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Inside Tehran’s Grand Bazaar: the magical colored pencil shop of Mohammad Rafi

Popkin
Oct 23, 2025
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If you walk through Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, you may find yourself standing in front of this incredible colored pencil shop. The shop is run by Mohammad Rafi, whose passion for it is contagious. In this heartwarming video, we get to see the shop’s beautiful interior and hear from Rafi about what running is like.

Nearly every inch of wall space is lined wit…

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