Cambridge English Dictionary has recently added a new word: Singlism, defined as “unfair treatment of single individuals.” About a decade ago, social psychologist Bella DePaulo coined this term, and while it is not yet as widely used in public discourse as other “isms” such as racism and sexism, awareness of the discrimination faced by single […]...

You can buy a great house with four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, but one person spent this amount to buy a house in the three-dimensional virtual environment of Metaverse to be in the neighborhood of a famous rap singer named Snoop Dogg. Only in January 2022, Metaverse properties were sold for eighty-five million dollars. […]...

Is the digital generation depressed? “Two ten and thirteen-year-old children from Lorestan committed suicide on August 18, 2022 by hanging and shooting themselves. According to the news agency “Hrana”, from April to August 20, 2022, thirty-three cases of suicide among children and adolescents aged eleven to eighteen have been reported in the country, and only […]...

Virtual space, the slaughterhouse of children’s rights When talking about child labor, the image that comes to mind for most people is of children working in a wide range of jobs, including selling fortunes and gum on street corners, working in workshops, factories, mines, bakeries, and similar places. These children are forced to work for […]...

It is not possible to make a general statement about the positive or negative effects of computer games on children and adolescents. Experts in educational sciences, psychologists, and experts in related fields have provided their opinions on the types of games, classification of violence levels in them, and appropriate ages for each game, and have […]...

Tell me who I am. Gender is an inseparable part of many people’s lives. In addition to the fact that quality education in line with international standards is necessary for children and adolescents in this area, access to such education is also considered one of their rights. Children need to receive education about sexual orientations, […]...

The twelfth day of August every year is the International Youth Day. The idea for this day was initiated in 1998 in Lisbon and was adopted on December 17, 1999 at the United Nations General Assembly. The year 2022 is the World Youth Day of “Inter-generational Solidarity, Creating a Global World for All Generations”. This […]...

The dreamy shell of a nightmare “Internet is like the Wild West; I mean, it doesn’t follow any laws.” This statement is made by American comedian and writer Steve Wright, as regulatory systems continue to advance in order to monitor the cyber space. However, the internet, especially social networks, are heavily influenced by information flows […]...

The emergence of the internet not only changed the way of life for humans, but also created gaps between different generations; a generation that encountered this phenomenon at an older age, a generation that became familiar with it in their youth, and a generation that was born into it. Each of these generations has its […]...

Housing is a social right and is on par with other basic human needs such as education and healthcare. Providing this social right and basic need is one of the main responsibilities of governments. Article 31 of the Constitution also recognizes the right of every Iranian individual and family to have suitable housing and obligates […]...

Last year, during the presidential election, one of the questions that was asked of most candidates was their solution for improving the stock market. This question, in fact, reflected the desire of many stock market losers. Like all other issues in the economy and politics of the country, presidential candidates talked about the stock market […]...

The latest report from “Business Wire” on the outlook of Iran’s oil and gas industry shows signs of hope in this sector. In the past two years, the widespread impact of the coronavirus and the decrease in oil prices have had a negative effect on Iran’s oil and gas industry. However, this report predicts an […]...