Forough Mahmoodi Darvish
@foroughdarvish.bsky.social
PhD researcher | Armenia–Iran in Late Antiquity | Religion & Identity | Lover of languages, myths, and cultural memory
Mosques have lost their functions as a sacred peaceful places of prayer, for a long time.
People in Iran know that mosques are bases for gathering IRGC/Basiji troops and propaganda of the regime come out from mosques.
#IranProtests2026
#DigitalBlackoutIran
People in Iran know that mosques are bases for gathering IRGC/Basiji troops and propaganda of the regime come out from mosques.
#IranProtests2026
#DigitalBlackoutIran
January 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Mosques have lost their functions as a sacred peaceful places of prayer, for a long time.
People in Iran know that mosques are bases for gathering IRGC/Basiji troops and propaganda of the regime come out from mosques.
#IranProtests2026
#DigitalBlackoutIran
People in Iran know that mosques are bases for gathering IRGC/Basiji troops and propaganda of the regime come out from mosques.
#IranProtests2026
#DigitalBlackoutIran
Or maybe the problem is my English, maybe “start shooting” means something else!
Or maybe he’s waiting for shooting stars? Bombs? Meat balls?
What am I missing Mr. president??
#DigitalBlackoutIran
Or maybe he’s waiting for shooting stars? Bombs? Meat balls?
What am I missing Mr. president??
#DigitalBlackoutIran
January 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Or maybe the problem is my English, maybe “start shooting” means something else!
Or maybe he’s waiting for shooting stars? Bombs? Meat balls?
What am I missing Mr. president??
#DigitalBlackoutIran
Or maybe he’s waiting for shooting stars? Bombs? Meat balls?
What am I missing Mr. president??
#DigitalBlackoutIran
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People in Iran don't have internet. Images are barely and rarely available. Last night in Tehran, the repressive forces in the Khak Sefid area of Tehran were forced to retreat and a police station fell into the hands of the people. #IranProtests last night Jan 9
January 10, 2026 at 9:48 AM
People in Iran don't have internet. Images are barely and rarely available. Last night in Tehran, the repressive forces in the Khak Sefid area of Tehran were forced to retreat and a police station fell into the hands of the people. #IranProtests last night Jan 9
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January 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Once again, the Islamic Republic has shut down the internet and phone lines, cutting people in Iran off from the world.
Iranians abroad are deeply worried about the safety of our fellow citizens. Silencing a nation is not security it is hostage taking.
Be the voice of #iran‼️
#digitalblackoutiran
Iranians abroad are deeply worried about the safety of our fellow citizens. Silencing a nation is not security it is hostage taking.
Be the voice of #iran‼️
#digitalblackoutiran
January 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Once again, the Islamic Republic has shut down the internet and phone lines, cutting people in Iran off from the world.
Iranians abroad are deeply worried about the safety of our fellow citizens. Silencing a nation is not security it is hostage taking.
Be the voice of #iran‼️
#digitalblackoutiran
Iranians abroad are deeply worried about the safety of our fellow citizens. Silencing a nation is not security it is hostage taking.
Be the voice of #iran‼️
#digitalblackoutiran
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Iran Went Dark. The Uprising Didn’t
www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran...
www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran...
Iran Went Dark. The Uprising Didn’t. - NCRI
Three-minute read On January 8, 2026, Iran entered a new and more perilous chapter. Across all 31 provinces and more than 130 cities, millions of
www.ncr-iran.org
January 10, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Iran Went Dark. The Uprising Didn’t
www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran...
www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran...
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Update #IranProtests (55): De moordmachine van het Iraanse criminele regime is de afgelopen nachten zeer actief geweest.
Toen de protesten tegen de regering donderdagavond aanzienlijk in omvang toenamen, reageerde het regime op veel plaatsen door het vuur te openen. >
time.com/7345092/iran...
Toen de protesten tegen de regering donderdagavond aanzienlijk in omvang toenamen, reageerde het regime op veel plaatsen door het vuur te openen. >
time.com/7345092/iran...
