What life was like in Iran before the 1979 Islamic revolution

What led to the overthrow of the Shah and are there parallels between then and now?

Where are the bodies of Iranian women? Erasure as a political strategy of the regime

The Islamic Republic has long presented itself as protector of women’s dignity — which is why, while a dead male protester is ...

Iranian authorities subjected Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 'life-threatening mistreatment,' Nobel Committee says

Imprisoned Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi was subjected to beatings and “life-threatening mistreatment” by Iranian ...
The Stanford DailyOpinion

Deciphering the guilt and faith of the Iranian diaspora

In the midst of the ongoing Iran protests, Sazi writes about reconciling faith with the Iranian American diasporic experience ...
In These Times

Iranian Artists Keep the Spirit of “Woman, Life, Freedom” Alive

The 2022 “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests erupted in Iran following the shocking death of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini, in police custody. Like many Iranians in the diaspora, illustrator Roshi ...

Iran Toppled the Shah in 1979. Why This Time Isn’t Quite Like That

"The conditions in Iran today are not comparable to those that precipitated the downfall of the Shah and the triumph of the ...
WTOP News

Iran’s famed singer Googoosh recalls family, exile and life in the spotlight

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For Googoosh, Iran’s most-famous singer, life always has been balancing act of one kind or another. It began as a child, performing with her acrobat father who ...