Mohammad Hajabolfath

Iran · Alborz-Gebirge (Shah Alborz)

Between Silence and Snow

Some dreams wait quietly inside of us. Mount Shah Alborz (13,681 feet) was one of mine. I left Iran with my family during the Iran-Iraq War in 1986, eventually building a life in Germany and later the United States. Yet the mountains of Iran never left me. Yet 17 years ago, I returned, drawn back …

2026 · Marjan Miri · 4 min