(12 Dec 2007)
Mazandaran Province , Babol city, Northern Iran - recent
1. Wide of a mosque and its two minarets in Babol city
2. Close-up of head of minarets - word Allah (God) cut out of iron on the tip of minarets, below that there are two metal flags reading (Arabic): (Right) "O' Hossein (Third Shiite Imam buried in Karbala, Iraq)", (Left) "O'Abulfazl (Brother of Imam Hossein)"
3. Wide exterior of minaret and dome making workshop, sign reading (Farsi): "Dome and minaret making of Farvadin Brothers."
4. Pan from trunk of minaret to workers in the workshop
5. Mid of worker moulding the word "Allah (God)" with iron
6. Close-up of hand welding iron
7. A worker picking a curved piece of metal and hammering on it
8. Zoom-out of workshop owner two workers trying to shape a golden metal sheet
9. Tilt-down from head of minaret to workers rolling the metal sheet round the trunk
10. Close-up of three minarets with Allah on the tops
11. Workers working inside workshop
12. Close-up of workshop's owner observing
13. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Ali Farvardin, Workshop owner:
"The minaret-making profession is common for two reasons; firstly, people are religious and mosques are an important part of their life. Secondly, there are lots of mosques and tombs of Shiite Imams' grandchildren all around the country (That need minarets)"
14. Wide exterior of workshop and ready minarets
15. Close-up of sign reading (Farsi): "Minaret making of Arab Brothers"
16. Wide of golden minarets lined up
17. Close-up of minaret trunk with names of Islam Prophet and Shiite Imams written on in Arabic
18. Zoom-out of a minaret head through two other minarets
19. Wide interior of workshop
20. Mid of workers installing metal sheet on minaret
21. Close-up of electric drill pinning sheets to minarets
22. Low-angle of workers
23. Close-up of worker's face
24. Pan of minarets
25. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Hossein Arab, worker of minaret workshop:
"Shiites set up two minarets above their mosques, whereas Sunnis set only one. That's the difference between Shiites and Sunnis mosques."
26. Close-up of minaret heads
27. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Hossein Arab, worker of minaret workshop:
"The minarets that we make are sent to other cities and even abroad. We have travelled to countries such as Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to make minarets."
28. Wide of mosque and two minarets
29. Close-up of minarets
30. Wide interior of mosque
31. Close-up of a religious book (UPSOUND: Call for prayers in Arabic)
32. A religious cleric sitting in mosque and reading religious book (UPSOUND: Call for prayers in Arabic)
33. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Shokri, Shiite clergyman:
"Minarets symbolise a religious setting like a mosque which is a sacred place of worship. The sacredness of minarets come from the mosques as religious places for Muslims to practice their rituals."
34. Tilt-down from arch to clergyman reading a religious book
35. Wide of mosque through decorative lights
36. Tilt-up of minarets
LEAD IN :
The distinctive tall spires that indicate a mosque are recognisable symbols across the Islamic world.
The dome shaped crowns are known as minarets.
Often a distinctively golden colour, the minarets provide an audio call to prayer, when the muezzin (person who leads the call to prayer) ascend to the top to read prayers, that can be heard across the local area.
STORYLINE:
The metal workshops of Babol city, Northern Iran are renowned throughout the region for their craftsmanship.
In the workshops, the structure and outline of the minaret is erected before gold-coloured metal sheets are wrapped around the trunk.
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