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 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.
January 22, 2011
As further sanctions were added last year, many foreign investors began pulling out, even if the measures did not directly affect their business.
December 4, 2010
In Tehran cemeteries, rich and poor, loyal soldiers and dissidents are marked according to their status in death as in life.
December 4, 2010
Funeral businesses have kept up with the demand, offering a range of options, materials and designs.
November 16, 2010
Fishing is nothing but a slow death for fishermen. They have to remain in the cold seawater for hours at a time every day, and it’s like torture.
November 15, 2010
Standing for hours in the water to hold the seine nets known as “pareh”, the fishermen suffer joint pains and a range of illnesses.
