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30 Jan 2026 3 minute read 6 comments Melina Mehr $0.36
I can't believe it! We haven't had internet for three long days now! I'm going crazy. We can't even text each other. Phones, laptops, electronic devices seem so useless at this point... Damn it!... Let me at least share the rest of my story here... t...
29 Jan 2026 3 minute read 20 comments Melina Mehr $0.35
Today marks the second day of the total nationwide internet blackout in Iran, and everything has basically come to a standstill—life itself feels frozen. Shops are shuttered, the city has sunk into an eerie silence, and here I am, deciding to wri...
27 Jan 2026 2 minute read 8 comments Melina Mehr $0.43
Right now, as I type these lines, we have no internet. Not even SMS reaches each other. Our only bridge to the outside world — and to one another — is landline calls between people still inside the country, checking who is still breathing. Let th...
14 Jan 2026 2 minute read 0 comments Perfectionist25 $0.08
The whole world is talking about Iran. The economic crisis in Iran, exacerbated by years of economic sanctions, high inflation, and abysmal purchasing power, has led to protests that have spread throughout the country, fueled by the people's demands...
4 Jan 2026 2 minute read 3 comments Melina Mehr $0.16
As nationwide protests in Iran enter yet another intense chapter, I felt the need, in the midst of all this, to look back at the years gone by—to remember the protests from decades past and the quiet, trembling memories I carry from my university d...
28 Dec 2025 1 minute read 4 comments Melina Mehr $0.32
From childhood, I was that classic bookish kid with glasses. I didn’t have those super thick bottle-bottom lenses, but my eyesight was pretty weak. I first noticed it in fifth grade, and when we went to the eye doctor, I remember he wasn’t exactl...
25 Dec 2025 1 minute read 3 comments Melina Mehr $0.45
Snowy days are cold, icy, and unforgiving, yet they undeniably weave breathtaking scenes across the landscapes beyond the city. Let's be honest: what we experience up close is worlds apart from what we glimpse from afar. No matter how deeply we try t...
16 Dec 2025 3 minute read 1 comment Melina Mehr $0.25
In 2025, Iranian authorities intensified their crackdown on artists expressing dissent or challenging cultural restrictions, particularly through rap music—a genre often used for protest against the regime. While many arrests targeted male rappers...
13 Dec 2025 1 minute read 5 comments Melina Mehr $0.25
The mountainous forests of northern Iran bring incredible autumns. The colorful mix of tree leaves is truly magical. And as we get closer to winter, the chance to see these views gets shorter. With the arrival of the cold and gloomy autumn, the tr...
6 Dec 2025 1 minute read 8 comments Melina Mehr $0.68
Kish Marathon Mocks Iran’s Morality Police: 2,000 Women Run Free in “Hijab-Optional” Race”On Friday, December 5, 2025, more than 5,000 runners — including roughly 2,000 women who openly ditched the compulsory hijab — turned the upscale resort island...
