A Review of Lost Trust in Official Media in the Narration of National Disasters / Nafiseh Sharafaldini

“Verification is the first unconscious reaction of an individual when faced with an event or news. Even a child, who lives solely based on instinct and unreliable bits of learning, turns to their parents for verification to determine the accuracy of a position. In the modern world, media has to a large extent replaced parents […]...

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A brief look at the safety issue in Rajaei Port/ Omid Aghdami

Fire in Bandar Abbas, a wound on Iran’s body. In any case, I am waiting. Generally, I am waiting for bad news. Waiting to see what decision Flanxk will make about Iran in the world. Are we getting closer to war or moving further away? Suddenly, news pages become smoky: “Explosion in Bandar Abbas.” The […]...

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Explosion of trust; when no one is “responsible”/ Fereshteh Goli

Today, what remains in our minds are the narratives that penetrate into the human soul. Narration is not storytelling, it is public diplomacy, media, cinema, and literature, they are fortresses for survival in the unarmed battle but influential in the 21st century. Now, in the recent explosion in the port of Rajai and in the […]...

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The Role of Inappropriate Governance in the Inefficiency of Risk Management and Crisis Management / Ahmad Alavi

The tragedy of the explosion in the port of Rajaei on April 26, 2025, with at least 70 dead, over 1200 injured, and extensive damage to infrastructure, is a prominent example of the consequences of mismanagement in Iran. This article examines systemic factors, such as ineffective oversight, cover-ups, suppression of civil institutions, and lack of […]...

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Crisis Management or Management Crisis?/ Azar Taherabadi

In the past decade, Iran has witnessed a repetition and intensification of crises that not only have become more complex in nature, but also the way they are managed has turned them into compounded crises. From deadly floods in Lorestan and Khuzestan, destructive earthquakes in Kermanshah and Sisakht, land subsidence in Isfahan, severe air pollution […]...

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A look at the human tragedy in the explosion of Bandar Rajaei Port/ Reza Harrisi

The representative of Bandar Abbas in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, after 15 days since the terrible explosion in Bandar Rigai, said: “The fire has still not been completely extinguished and only the danger has decreased.” This representative, knowingly or unknowingly, has revealed the tragedies that indicate two terrible disasters: negligence and lack of crisis management […]...

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Justice or Show? Criticism of the Treatment of a Child Molestation Suspect / Musa Barzin

In early April, Tehran police announced the arrest of a suspect accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting multiple children. Police and judicial authorities, after examining evidence and clues, including the suspect’s phone, suspect that there may be more victims than initially discovered or admitted by the suspect. In this regard, it was decided to release […]...

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Old age, poverty, and gender: The triple challenge of women in unequal societies / Elaheh Amani

The elderly population in the world is continuously increasing today. Although global health improvements have led to longer human lifespans, alongside this trend, growing disparities of poverty and wealth and new trends that challenge the respect for the rights of the elderly have become a central issue in global discussions. It is predicted that by […]...

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Continued Neglect of the Bill Against Violence Against Women/ Parvaneh Ahmadi

Gender-based violence against women is a subject that has been presented to the parliament in the form of a bill since 2020, but for unknown reasons, the parliament has not put it on its agenda. This bill is one of the few measures that have been taken to support women and has been drafted during […]...

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In Defense of Abolishing the Death Penalty/ Amin Ghazaei

This article focuses exclusively on the arguments for abolishing the death penalty. I will show where existing arguments fall short and propose an alternative that, I argue, is more robust and logically sound. Setting Aside Pseudo-Arguments To begin, we must first discard a few pseudo-arguments often presented against the death penalty. A popular claim condemns […]...

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