The subtle inclusion of the assassinated Qassem #Soleimani in an supposedly apolitical mural on the occasion of the commemoration of the "Decade of Dignity" and "Girls' Day" in the latest mural on the #ValiAsr billboard in Teheran is an excellent example ... 1/7 ... of a current soft propaganda approach in the vast mural landscape of Tehran. Kevin Schwartz (via @Orientalniustav) and I already wrote in our article @jadaliyya on the #ValiAsr billboard's capacity to diversify the type of regime messaging. 2/7
jadaliyya.com/Details/41116

The #ValiAsr billboard in Teheran is designed to change its image with frequency. This flexibility allows it to diversify its messaging and to employ a subtle style of soft propaganda in #Iran. K Schwartz @Orientalniustav and I wrote this:⤵️ jadaliyya.com/Details/41116 via @jadaliyya The #ValiAsr billboard has the capacity to respond to rapidly unfolding events. It lives in the moment and can go one day from venerating the martyrdom of #Soleimani to displaying a call for unity in the face of #corona the next. We discuss this style of #propaganda in our piece.

27 November 1978:
Khomeini’s face is in the moon!
Earlier, rumors had spread in Iran that the devout believer would see the face of Ayatollah #Khomeini during the next full moon. (1/11)
@HistorianofIran #IranianRevolution
📸en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon#/med… 2/11 At the day of 27 November, millions of people received the moon with cheers, actually recognized the image of Ayatollah Khomeini and shouted allahu akbar from the rooftops of their houses – which became the established sign of political disobedience.