Doctor Says More Than 200 Reported Dead in Tehran Protests
"I'm not in the police to kill people," says one Iranian officer as the regime vows to continue its protest crackdown.
time.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Update #IranProtests (55): De moordmachine van het Iraanse criminele regime is de afgelopen nachten zeer actief geweest.
Toen de protesten tegen de regering donderdagavond aanzienlijk in omvang toenamen, reageerde het regime op veel plaatsen door het vuur te openen. >
time.com/7345092/iran...
Toen de protesten tegen de regering donderdagavond aanzienlijk in omvang toenamen, reageerde het regime op veel plaatsen door het vuur te openen. >
time.com/7345092/iran...
Now last 36 hours*
‼️The Islamic Republic has shut down all internet and mobile communications, for the last 24 hours.
Unarmed people are in the streets, fighting a corrupt regime for their basic human rights.
The world remains silent!
and the regime has silenced them.
Be the voice of #IRAN ‼️
#digitalblackoutiran
Unarmed people are in the streets, fighting a corrupt regime for their basic human rights.
The world remains silent!
and the regime has silenced them.
Be the voice of #IRAN ‼️
#digitalblackoutiran
January 10, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Now last 36 hours*
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The regime uses internet blackouts to slaughter their own people.
Don’t stop talking about it. Night 2 of a 2 day coordinated protest is happening now.
#DigitalBlackoutIran #IranProtests #IranRevolution2026
Don’t stop talking about it. Night 2 of a 2 day coordinated protest is happening now.
#DigitalBlackoutIran #IranProtests #IranRevolution2026
January 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The regime uses internet blackouts to slaughter their own people.
Don’t stop talking about it. Night 2 of a 2 day coordinated protest is happening now.
#DigitalBlackoutIran #IranProtests #IranRevolution2026
Don’t stop talking about it. Night 2 of a 2 day coordinated protest is happening now.
#DigitalBlackoutIran #IranProtests #IranRevolution2026
Propaganda of Regime is working
We, Iranians, must try to neutralize them, we know what is happening there
People are in the streets sacrificing blood and shouting for freedom
Please expose the true face of the murderer regime
Wherever you can
#DigitalBlackoutIran
We, Iranians, must try to neutralize them, we know what is happening there
People are in the streets sacrificing blood and shouting for freedom
Please expose the true face of the murderer regime
Wherever you can
#DigitalBlackoutIran
January 10, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Propaganda of Regime is working
We, Iranians, must try to neutralize them, we know what is happening there
People are in the streets sacrificing blood and shouting for freedom
Please expose the true face of the murderer regime
Wherever you can
#DigitalBlackoutIran
We, Iranians, must try to neutralize them, we know what is happening there
People are in the streets sacrificing blood and shouting for freedom
Please expose the true face of the murderer regime
Wherever you can
#DigitalBlackoutIran
Iranians are in the streets, protesting resisting the Islamic regime,
shouting for their right
The regime has shut down the internet, phone lines, and cancelled international flights, to hide the violent crackdown on protests and the killing of protesters
#DigitalBlackoutIran
shouting for their right
The regime has shut down the internet, phone lines, and cancelled international flights, to hide the violent crackdown on protests and the killing of protesters
#DigitalBlackoutIran
January 10, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Iranians are in the streets, protesting resisting the Islamic regime,
shouting for their right
The regime has shut down the internet, phone lines, and cancelled international flights, to hide the violent crackdown on protests and the killing of protesters
#DigitalBlackoutIran
shouting for their right
The regime has shut down the internet, phone lines, and cancelled international flights, to hide the violent crackdown on protests and the killing of protesters
#DigitalBlackoutIran
“If I am executed, let the world know that in the 21st century, despite the UN, human rights mechanisms, and the Security Council, an innocent man was executed for trying to make his voice heard.”
