People’s organizations in Iran, and specifically what is referred to as religious NGOs, are a problem that has sparked many challenges. In some countries, the interpretation of religious NGOs is recognized officially, but there are sociologists who say that such an entity goes back to the historical and social status of that society, and the […]...

The importance of non-governmental organizations, their role in development, and their ability to help solve social problems were among the topics discussed in an interview with Dr. Saeed Madani, a writer and sociologist, in the monthly magazine “Khat-e-Solh”. He emphasized that, in his opinion, “in the current situation, the government, with all the resources at […]...

The history of Iran is a history of various connections and discontinuities in the social, economic, and political spheres. One of the reasons for the continuity of democracies is not the existence of democratic governments, but the existence of civil society. To the extent that civil society and its affiliated institutions have more power, position, […]...

Ibn Khaldun, the famous Arab historian and sociologist, believes that the main cause of the rise and fall of civilizations is extravagance, wastefulness, and corruption within the government by rulers and leaders. Throughout the centuries, there has always been an inverse relationship between the proper use of power and territory and the spread of corruption. […]...

“What we think, I speak on your tongue.” Why does Iranian society have no interest in social participation? What is the current state of the quality of Iranian society? Under what conditions does this society thrive? Where do each of us stand in this human society known as the Iranian society? With which groups, classes, […]...

NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) is one of the concepts that takes on a different definition according to the social and political context of each country, and is also assumed to have a different function. On the other hand, this concept is usually accompanied by a wide range of other concepts. Expressions such as “charity”, “non-profit”, “voluntary” […]...

The term NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) was first used in the literature of the United Nations in 1945. This term was later recognized in Iran as “Civil Society Organization”, which was simply a translation of the term Non-Governmental Organization. In this sense, NGOs are expected to criticize and challenge government laws and actions, and they are […]...

Non-governmental organizations or non-profit organizations were first mentioned in Article 71 of the United Nations Charter in 1945. While there is no fixed or official definition for non-governmental organizations, they are generally defined as independent non-profit institutions that operate without government influence; although they may receive government funding. The activities of non-governmental organizations include environmental, […]...

The talk is about the internal problems of civil organizations in Iran; of course, I should mention at the beginning that the security pressure on these organizations makes these problems even more complicated, which should be addressed separately. Civil organizations in a society where its education system does not teach students about democratic or modern […]...

People’s organizations can be considered as a hidden system of community health and assistance in solving social problems and issues; organizations that are a network of public participation in addressing their own affairs and comprehensive development; institutions that are vital for democracy in countries and have always been enemies of non-democratic systems. People’s organizations, or […]...

Book Investigating Ways to Attract and Retain Volunteer Human Capital in Non-Governmental Organizations In order to address one of the most important challenges facing non-governmental organizations in Iran, which is the concern of attracting and collaborating with long-term volunteers, the “Hemzi Foundation for Women and Youth Entrepreneurship Development” has recently published it through the publication […]...