Interview with Solka: Rap, Gender Equality, and a Battle That Continues / Morteza Hamounian

She’s called “Solka” so much so that even those around her have forgotten her real name is “Sara Bahreini.” Sara, or Solka as she’s known, has numerous tattoos adorning her body and exudes a sleek gangster style. She’s reminiscent of “Griselda Blanco,” except Sara is no criminal—she’s an artist, writing beautiful lyrics with a powerful […]...

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Conversation with Dr. Azin Moheb, Professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran/ Nafiseh Sharafaldini

During the Mihssa Movement, universities in Iran were one of the main strongholds where the cry of “Women, Life, Freedom” was raised by students and professors. The demands of this section of the scientific community were completely in line with the demands of the people; demands that led thousands of people to take to the […]...

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Conversation with Solka; Rap, Gender Equality, and the Ongoing Struggle/ Morteza Hamounian

“Solka” is calling out; she is so well known by this name that her acquaintances have forgotten her real name, “Sara Bahreini”. Sara, also known as Solka, has numerous tattoos on her body and has a stylish gangster appearance; something similar to “Griselda Blanco” but the difference is that Sara is not a criminal, she […]...

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Mehdi Motaharnia: It was not intended for universities to be turned into military bases / Ali Kalaei

Mehdi Motaharnia, a professor at the Azad University of Qom, Tehran Central, and Tehran North, and a visiting professor at the National Defense and Shirazi Hunter universities in the fields of political science, futurology, sociology, and cultural management. He is one of the development theorists in Iran who considers himself a transformationist. In addition to […]...

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Mahmoud Nili Ahmadi: The day I was fired from my job, I felt a sense of relief/ Pedram Tahsini.

It took exactly one week to arrange a meeting with the former president of Tehran University. This was not due to their lack of willingness, but because of their busy schedule and constant presence in student defense sessions. As a result, the conversation was delayed for a week. Although even after that, we did not […]...

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The government of “National Unity” and its promises / Majid Shia’ali

Today, a government has come to power in Iran that considers its slogan to be national unity; a slogan that more than two decades ago, the movement for freedom – as part of the opposition to the government inside Iran – demanded through its statements and has been brought up again in political discussions in […]...

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University or secluded courtyard of security forces?/ Sanctified type.

At the same time as the start of the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement in 1401, students across the country in universities acted as the beating heart of social movements and protests, in response to the death of Mahsa Amini. These protests were so widespread that student organizations – including Islamic associations, trade unions, and even […]...

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Educational environments, an indicator of real changes/ Hope for progress

The second half of 1398 (2019-2020), both in terms of the number of important political and social events and their significance, is one of the most intense periods in contemporary Iranian history. The disastrous decision of the government to suddenly increase gasoline prices, widespread protests in over one hundred cities in protest against the price […]...

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The right to education in international documents/ Qasem Ba’adi

The value and importance of human beings, especially children, and their personal development and growth, have been the focus of global legal institutions after World War II. The issue of human rights and the right to education was defined as one of the fundamental human rights in international organization documents from that time on. Based […]...

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How the “Women’s Freedom Movement” made it impossible to go back; a conversation with Azar Tashakkor / Pedram Tahsini

Azar Tashakor is a sociologist and an active researcher who is concerned with social changes. She has carried out various research and facilitation projects throughout Iran, mostly in the areas of cities and women. In addition to observing, writing, and presenting sociological analyses, Azar Tashakor is also a life coach. She explains that coaching is […]...

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Mahmoud Salehi: We will cancel the execution sentence of “Sharifeh Mohammadi” in any way possible / Ali Kalaei

On the eve of the second anniversary of the nationwide protests in 1401 and the Mehssa movement, the death sentences issued against women in the courts of the Islamic Republic surprised everyone. Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist, is one of the women who has been sentenced to death on charges of “rebellion”. Mrs. Mohammadi is […]...

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Mahmoud Salehi: We will cancel the execution sentence of “Sharifeh Mohammadi” in any way possible / Ali Kalaii

On the eve of the second anniversary of the nationwide protests in 1401 and the Mehssa movement, the death sentences issued against women in the courts of the Islamic Republic caught everyone by surprise. “Sharifeh Mohammadi”, a labor activist, is one of the women who has been sentenced to death on charges of “rebellion”. Mrs. […]...

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