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April 2015 back issue
by Juan Teixeira
In recent years, Iran has made great strides towards integration into the global market. Thanks to a new president
and decisions on how to allow the entry of international observers in the the country to monitor its nuclear program,
the country is increasingly less isolated. Large international corporations know this and prepare their chips to play. The
population is divided between those who believe globalisation is wrong, and those who welcome this increased
connection with the outside world. Youth pulls the cart of modernity. Craving for western brands is evident in any
shopping complex. Many things are changing in the kingdom of the Ayatollahs.
An imam in a mosque in Tehran.
A couple observes a window in a shopping mall.
A family on the beach at Kish Island.
A mother breastfeeding her child in a mall.
A woman talking on the phone at the entrance of a shopping mall.
Two young men driving an American sports car.
Alcohol and drugs are totally prohibited by the Iranian regime, but their use is normal in the private sphere.
The advertising of western brands is commonplace in
Iran.
Young people like western clothing.
Women’s rights are still a pressing issue for the country.
Major brands of western clothes are desired by the Iranian population.
Even the way of eating is changing in the kingdom of the Ayatollahs.
In Tehran it’s easy to find fast food.
Two women in the street in Tehran.
A man looks at the remains of a Greek freighter run aground in Kish Island.
