April 28, 2011
Many migrate to the big cities in search of work. The trend is growing all the time and it's possible that within the next few decades there will be little left of these nomadic people. They are mainly known for producing beautiful handicrafts.
April 26, 2011
The Iranian authorities, who believe that the war ended with Iran’s victory, always try to keep the memories of the war alive. One way they do this is through programme in which groups of ordinary people visit the former front lines of the conflict.
April 22, 2011
The number of chain restaurants and fast-food outlets in the huge shopping malls of Tehran are increasing every day. But the middle-aged and some young people still prefer the traditional Iranian foods to the foreign ones.
March 25, 2011
As the Nowruz holiday which marks the new year in Iran got under way, the Turkish tourist industry geared in the hope of receiving record numbers of visitors.
March 23, 2011
In the run-up to the Nowruz celebration, families go on a shopping spree, even though many are on a tight budget these days because times are hard.
March 21, 2011
Until recently, the supermarkets which proliferate in every Iranian town sold only food and other groceries. But starting last year, they began selling domestically-produced movies and serials as well.
February 26, 2011
The tactics that Iran’s Islamic regime has employed against the opposition Green Movement follow a well-worn pattern which can be summed up as “call them counter-revolutionaries and then destroy them”.
February 24, 2011
Revolution becomes a real prospect when only the opposition and the regime’s forces are on the streets, and the apathetic stay away.
February 18, 2011
As dusk fell and the tear gas swirled through Enghelab Street, a dozen demonstrators huddled in a dark apartment-block basement...
February 18, 2011
The Green Movement is back, reinvigorated, and revived hopes dampened when the 2009 protests failed and the regime claimed total victory.
