The author presented the life of an individual in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), based on the interviewees' life experiences and provided a detailed analysis of the current system in Iran. She supported her analysis with historical moments that contributed to the emergence of the new state, focusing on the rise of Islam from the 7th century onwards, and in the recent historical period with the activities of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925-1979). With this background, she described the functioning of the political regime of the IRI, the supervisory bodies there, and the process of censorship, especially of musical content.
She attempted to give an objective view of the government apparatus from the perspective of young Iranian musicians who are working in the country, or who have (already) left it for various reasons. The author reflects on whether their illegal musical activity is a sign of rebellion and concludes that it is not so much about that, and more about the normalisation of the repressive situation in the country.
Moreover, the work refers to the concepts of hope and trust, which are not felt by the interlocutors in their own words. Nevertheless, they continue their involvement in the Iranian underground, which the state repeatedly makes illegal.
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