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Do most Iranians really hate their regime?
From 2015 to 2018, I spent 15 months doing research work in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city. As an anthropologist, I was interested in everyday life in Iran outside the capital Tehran. I was also interested in understanding whether the ambitions of the 1979 Revolution lived on among “ordinary” Iranians, not just political elites. I first […] The post Do most Iranians really hate their regime? appeared first on Asia Times.
Do all Iranians hate the regime? Hate America? Life inside the country is much more complex and nuanced
From 2015 to 2018, I spent 15 months doing research work in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city. As an anthropologist, I was interested in everyday life in Iran outside the capital Tehran. I was also interested in understanding whether the ambitions of the 1979 Revolution lived on among “ordinary” Iranians, not just political elites. I first lived on a university campus, where I learned Persian, and later with Iranian families. I conducted hundr…
Young people who once protested against the ayatollahs’ repressive regime now face a dilemma about how to perceive external military intervention. Their testimonies, collected despite censorship and internet shutdowns, show a fragmentation of sentiment. Public opinion polls over the past two years confirm this internal contradiction. A 2024 survey published by the Middle East Institute shows that Iranians see their country’s military engagement …
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