Tehran

Navid Khonsari was 10 when the Islamic Revolution swept through his home country of Iran. His family had to leave the country and start a new life in Canada. He’s now making a video game that captures those tumultuous days.

Most Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, but what’s special about the holiday differs for everyone. There’s family, sure. And food. And football. Yet for an Iranian-Armenian family and their community, it’s a chance to celebrate religious freedom, and their lives in the US.

In a prison memoir, misery and pain are usually staples. But in “Rosewater,” the story of Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari’s time in Tehran’s Evin Prison, dark humor and the absurd are given equal time.

The Islamic militants known as ISIS have shown savvy in social media and in picking their symbols. We explore the deeper meaning behind their index finger salute — and their black-and-white flag. And an author shows a side of Iran’s capital that you might not have expected, from sex to drugs to skinny jeans. And are you tired of being cramped in economy class? You’re not alone. All that in today’s Global Scan.

Iranian-British author Ramita Navai says Iran’s capital Tehran is full of people who are leading double lives. On the outside, they conform. On the inside, they are true to themselves. She tells their stories in her novel, City of Lies: Love, Sex, Death and the search for Truth in Tehran.