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Category: Middle East

Voiced Their Protest Sans Words

Members of Iran’s national football team proved that silence is not only a sign of consent, but also a weapon of protest before their opening match against England at the […]

Embalmed In An ‘Unusual’ Manner

Howard Carter (May 9, 1874 – March 2, 1939), the British Archaeologist and Egyptologist, was stunned by the opulence of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun after discovering his tomb on […]

Her ‘Belief’ In Chains

Fatemeh ‘Mary’ Mohammadi was born in a Muslim family in Iran. Later, the 24-year-old Human Rights activist converted herself to Christianity, and paid a high price for her faith and […]

On Faith, Hope & Survival

Nowadays a person gets lynched for being a Black or a Muslim or a homosexual or whatever, in different parts of the globe. A majority of the people get scared, […]

Jailed, For Her Reportage

Niloufar Hamedi, the journalist who triggered the Anti-Hijab Movement in Iran by clicking photos of Mahsa Amini in the third week of September 2022, is currently in a prison. It […]

In Solidarity With Their Sisters

The death of 22-year-old Mahsha Amini in police custody on September 16, 2022 has ignited a firestorm of anger among the Iranians. Protests have erupted in every corner of the […]

Inside The Tomb Of The Pharaoh

A secret chamber near the tomb of the teenage Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (BC 1341 – 1323), commonly referred to as King Tut, may contain the mummy of his mother-in-law and […]

From Russia, Through Azerbaijan

Iran is all set to import gas from Russia through neighbouring Azerbaijan. Tehran and the Kremlin signed an important agreement a couple of months ago under which the West Asian […]

Tirana’s Tiff With Tehran

Albania, the Muslim-majority country in southern Europe and a NATO member, announced on September 7, 2022 that it snapped diplomatic ties with Iran. As Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of […]