Women have their own small acts of resistance and often try as far as possible to push their scarves back," says Prof Afshar. Getty Images Caspian Sea beach in 2005: Iranian women are forbidden ...

In the 20 or so years since I almost drowned, Iranian women have been adrift in a sea of suffering and inequality. Sahar with her mum, dad and baby sister by the Caspian Sea Sahar with her mum ...

The Caspian Sea, once a bounty of clean water and fish, is shrinking due to climate breakdown and human activities. Sometimes I fish, but most of the time, I drive a taxi. The older generation still ...