run on the Iranian stage. But it has come under threat, with no less a person than the newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, suggesting that the country no longer needs such slogans.

For some, this may be a refreshing sign of political maturity, but others are determined to inject new life into the old chant. Several hard-line groups have announced plans for a “Down With USA” conference next month, highlighted by “the First Major International Award of ‘Down With America’  ” for the best photograph, poster, video, song or caricature.

The contest winners will be announced in December and will receive cash awards of as much as $4,000.

While the slogan in Persian, Marg bar Amrika, means “Death to America” and has always been translated that way in the West, the official translation from the Islamic Revolution is “Down With America.”

Iranian hard-liners are insisting that the “Death to America” slogan be shouted at all public gatherings.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/24/world/middleeast/some-iranians-seek-to-renew-an-old-chant.html?_r=0

The contest is broken into two parts, offering 100m Iranian rial (about $4,000) for a photograph, poster, or cartoon, and a smaller award of roughly $1,200 for documentaries, songs, and short form writing like blog posts. The list of sections and topics include:

American dictatorship

America and Islamaphobia

Why is America untrustworthy?

Fake democracy in America

America, and the 99%

Judges for the contest are prominent hard-line Iranian artists and illustrators, and though the party was defeated in the last election, the country’s revolutionary guard is also organizing a “Down with America” rally on November 4.

Artists interested in submitting have until November 22, and winners will be announced on December 7. For a better sense of what the competition looks like, the most recently submitted anti-American artworks can be found on the English language Down With America website.dw-usa.com

http://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2013/10/30/irans-down-with-america-prize-rewards-excellence-in-anti-u-s-art/

The song is catchy, so I say: keep the dream alive.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

First Major International Award of ‘Down With America'

We must win this prestigious award

 

[Sickboy007]

I can't wait for the reality show.

 

[Vermillion]

Iraq lobstahhhh

 

[Slayven]

I can't wait for the reality show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz7b3igb4yM

 

[Foshy]

* The format of graphics works should be JPG in A3 size and maximum 5 mg.

eww jpg why so backwards

 

[neorej]

eww jpg why so backwards

and only 5 milligrams.

EDIT: 5mg A3 is pretty shitty quallity

 

[xbhaskarx]

The Iranian Toby Keith?

 

[dripdripsplash]

Iran and the 5+1 are meeting for nuclear talks that the Israelis are against. Let's hope they strike a deal!

 

[Sickboy007]

I can't access the Down with America website. Is it the same for you guys?

 

[jerry1594]

Iran and the 5+1 are meeting for nuclear talks that the Israelis are against. Let's hope they strike a deal!

They're going to piss off both Israel and the Saudis if something goes through, so I'm interested to see how this turns out.