What is the deal with the image of the article ? Mosques are as empty in Iran as churches are empty in the west. Yes the government is tightly coupled with religion, but this image isn’t representative of Iran at all.

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lm28469 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's a real picture of a real event that's related to the current situation so idk what you're looking for. Plenty of larping christians prayed after 9/11 too, when things get dire people tend to turn to their imaginary friend(s)

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danielmarkbruce 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Are there any good books which layout out the true state of Iran on the ground today?

	▲	mctt 8 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Not a book, but a 'fact'book; https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/iran/ Religions Muslim (official) 98.5%, Christian 0.7%, Baha'i 0.3%, agnostic 0.3%, other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Hindu) 0.2% (2020 est.) Compared to the United Kingdom; https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-king... Religions Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%, Muslim 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, other 2%, unspecified 7.2%, none 25.7% (2011 est.)
	▲	yubblegum 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		https://old.reddit.com/r/NewIran/comments/1oy91ju/the_islami... Here is a short video to tell you all you need to know about what sort of people are now running Iran, and just what they think of the average captive Iranian over whom they misrule, while you wait for the books.
	▲	nfg 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It’s likely very out of date (Iran has a young, culturally dynamic population) but I really enjoyed https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mantle-Prophet-Religion-Politics-Ir... - I read it before visiting Iran as a tourist 15 years ago.