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The Contemporary Literary Scene in Iran

The Contemporary Literary Scene in Iran

Salar Abdoh reports from Tehran on the beauty and complexity of Iranian literature that thrives despite warring factions.

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Salar Abdoh
Letters From Tehran: Braving Tehran’s Roundabout, Maidan Valiasr

Letters From Tehran: Braving Tehran’s Roundabout, Maidan Valiasr

A journalist in Tehran walks defiantly without covering her hair through one of the city's busiest thoroughfares.

30 JANUARY 2023 • By TMR
Letters From Tehran: The Girl of Revolution Avenue

Letters From Tehran: The Girl of Revolution Avenue

In our Letters From Tehran series, Iranians write intimately about daily life in the city following last fall's...

30 JANUARY 2023 • By TMR
“Pink and Blue”—a story by b. al-ism

“Pink and Blue”—a story by b. al-ism

A young storyteller in Kuwait is captivated by the lives of Filipina women he does not know.

15 JUNE 2022 • By b. al-ism
 
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