Iran

An Iranian Spark in India

Marian Brehmer

On 12 June 2009, Mahmud Ahmedinejad came to power in Iran in a disputed election, which triggered a short-lived democratic movement. In Pune, which has a sizeable population of Iranian students, there was a flicker of protest, but it was immediately snuffed out. A reminiscence

The Greatest Virus Ever Written

Adam Matthews

Stuxnet, the rogue programme that scuttled Iran’s nuclear plans

Nowhere Girl

Sara Rahbar

At the age of five, Sara Rahbar fled the Islamic revolution in Iran, walking through knee-deep snow and hiding in caves. Years later, she returned, only to realise that we are all in exile in a way

The Love Child

Shubhangi Swarup

Prolific Iranian filmmaker and daughter of the legendary Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Samira believes love is the answer to fundamentalism

Indo-Iran Gas Pipeline

Open

In 2009, after the Mumbai attacks, India withdrew from the pipeline, stating security reasons.

Detecting Fraud

Hartosh Singh Bal

A fascinating statistical law was brought into play to substantiate claims that the Iran election was rigged

The Tweets of a Revolutionary Week

Rahul Bhatia

How the foot soldiers of a social networking website took the place of reporters on the streets of Tehran, and why this transformation in conflict reporting should annoy despots everywhere