TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY KARIM ABOU MERHI AND AHMAD PARHIZI
Iranian luthier Fatemeh Moussavi builds a oud at her workshop in the capital Tehran, on December 14, 2020. - The Oriental lute, known as the oud in Arabic, the barbat in Persian, is making a comeback in Iran after decades of neglect as musicians reconnect with an instrument integral to Arab and Turkish musical tradition in a fragmented region. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)