10 Best Articles on Iran
The most useful articles on iran from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
Refind focuses on timeless pieces and updates the list whenever new, must-read articles or videos are discovered.
Top 5 Iran Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on iran by Refind users in 2024 so far.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on iran—all under 10 minutes.
Iran installs cameras in public places to identify, penalise unveiled women
In a further attempt to rein in increasing numbers of women defying the compulsory dress code, Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places and thoroughfares to identify and penalise unveiled women, the police announced on Saturday.
Iran’s Social Revolution: The Heartbeat Continues
What to do with the affective legacies of the Iranian left?
“This Is A Revolution”: 5 Women On The Ongoing Fight For Freedom In Iran
Iranian women have been fighting for freedom for four decades. Could this moment, asks Nosheen Iqbal, change everything?
The Women of Iran Are TIME's 2022 Heroes of the Year
The movement young women in Iran are leading is educated, liberal, secular, raised on higher expectations, and desperate for normality
Don’t Forget About Iran
For the first time since its founding, protests have the Islamic Republic on the back foot.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on iran.
Secularism in Iran is not just a form of Western ‘imperialism’
Postcolonial intellectuals and Iran’s rulers agree that secularism is just Western imperialism in disguise. They are wrong
Iran’s moment of truth: what will it take for the people to topple the regime?
The long read: Three months after the uprising began, demonstrators are still risking their lives. Will this generation succeed where previous attempts to unseat the Islamic hardliners have been…
The Hidden History of Tehran’s Red-Light District
After a revolutionary mob torched Shahrinaw in 1979, the Iranian authorities erased all traces of the neighbourhood that had served as Tehran’s red-...
A Schoolgirl's First Day in Iran's Islamic Republic
An Iranian woman recalls the trauma she and other girls experienced in the aftermath of the 1979 revolution
The Web We Have to Save
The rich, diverse, free web that I loved — and spent years in an Iranian jail for — is dying. Why is nobody stopping it?
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