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What Shirin Neshat Taught Me About Iran

What Shirin Neshat Taught Me About Iran

Neshat’s work reminds us that Iran has always contained multitudes: radical artists, secular thinkers, feminists, modernists.

16 JANUARY 2026 • By Hassan Abdulrazzak
Trump, The Liberator! (and the Fear Wagons)

Trump, The Liberator! (and the Fear Wagons)

In this dissection of Trumpian spectacle, TMR columnist Amal Ghandour digs into the root (evil) of Empire.

16 JANUARY 2026 • By Amal Ghandour
If You See Something—an Iraqi Film on Asylum

If You See Something—an Iraqi Film on Asylum

Alex Demyanenko argues there is a better film trying to break free — the urgency is real, even...

12 DECEMBER 2025 • By Alex Demyanenko
The Woman Who Wouldn’t Break—Cutting Through Rocks’ Sara Shahverdi

The Woman Who Wouldn’t Break—Cutting Through Rocks’ Sara Shahverdi

In this prize-winning documentary from Iran, resistance is not a single victory, but a long and grueling journey.

28 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Alex Demyanenko
Contemporary Kurdish Writers in the Diaspora

Contemporary Kurdish Writers in the Diaspora

A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.

14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Matt Broomfield
Reading the Landscape: Cultural Clues and Regime Messages in Iran

Reading the Landscape: Cultural Clues and Regime Messages in Iran

Iran attempts to woo a weary populace with exhibitions, billboards, and even promises that past transgressions can be...

12 SEPTEMBER 2025 • By Raha Nik-Andish
Hope Without Hope: Rojava and Revolutionary Commitment

Hope Without Hope: Rojava and Revolutionary Commitment

Matt Broomfield's new book explores the history of the Rojava revolution in Syrian Kurdistan as a model for...

11 JULY 2025 • By Arie Amaya-Akkermans
Life Under the Shadow of Missiles: the View From Iran

Life Under the Shadow of Missiles: the View From Iran

A writer-artist sits in a café in Tehran with a failing internet connection, risking life and limb to...

20 JUNE 2025 • By Amir
 
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