The most of press focused almost exclusively on the war. They followed closely as each town or city changed hands how each battle went but once Heshiken, the capital of the rebels, fell on 24th May 2020, the attention of the press moved elsewhere.
After the war, perhaps one of the most important changes was the announcement of that education system in Clysperis was to be
reformed with a greater emphasis being put on the history of Clyspris and instilling a sense of pride in the pupils for their heritage. The teaching of foreign languages was also revamped as teaching of Latin, Rokkenjiman and Morelandish were gradually replaced in the favor or Parthian, the lingua franca of MidAranye. Djerb supported the move immediately offering to
send one thousand teachers to help Clysperi schools teach Parthian.
Vajesta Rudina, a 40 year old teacher of Parthian from rural Tamora, is one such teacher. We talked to her at length about her experiences in Clysperis and asked her what do Clysperi pupils have to gain from learning Parthian:
“Parthian opens the door to numerous opportunities. It is the language of communication between the people of MidAranye. It gives better employment opportunities and in the case of Clysperi it’s also an opportunity for a job in Tamora. But I would argue that these material benefits are less important than the cultural one which is having the key to open the great treasure that is Tamora’s cultural heritage. Clysperi students after learning Parthian have access to Tamora’s best poets and writers and a better understanding of Tamoran cinema. They can also take part in the debates that dominate Tamoran society and add their contribution to the debate. And last but not least, it gives them the opportunity of better understanding themselves, reading the works of the great Tamoran writer Manuchehri which analyzes Clysperi society in the 18th century can for example help them better understand their own culture. "
One aspect that has gained little attention in the media is the drastic increase in mixed Clysperi – Tamoran marriages. As hundreds of thousands of Clysperi fled the country during the civil war, many have found their way to Tamora. So large was the influx Clysperi to Tamora that there is now a neighborhood in Djerb nicknamed the
Clysperi Quarter. With such a large number of Clysperi emigrants and refugees it no surprise that mixed marriages between Clysperi and Tamoran have passed the 20 thousand mark last year, a figure 4 times higher than the average of the previous years. One example of such a mixed marriage is that of Bazoor Vevalwala, cofounder of the
VK social network, and his Clysperi wife Abisha. Abisha was kind enough to talk to us her experience in a mix marriage:
“It is both a blessing and a curse. Coming from to very different cultures is both an opportunity to learn something more about yourself and others but it also inevitably leads to clashes down the road as you have different visions about what a marriage is, how things work and what is more important in life. I still have a hard time adjusting to Tamoran mores which I find too constricting and on the other hand Bazoor has a hard time understating the Clysperi attitudes which he finds too lax and sees them as negligent. Constant dialogue helps smooth things over, so I would say that in mixed marriage couples have to communicate more with each other.”
The presence of such a large Clysperi community in Djerb, the cultural heart of Tamora, has also meant that Tamora gradually opened to Clysperi culture and Clsyperi theater became very popular.
Halima, one of the acclaimed Clysperi theater actresses, became a star in Djerb after receiving the privilege of being one of the few foreign actors to play at the Safavid Imperial Theater in Djerb
“The play was well received in Tamora. The audience was impressed to find out that the play was written before the Prophets Mani, Mohamed and Jesus walked on Mundus “ said Halima during our interview.
The popularity of Clysperi theater also lead to popularity of Clysperi garbs for women. One of the top trending images on the Tamoran social media platform VK has been that of Tamoran women dressing in Clysperi garbs
The rebellion ravaged the infrastructure and economy of Sothern Clysperis leaving destitute hundreds of thousand of Clysperi. In response to this Tamora launched a
series of programs aimed at helping the recovery of the Clysperi economy and reconstruction of its infrastructure.
Tamoran financed programs also made it a priority to repair and preserve Clysperi cultural heritage
The Tamoran soldiers that fought and died on Clysperi soil further strengthened the bond between the Tamoran and Clysperi peoples. No better can that be seen than in the Clysperi Quarter of Djerb where Clysperi and Tamorans prayed together for Tamoran soldiers that died in the effort of liberating Clysperi lands from the rebels: