Once Upon a Time in Tehran

Photos of a swinging Iran when the skirts were short, the dance was the twist, and America wasn't Enemy No. 1.

BY CARA PARKS | FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Above, the entrance gates of Tehran University, photographed in 1971. Since the revolution, the main campus -- considered the symbol of higher education in the country -- is frequently the site of mass Friday prayers.

Courtesy of Kaveh Farrokh

 

Cara Parks is the deputy managing editor of Foreign Policy.