Iran is different

Long Departure: Agreement in the nuclear dispute, end of years of Western economic sanctions, strengthening of reform forces in elections. Today, we receive positive news from a region of the world that otherwise has little good to report, specifically from Iran. However, new tensions with neighboring Saudi Arabia and uncertain economic prospects are also part of the picture of a country that has not yet found peace. Werner van Gent and Antonia Bertschinger take us behind current events with this book and illuminate the behind-the-scenes of the theocratic state. They correct the Iran image shaped by prejudices and reveal unexpected and often surprisingly humorous facets: from prophetic canaries to rebellious poetry and the northern Iranian garlic secret, readers are introduced to the Iranian everyday life that initially seems so different.