Published by The Dispatch If you know a little bit about Iran, you’ve probably heard of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. A militia founded shortly after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, it has mushroomed to… Is a Militia Running Wartime Iran?
Published by The Dispatch The assassination of Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel wasn’t just a massive event in modern history of Iran. It was also a massive event in the history of… Shia Islam Without Ali Khamenei
Published by the Atlantic A wave of protests started by shopkeepers swept through Tehran in December. Iranians have had such a terrible year—facing such a decline in living standards and such a sense of political… Iranians Have Had Enough
Published by the Atlantic At the end of November, two aging clerics gave speeches in Tehran reflecting on the lessons to be drawn from the summer’s Israeli and American strikes on their country. The contrast… ‘Nobody Knows What to Do About the Future’
Published by the Atlantic Lynda Ben-Menashe, the president of the National Council of Jewish Women Australia, expressed an apt sentiment after yesterday’s terror attack at Bondi Beach: She said that she was “horrified and devastated”… Horrible and Devastating—And Worse, Not Shocking
Published by the Atlantic Crystal Wilsey, a cashier at a Cinnabon franchise in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, said some unforgivable things to a Somali couple who had the temerity to request more caramel on a pecan cinnamon… Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn’t Make Me Happy
Published by the Atlantic Publicity material for Googoosh: A Sinful Voice, a new memoir by the Iranian singer in exile, calls her a predecessor to Beyoncé and Madonna—a comparison that might seem over-the-top to American readers… The Star Who Represents Iran’s Golden Age—And Its Future