Modern society is full of contradictions and injustice. We turn a blind eye to many things to ignore them, since it pains us to admit it. However, they can’t be forgotten. In his honest and high-pitched cartoons, an artist from Iran, Alireza Pakdel, reveals the sore points of our world, showing both good and bad. Take a look.

1. Treatment staffs self-sacrifice

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2. Rich and poor

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3. Yalda night 

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Yalda night is the longest and darkest night of the year is a time when friends and family gather together to eat, drink and read poetry (especially Hafez) until well after midnight. Fruits and nuts are eaten and pomegranates and watermelons are particularly significant. The red color in these fruits symbolizes the crimson hues of dawn and glow of life.

4. Pressure

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5. Be kind to the environment

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6. Experience

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7. Threats and environmental changes

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8. New games and old games

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9. Litter kills marine life

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10. Bad music situation of pandemic days

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11. Grandmother

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12. Poverty

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13. Discrimination

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14. Firefighter’s work

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15. We need kindness more than ever these days

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