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A Brief Overview of Development and the Process of Modernization in Iran/Shida Aryanpour

1 – Development and urbanization process The concept of change has always been of interest to social scientists in various forms, but specific attention to the concept of development and planning for achieving development has become a valuable goal for most countries in the 20th century, leading to the implementation of development planning in order […]...

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By: Admin
October 22, 2020

The right to leisure time in human rights documents and its absence in Iranian legal laws / Mehran Mosadeghnia

The concept of leisure time and recreation. Leisure time can be considered the most important opportunity and hours in human life, as it is during leisure time that a person can do what they enjoy, rediscover their main personality, and express it. As a result, their abilities are often showcased during leisure activities, which are […]...

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By: Mehran Mosaddegh‌Nia
October 22, 2020

Urban renters, new guests of suburbanization/Siamak Malamhamedi

In recent years, the housing situation for renters has become increasingly difficult and volatile, and many renters have resorted to living on the outskirts of major cities in search of more affordable housing. In addition to high housing prices and an unstable housing market in Iran, the unprecedented economic recession, inflation, and inadequate income have […]...

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By: Siamak Molamohammadi
September 22, 2020

Tenantship and Landlord-Tenant Relationships/Shida Aryaipour

General rental terms Housing is the first unit of society, the most important unit of human settlement, and the smallest unit of planning projects (Vosoqi, 1379: 29). Housing is the most important place and key element in society’s acceptance of the world and is crucial in organizing social space. Housing plays a very determining role […]...

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By: Sheyda Ariaeipour
September 22, 2020

Becoming a housewife in Iran; a hope that turned into a myth / Moien Khazaeli

Last year in the month of Shahrivar (1398), Mohammad Eslami, the Minister of Roads and Urban Development in Iran, made a claim that seemed very strange at the time. He said that with the implementation of the National Housing Project in major cities, the hopes of becoming a homeowner in Iran would be achieved in […]...

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By: Moein Khazaeli
September 22, 2020

A picture of the “Khayyam-e Chahar Hasar Karaj” neighborhood; the territory of the city’s destitute/Mehrnoush Noedoust.

Where is the outskirts of the city? The answer is straightforward; wherever it can provide shelter. Maybe thirty years ago, the outskirts of major cities in Iran like Karaj were built outside the city, but now with the growth of the city, the outskirts are located within it. According to official statistics, a major city […]...

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By: Admin
September 22, 2020

“Real Estate Mafia or Elevator Rent Prices?!/Mortezā Hāmouniyān”

Sources: 1- Where did the tax on empty houses end up? – Control of rent rates with the supply of over 3 million empty houses – Resistance News – September 15, 2020 2- Tenants complain about heavy rents – Mehr News Agency – August 22, 2020 3- The kingdom of real estate advisors is the […]...

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By: Admin
September 22, 2020

Investigation of the Rental Housing Situation in Iran / Bahar Abbasi

The decrease in the exchange rate, lack of government support, and absence of laws to protect tenants have caused a sharp increase in housing rent rates in Iran. Parvin, a sixty-year-old woman who has two daughters in college and currently lives in a marginalized neighborhood, says: “We haven’t been tenants for four years now and […]...

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By: Bahar Abbasi
September 22, 2020

Notes on Narratives of Violence in the World and Iran / Elaheh Amani

Violence, assault, and sexual harassment are some of the most heinous forms of human rights violations that continue to occur in the 21st century world, across the globe. While the majority of victims are women and girls, sexual violence also affects men, boys, and individuals with diverse sexual identities. According to the World Health Organization, […]...

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By: Elahe Amani
September 22, 2020