These Are the True Things
Naghmeh SohrabiA historian of Iran curating, translating, and contextualizing analysis and voices from inside the country for readers who want to understand Iran on its own terms.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 70 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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The News Changes Constantly and Not at All
This past week, I have found myself reading less and less of the news and yet waking up more frequently in the middle of the night.
It made me realize it’s time to take a break for a couple of weeks—from the news and from the shape of the...
"The Noose Is the Last Link in Poverty's Chain"
No food. No drink. Sewn lips.
Since July 13, 2026, the prisoners in unit 2 of Qizil Hisar prison, many of whom are on death row for drug related charges, have been on a hunger strike. Not to get better food nor any particular benefit that...
Five Films About Iran's Jonoub [South]
“The President’s policy is a head for an eye. I mean, honestly, that’s what it’s going to be. I mean, they will pay a very heavy price for the things they’re doing. They’re already paying a very heavy price…Despite all that bravado, they ar...
The Future as a Casualty of War: Iran’s Students Between Missiles and Exams
There is a generation of Iranian students whose education has been interrupted again and again since 2020—first by COVID-19, then by the wars of 2025 and 2026. Now, in the midst of another conflict, many are sitting for final exams and prep...
Against the People–Imperialism Binary
One June 1, 2026, the Iranian researcher, writer, and activist, Yashar Darolshafa, was beaten and arrested in Tehran. Darolshafa is a well-known leftist scholar, labor activist, and political prisoner who was first arrested during the Green...
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As an historian of the Iran's 1979 revolution within a global context, I provide deep analyses of Iran’s past and present, and let you decide how that links to its future.
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