Ali Abbasi
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Receipts, memes and supermarket shelves: how Iranians are documenting the economic cost of war online (opens the original)
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What does economic pressure on Iran look like? On social media, people are documenting it one receipt at a time. A washing machine. A bag of groceries. A packet of chips. On Iranian social media, everyday items are being used to illustrate rampant inflation. Videos juxtapose the purchasing power of the same amount of money from one or two years ago with its current value. People capture supermarket shelves, photograph receipts, and make jokes about products that have become unaffordable for thei
As missiles fly, Iranians are turning to art, culture and memes to find community (opens the original)
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Coverage of the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States has largely focused on battlefield developments, political statements and international diplomacy. However, another story has been unfolding on the streets of Iran. Despite fears of further military escalation dominating daily life, residents continue take up space, both in person and online. Night after night, they gather in public spaces, posting the evidence on social media. In this process, many have turned to culture and th
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