I just walked into my local butcher shop and for the first time in Tehran, saw a whole turkey. Apparently it was just coincidence, as the owner had no idea it was Thanksgiving, and was just scratching his head over what he was going to do with this gigantic, unsellable bird.


An American born journalist living in Iran. Covering Iran for multiple media outlets since 2001. You may read my stories in Time, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, and more.


