Instagramming Iran

Touring the Islamic Republic through the one social network it hasn't cracked down on yet.

BY HOLLY DAGRES | DECEMBER 20, 2012

This is a view of north Tehran from a high-rise in the trendy area of Elahieh. The skyline is made up of new apartment buildings; in the distance is the Alborz mountain range, which turns white with snow during the winter.

Holly Dagres

 

Holly Dagres is an Iranian-American analyst and commentator on Middle East affairs. Currently living in Egypt, she is a researcher at the Cairo Review of Global Affairs. You can follow her @PoliticallyAff on both Twitter and Instagram.