TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY KARIM ABOU MERHI AND AHMAD PARHIZI
Oud master Nouchine Pasdar, 40, poses for a picture during an interview in the Iranian capital Tehran, on February 6, 2021. - 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)