December 2018
Edition of 550 (hand-numbered)
Hardcover with red foil title, 120 pages
Dimensions: 24.5 x 16.5 cm
ISBN: 978-90-829504-0-3

In life, a man must either become angelic or human or animal. I have become none of these things.

Crime Wave Tehran by Pouria Khojastehpay was compiled through individual submissions, research in Iranian media archives, and social media.

This book provides a glimpse behind the curtain of state-censorship and takes a closer look into the world of organized crime in Iran. A subject considered taboo in Iran and unheard of amongst many Iranians.

From battle scars and prayers to criminal tattoos and blood spilled for gold, the Iranian criminals are united by a life in between crime and their devotion to Shia Islam.

With an essay by Mahmood Fazal