Reza Aslan’s An American Martyr in Persia Argues for US-Iranian Friendship
Dalia Sofer reviews Reza Aslan's latest book on American Howard Baskerville, "martyred" alongside revolutionary students in Iran in 1909.
Dalia Sofer reviews Reza Aslan's latest book on American Howard Baskerville, "martyred" alongside revolutionary students in Iran in 1909.
TMR publishes World Picks special edition on its third anniversary, including events from Sept. 15-26, 2023.
A woman's sexual ruminations kindles memories of her conservative upbringing in Iran and a longing for the liberating poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad.
Matthew Broomfield reviews a book on the Kurdish women's movement, which challenges hierarchical, patriarchal society.
Away from prying eyes, two lonely people pass time together under the state of emergency that has become Iran.
A small town couple have a brutally honest conversation about marriage in light of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests.
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.