Abadan, The Rise and Demise of an Oil Metropolis
The image of Abadan as a vanguard city of oil-driven modernity was transformed by its role in the 19[...]

Kaveh Akbar: “I Was Already An American Last Week When A Leaf Fell” and more…Kaveh Akbar is the founding editor of Divedapper. His poems appear recently or soon in Poetry, Ploughshares, APR, Tin House, and elsewhere. His debut collection...
Arts Under ThreatFreemuse registered 1,028 attacks on artists and violations of their rights in 2016 across 78 countries, continuing a worrying trend of artistic freedom increas...
How Iran Will Respond to New SanctionsSince December 2017, Iran’s currency, the rial, has lost one-third of its value. And on April 10, the exchange rate’s rapid depreciation prompted the government...
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