Qahveh Society: Iran’s Essential “Third Places”
From Safavid coffeehouses to Instagram-era roasteries, Iranian cafés have been venues of commerce, performance, surveillance, and dissent.
From Safavid coffeehouses to Instagram-era roasteries, Iranian cafés have been venues of commerce, performance, surveillance, and dissent.
Despite a tightening economic vise, the Islamic Republic still lavishes precious funds on self-promotion.
The military standoff over control of the crucial strait is mirrored by a statutory conflict that mocks international law.
In 21st-century Iran, yesterday’s “oppressed” are increasingly recast as today’s expendables.
“White SIMs” for the power elite, different levels of “Internet Pro” for the rich and favored, domestic intranet for the plebes.
Repeated internet shutdowns are breaking the digital economy millions depend on.
Affordability rather than availability is key threat to Iranians’ food security.
From surging inflation to supply chain disruption to industrial havoc, a crisis could be nearing its breaking point.
Mobarakeh Steel, reportedly targeted by both the US and Israel, plays an outsized role in Iran’s corruption-riddled economy.
Gareth Smyth talks to Yossi Alpher about his latest book, Death Tango, focused on the 2002 Arab Summit
Photography helped propel the Iranian Revolution, and the Revolution helped push the boundaries of documentary photography in the country.
What Revolution photos tell us and what they don’t.