Can the Kurdish Women’s Movement Transform the Middle East?
Matthew Broomfield reviews a book on the Kurdish women's movement, which challenges hierarchical, patriarchal society.
Matthew Broomfield reviews a book on the Kurdish women's movement, which challenges hierarchical, patriarchal society.
A small town couple have a brutally honest conversation about marriage in light of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests.
Away from prying eyes, two lonely people pass time together under the state of emergency that has become Iran.
Omid Arabian recounts the legend of the serpent king from Ferdowsi's epic "Shāhnameh," exploring human psychology and the roots of tyranny.
In Salar Abdoh’s new short story, Iranian militias return from war to a life and country to which they have difficulty adjusting.
Emerging from Covid, a prominent Iranian photographer documents the working-class as the country reels under sanctions.
Clive Bell reviews the latest graphic novel from Mana Neyestani on the hardships of being a Kurdish porter.
An Athens native returns to Greece after a 20-year sojourn across the Mediterranean and Middle East, covering turmoil and displacement.
Kamin Mohammadi (no relation) has read Narges Mohammadi's new book, even as the author sits in Evin Prison, unable to be with her family.
A journalist in Tehran walks defiantly without covering her hair through one of the city's busiest thoroughfares.
Rana Asfour has selected four contemporary novels of Iranian literature for this special issue on Iran in TMR Weekly.
Malu Halasa reports on the myriad ways Iranians circumvent Iran's heavy-handed media to get their news.
Author and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi must be released by Iranian authorities immediately.
Malu Halasa and Beehype on the latest hit parade of protest songs for Iranian freedom.
Critic Clive Bell reviews the latest feature from one of several Iranian filmmakers who languish in prison.