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In a small shop in Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Mohammed Rafi sells coloured pencils. He has no less than 50,000 of them crammed into a tiny space. Arne Immanuel Bänsch/dpa In the middle of the winding ...
T he enormous roundabout at Azadi Square was full of cars, yet still felt somehow deserted. Then it dawned on me: Humans—they ...
In a dimly lit corner of Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Mohammad Rafi is surrounded by all colours of the rainbow in his tiny shop that sells nothing but art pencils.The world may have gone digital, but Rafi ...
In a small shop in Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Mohammed Rafi sells coloured pencils. He has no less than 50,000 of them crammed into a tiny space.
Israeli strikes on Tehran have continued, prompting evacuation warnings, creating fuel and internet disruptions, and adding to the growing number of residents who are fleeing the capital.
After nearly two weeks of airstrikes and rising regional tensions, Tehran is slowly resuming normal life following a ...
The Grand Bazaar stayed shut, while a banner in Vali-Asr Square honoured Sahar Emami, the state TV anchor who remained on air during the Israeli strike on the broadcaster's headquarters.
The Grand Bazaar in Tehran is a sprawling, churning labyrinth. Having grown over the centuries, the network of winding, covered alleys extends over several square kilometres.
Tehran's Grand Bazaar, empty, on June 16 ... The monument at Azadi Square in Tehran, illuminated, on June 25. (Xinhua / Getty) *Photo-illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic.