May 7, 2011
Despite strict censorship and bans imposed before and even after new books come out, Iran’s publishing industry continues to survive, if not exactly thrive.
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.
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 17, 2011
Setting aside the dissimilarities in the kind of regimes the Iranian and Arab protesters are taking on, the ways they behave reveal some major cultural differences.
December 4, 2010
In Tehran cemeteries, rich and poor, loyal soldiers and dissidents are marked according to their status in death as in life.
November 26, 2010
Courtside stories about wives accused of murdering their husbands are common enough to excite little attention.
November 5, 2010
The censors’ work has always been shrouded in secrecy, but the word in the publishing industry is that there are never more than 20 of them.
November 3, 2010
Armenia is rapidly becoming a popular destination for holidaymakers from Iran.
November 2, 2010
At public ceremonies staged all across Iran, the authorities destroy a wide range of banned goods, sending out a strong message of disapproval.
