Talla Mountjoy: The first places I’ll visit when Iran is free, if Iran is free
Iran is richly diverse by region, ethnicity, religion and culture, and I’ve long dreamed to build Iran’s tourism industry.
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Talla Mountjoy: My family in Iran is cut off from the rest of us. It is taking its toll.
We get a call from Iran once a day from our family members telling us they’re OK, which means they’re alive. But it does not mean they’re OK.
Talla Mountjoy: ‘This is the time the regime will fall.’ Iran’s protests as seen through my family’s group chat.
With the protests in Iran growing, the conversations in our chats changed to signs of hope even amid concerns about our family’s safety.
Talla Mountjoy: ‘We’ll survive. Iran always survives.’ Israel’s attacks as seen through journal entries.
Abandoned by the world and their own government, my family and the Iranian people relied on their strength to get through Israel's attacks.