Migration, Exile, and Cafe Conversations
Dreams of Leaving Iran
Many conversations inside Tehran cafes revolve around migration.
Young people discuss:
- Studying abroad
- Immigration visas
- Economic opportunities
- Leaving Tehran
- Building futures elsewhere
Cafes became spaces where people process uncertainty about their future.
At neighboring tables, conversations shift between:
- Hope
- Frustration
- Nostalgia
- Fear
- Ambition
Coffee accompanies nearly every emotional state in modern Tehran.
