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Iran on the Move—Photos by Peyman Hooshmandzadeh

Iran on the Move—Photos by Peyman Hooshmandzadeh

Emerging from Covid, a prominent Iranian photographer documents the working-class as the country reels under sanctions.

1 MAY 2023 • By Peyman Hooshmandzadeh
Hard Work: Kurdish Kolbars or Porters Risk Everything

Hard Work: Kurdish Kolbars or Porters Risk Everything

Clive Bell reviews the latest graphic novel from Mana Neyestani on the hardships of being a Kurdish porter.

1 MAY 2023 • By Clive Bell
The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

An Athens native returns to Greece after a 20-year sojourn across the Mediterranean and Middle East, covering turmoil...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
White Torture Prison Interviews Condemn Solitary Confinement

White Torture Prison Interviews Condemn Solitary Confinement

Kamin Mohammadi (no relation) has read Narges Mohammadi's new book, even as the author sits in Evin Prison,...

13 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Kamin Mohammadi
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
Editor’s Picks: Magical Realism in Iranian Lit

Editor’s Picks: Magical Realism in Iranian Lit

Rana Asfour has selected four contemporary novels of Iranian literature for this special issue on Iran in TMR...

30 JANUARY 2023 • By Rana Asfour
Don’t Be a Stooge for the Regime—Iranians Reject State-Controlled Media!

Don’t Be a Stooge for the Regime—Iranians Reject State-Controlled Media!

Malu Halasa reports on the myriad ways Iranians circumvent Iran's heavy-handed media to get their news.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Malu Halasa
Siri Hustvedt & Ahdaf Souief Write Letters to Imprisoned Writer Narges Mohammadi

Siri Hustvedt & Ahdaf Souief Write Letters to Imprisoned Writer Narges Mohammadi

Author and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi must be released by Iranian authorities immediately.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By
Revolutionary Hit Parade: 12+1 Protest Songs from Iran

Revolutionary Hit Parade: 12+1 Protest Songs from Iran

Malu Halasa and Beehype on the latest hit parade of protest songs for Iranian freedom.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Rana Asfour
Imprisoned Director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears

Imprisoned Director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears

Critic Clive Bell reviews the latest feature from one of several Iranian filmmakers who languish in prison.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Aimee Dassa Kligman
We Read/Discuss Out of Mesopotamia, the novel by Salar Abdoh, and Meet the Author

We Read/Discuss Out of Mesopotamia, the novel by Salar Abdoh, and Meet the Author

THE JANUARY BOOKGROUP SELECTION IS is Out of Mesopotamia, by Salar Abdoh (no bookgroup meeting in December). The discussion...

28 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Biswajit Sengupta
Historic Game on the Horizon: US Faces Iran Once More

Historic Game on the Horizon: US Faces Iran Once More

Mireille Rebeiz objects to geopolitical hypocrisy when it comes to migrants and workers' rights, and supports the upcoming...

28 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Mireille Rebeiz
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