*title taken from one Iranian’s Twitter feed

The current unrest in Iran due to its June 13th election has produced Iran’s largest antigovernment demonstration in the last thirty years. The photographs show angry Iranians, thousands of them, bloodied and shouting, who have come to the streets so that their vote will be counted accurately. The Iranian Islamic Republic’s constitution, written in 1979, calls for universal suffrage. The people of Iran haven’t forgotten this quite yet. The emboldened population now feels the support of the world; though President “Elect” Ahmadinejad has prohibited foreign journalists’ presence, Twitter has become a powerful voice. To see the words of the Iranian people and universal support from the Twitter community, search #IranElection on Twitter or click here.

Listed below is some literature we’ve found on the subject of Iran. If our beloved readers have any other suggestions, please comment!

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran by Hooman Majd

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

Things I’ve Been Silent About: Memories by Azar Nafisi

Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran by Azadeh Moaveni