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Class Divide, Even at the Barbershop/ Alireza Goodarzi

Last month, Nasser Taghvai passed away. For our generation, Taghvai was a director whose every film was made with a precise and committed eye on society, and the stunning details of his work spilled beyond the frame of cinema and television. For decades now, some of the catchphrases from his TV series Dāyi Jān Napoleon […]...

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The Rollout of Tiered Internet Access at the University of Tehran/ Amir Aghaei

If you flip through any glossary of specialized terminology, you won’t find the term “class-based internet” or a precise definition of it. However, by implementing this project over the past 20 years, the rulers of the Islamic Republic have compelled Iranian internet users to adopt a term to describe it. Class-based internet refers to the […]...

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The Squandering of a Milestone: When Preconditions for Democracy Are Not Enough/ Majid Shieh-Ali

Many political researchers who study political transformations, comparative political systems, and topics such as revolutions, democratization, and similar subjects tend to have a relative theoretical consensus regarding the types of revolutions that can lead to democracy. They consider elements such as global political developments in different periods, the level of industrialization and development in society, […]...

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Fashion and the Representation of Distinction: From Personal Taste to Class System/ Naeimeh Doostdar

What is seen on the streets today is not merely a variety of styles, but a silent, ongoing competition between social classes—inscribed on the surface of the body. Hair color, eyebrow shape, the cut of a manteau, and even the quality of makeup have become markers that reveal opportunities, limitations, and economic divides. In a […]...

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From Bread to Justice/ Mina Javani

Food insecurity in Iran is no longer merely a subsistence issue; it is a symptom of deeper fractures in the country’s economic, environmental, and institutional structures. In a world where food production has never been so technologically widespread, the persistence of hunger and malnutrition across societies points above all to inequality in resource distribution and […]...

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On the Necessity of Historical Vigilance Against the Destructive Wave of Nouveau Riche Culture/ Marziyeh Mohebbbi

They do not know what to do with their windfall fortunes, nor how to convince their peers, friends, acquaintances, and the general public that they have swiftly ascended the ladders of prosperity, civilization, and wealth—so rapidly, in fact, that they now count themselves among the legendary elite and aristocracy. Sometimes, they showcase their financial power […]...

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Child Labor in Iran: The Silent Outcry for Social Justice/ Hossein Yazdi

The phenomenon of child labor in Iran serves as a full-length mirror reflecting entrenched economic injustice, educational inequality, and foundational flaws in social policymaking. Drawing on official statistics, global reports, and reputable research, this article demonstrates how institutionalized poverty, forced migration, and ineffective protective legislation push children into the hidden labor market. This process not […]...

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The Feminization of Poverty at the Intersection of Gender and Class Inequality/ Elahe Amani

In his 2020 speech at the “Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture” titled “Tackling the Inequality Pandemic: A New Social Contract for a New Era,” António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, offered strong criticism of neoliberal politicians and theorists. These were the same individuals who, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, claimed, under the slogan […]...

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Selling Happiness on Social Media/ Pardis Parsa

In recent decades, with the dizzying speed of technological advancement and the growth of communication tools, people’s lives and their social relations have inevitably come under the influence of media. Social media platforms—especially image-based ones like Instagram, which entered the scene promising to eliminate distances—have, in practice, turned into the main stage for displaying social […]...

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Class Divide, Erosion of Public Welfare, and Structural Inefficiency/ By Fereshteh Goli

Social classes refer to structural divisions in society that categorize individuals or groups based on economic, social, cultural, and political factors. These divisions are typically shaped by inequalities in resources (wealth, income, education, occupation, and power) and influence social relations, opportunities, and individuals’ lifestyles. Social classes are defined based on various elements such as economy, […]...

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