The Fire Next Time

A quiet space in the noise — drifting thoughts,
small truths, and everything in between.

Siyavash Shahabi

  • Why Reza Shah Still Speaks to Iran’s Margins

    Atatürk, Mohammed bin Salman, Hitler, and Reza Shah. In the time of the coronavirus, those who worked as service providers in Tehran were asked what could be done for the betterment of their conditions. And the thing most often mentioned was that there needed to be someone who would come and do things right. I was hearing Ali Moazami, a translator and researcher of political philosophy, give a speech at a book talk event held at the Damavand Bookshop in Tehran. What was being asked of him was rather straightforward. Does the middle class have a part to play in…

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