- Navid Afkari
Regime murdered him in 2020
#DigitalBlackoutIran
- Navid Afkari
Regime murdered him in 2020
#DigitalBlackoutIran
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
“If I am executed, let the world know that in the 21st century, despite the UN, human rights mechanisms, and the Security Council, an innocent man was executed for trying to make his voice heard.”
- Navid Afkari
Regime murdered him in 2020
#DigitalBlackoutIran
- Navid Afkari
Regime murdered him in 2020
#DigitalBlackoutIran
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I killed my time today!
September 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I killed my time today!
I’ve never seen Armenian chronologies mentioned in the work of Iranian mythologists until today in Pourdavoud’s (1885–1968) article on the Aban Yasht, written about 100 years ago. He even cited Ełišē’s History! WOW!
September 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I’ve never seen Armenian chronologies mentioned in the work of Iranian mythologists until today in Pourdavoud’s (1885–1968) article on the Aban Yasht, written about 100 years ago. He even cited Ełišē’s History! WOW!
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My new article "From Togas to Turbans: Jewish Male Head Coverings between the Roman and Sasanian Worlds" was just published by the Jewish Quarterly Review.
It is available for free download here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...!
It is available for free download here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...!
August 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
My new article "From Togas to Turbans: Jewish Male Head Coverings between the Roman and Sasanian Worlds" was just published by the Jewish Quarterly Review.
It is available for free download here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...!
It is available for free download here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...!
I want a Manchester united women's team shirt!
🥲
🥲
August 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I want a Manchester united women's team shirt!
🥲
🥲
In Iran, I fought with the uni porter every day cause my clothes were “inappropriate.”
Today I’m in a light dress, and I see young students in the yard smoking.
I remember how we were under pressure for every small thing: clothes, tattoos, smoking, sunglasses!
A daily fight in an unfair battle.
Today I’m in a light dress, and I see young students in the yard smoking.
I remember how we were under pressure for every small thing: clothes, tattoos, smoking, sunglasses!
A daily fight in an unfair battle.
August 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In Iran, I fought with the uni porter every day cause my clothes were “inappropriate.”
Today I’m in a light dress, and I see young students in the yard smoking.
I remember how we were under pressure for every small thing: clothes, tattoos, smoking, sunglasses!
A daily fight in an unfair battle.
Today I’m in a light dress, and I see young students in the yard smoking.
I remember how we were under pressure for every small thing: clothes, tattoos, smoking, sunglasses!
A daily fight in an unfair battle.
September!
Please don't kill me!
Please don't kill me!
August 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
September!
Please don't kill me!
Please don't kill me!
I think I need Star Wars marathon!
Am I old?!
Am I old?!
a close up of a yoda from star wars
ALT: a close up of a yoda from star wars
media.tenor.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I think I need Star Wars marathon!
Am I old?!
Am I old?!
I think one of the supervisors trusts me now!
Ok let's make plan for the other one 🤓
Ok let's make plan for the other one 🤓
August 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I think one of the supervisors trusts me now!
Ok let's make plan for the other one 🤓
Ok let's make plan for the other one 🤓
Is it just me who feels better after shooting the X down, or did you all know and not say anything?
August 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Is it just me who feels better after shooting the X down, or did you all know and not say anything?
نظر نامحبوب بنده اینه که فردوسی قدیس نیست، شاهنامه هم مقدس نیست.
حالا باز هرطور صلاح میدونید.
حالا باز هرطور صلاح میدونید.
August 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
نظر نامحبوب بنده اینه که فردوسی قدیس نیست، شاهنامه هم مقدس نیست.
حالا باز هرطور صلاح میدونید.
حالا باز هرطور صلاح میدونید.
یک شاخه صد تومنی گلبهی صدام کرد و...
March 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
یک شاخه صد تومنی گلبهی صدام کرد و...
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Depressing to see bullies constantly receiving favours & obtaining positions of power by being manipulative & dishonest, at the same time defining their own approach as standards of “proper” behaviour, undermining those who show empathy. This is particularly disheartening in academia.
March 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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