Revolutionary Hit Parade: 12+1 Protest Songs from Iran
Malu Halasa and Beehype on the latest hit parade of protest songs for Iranian freedom.
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Music for Tomorrow: Iranians Yearn for Freedom
Nazanin Malekan vibes with the women's revolution in Iran via her love for music and poetry, both Persian and western.
Letter From Tehran: From Hair to Hugs, Times Are Changing
One of Iran's contemporary writers shares his thoughts with a friend in the west about the direction the country is going as a result of the Mahsa Amini protests.
Farewell to a Football Love Affair in Iran
Sara Mokhavat's first passion was for football and the Persepolis team, but being female in Iran put the kibosh on that.
5 Poems & a Video—Essential Voices: Poetry of Iran and Its Diaspora
Poems from Iranian poets in Iran and diaspora, from a new anthology edited by Christopher Nelson and introduced by Kaveh Bassiri.
Women Are the Face of Iran’s Leaderless Revolution
Theatre and film artist Mahmood Karimi Hakak argues that the women-led movement in Iran is different from past uprisings and that women will become the new face of Iran.
Letter From Tehran: On the Pain of Others, Once Again
For nearly 40 years, writes Sara Mokhavat, her generation in Iran has gone from one crisis to another.
Homage to Mahsa Jhina Amini & the Women-Led Call for Freedom
In HEROINES, artists pay homage to the late Mahsa Jhina Amini and the women-led uprising for freedom in Iran.
Defiance—an essay from Sara Mokhavat
When an oppressive, insulting cleric makes life unbearable at a university campus in Tehran, students rebel. Pandemonium ensues.
Shirin Mohammad: Portrait of an Artist Between Berlin & Tehran
Noushin Afzali profiles multimedia artist Shirin Mohammad, who glides back and forth between Berlin, Bremen and Tehran.
Roxana Vilk’s Personal History of Iranian Music
In this month's music column, Melissa Chemam talks to a British national with an Iranian heart and musical heritage.
“Buenos Aires of Her Eyes”—a story by Alireza Iranmehr
One of contemporary Iran's best storytellers conjures a tale of octogenarian love in a Nabokovian mode.
Hawra Al-Nadawi: “Tuesday and the Green Movement”
Translator Alice Guthrie shares a preview of Al-Nadawi's exquisite 2017 novel "Qismet," a Kurdish story set in Iraq and Iran.
The Art of Remembrance in Abacus of Loss
Sherine Elbanhawy lives in the pages of a memoir in verse and finds herself reluctant to leave, identifying with how its author unpacks the complexities of exile, home, family and love.
Atia Shafee: Raw and Distant Memories
Artist Atia Shafee hopes that her paintings will "resonate, trigger, and challenge, drawing the observer into the experience," imparting a universal appreciation for art.