A Surveillance State Unlike Any the World Has Ever Seen

July 26, 2018

Der Spiegel Bernhard Zand

Just after noon, when it’s time for Friday prayers, the square in front of the huge Id Kah Mosque lies empty. There’s no muezzin piercing the air, just a gentle buzz on the rare occasion that someone passes through the metal detector at the entrance to the mosque. Dozens of surveillance cameras overlook the square.