By Laila Davies and Jessie Yeung, CNN. The sounds of Persian classical music used to fill the classrooms of the Honiak Music Academy in Tehran: the skillful plucking of the setar, the tinkling of the santur. It was the pride and joy of Iranian musician Hamidreza Afarideh, who opened the school two years ago with his wife, Sheida Ebadatdoust. They had poured their hearts and money into creating a space that felt like a sanctuary for their 250 stu…
By Laila Davies and Jessie Yeung, CNN. The sounds of Persian classical music used to fill the classrooms of the Honiak Music Academy in Tehran: the skillful plucking of the setar, the tinkling of the santur. It was the pride and joy of Iranian musician Hamidreza Afarideh, who opened the school two years ago with his wife, Sheida Ebadatdoust. They had poured their hearts and money into creating a space that felt like a sanctuary for their 250 stu…