The “neighborhood”, as a unit of identity in Iran
I want to write this time about an important membership group in Iran, i.e. the ‘neighborhood’ called a ‘Mahalleh’ in Persian. Although it’s weakening these days...
Economy and industry in Iran
Iran is characterized as the second-largest economy in the MENA (Middle-east and North African) region with more than 80 million people and an estimated GDP in...
About ‘Nazri’ food served in Muharram
This post adopted from: http://realiran.org/all-you-need-to-know-about-nazri-food-served-in-muharram/
Shiite Muslims worldwide are commemorating the most important days in their faith’s history during the first month...
Social freedom in Iran
Writing about ‘freedom’ is so difficult, especially in middle east countries like Iran that every small thing can be politicized and make a lot of controversies and...
Muharram and Ashura in Iran. Who is Hossein?
These days, if you walk along the streets in Iran, you feel something has changed. Some people are wearing black or gray clothes, the same are the...
Visa for Iran
This is adopted from: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Iran
Visa restrictions: Entry will be refused to citizens of Israel and to foreign travelers with any evidence of...