The Supreme Council of Cyberspace Acting Against National Security An Interview with Alireza Bozorgmehri/ Pedram Tahsini

Alireza Bozorgmehri, a former member of the Digital Economy Working Group at the Ministry of Economy, spoke with Peace Mark Monthly Magazine about the filtering environment in Iran and the obstacles to its removal. According to Bozorgmehri, until the composition of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace changes, there is little hope for the acceleration of […]...

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Unequal Education: A Threat to Democratization in Iran?/ Majid Shia’ali

The Iranian Parliament Research Center recently published a study indicating that nearly 55% of students ranked in the top 3,000 in the national university entrance exam come from the top two economic deciles. The study warns that access to higher education in Iran, both in terms of quantity and quality, is significantly unequal. One major […]...

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Loss of Safe Space for Women and Girls in Iran / Elaheh Amani

Sexual harassment and abuse in schools and universities, workplaces, private and government institutions, civil society organizations, and even in virtual spaces, has been one of the major challenges that has shifted from the margins to the center of discussions about various forms of gender-based violence over the past three decades. However, it still poses a […]...

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The Last Breaths of “Children and Adolescents Intellectual Development Center” / Keyumars Amiri

In the years 1353-1354, when the Sepah-e Danesh (literally “Knowledge Corps”) was a few years old, it had come to our village. We, the children of the village, had recently learned to read and write. Every now and then, we would see a Land Rover car coming from the city to the village, bringing us […]...

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Conversation with Abolfazl Bahrehdar, President of the Iranian Rail Transportation Association / Matin Mostafaei

Iran, due to its geographical location, is situated in one of the most strategic regions of the world, and can be considered as the center of it. Iran is known as the “Crossroads of the World”; a crossroads that has access to the far east on one side, newly independent countries on the other, and […]...

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Conversation with Bahman Eshghi, Secretary General of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture / Ali Kalaii

According to him, governments should be facilitators, not interveners. When government interference and intervention occur, renovation is delayed and wear and tear increases. Our topic of discussion is the wear and tear and problems in the transportation industry in Iran. The monthly magazine “Khat-e-Solh” has addressed the issues in this field and has had a […]...

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Conversation with Mehrdad Taghizadeh, former deputy of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development/ Morteza Hamounian

As the Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development in the twelfth government and former member of the Supreme Council of National Aviation, I believe that we can benefit from foreign airlines in the domestic aviation network. He admits that we are “facing the problem of obsolescence in the transportation industry” but we do not […]...

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The Importance of Public Transportation for Human Rights / Alireza Goodarzi

Human rights have a relatively long but limited list. Every year, some claims are added to them, but what we recognize as human rights are still those that are included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the two Covenants – namely the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant […]...

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Dynamic Cycle: The Impact of Transportation on the Glory of Tourism Industry/ Hassan Abbasi

The development of the tourism industry depends on a wide range of factors and parameters, and those activities that can create satisfaction for travelers through the expansion of amenities will have a direct impact on the growth and development of this industry. Transportation in the passenger road sector may be one of the most important […]...

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A few brief reflections on the crises of books in Iran / Reza Najafi

Book and reading in Iran are facing multiple crises because, on one hand, they are inheriting global problems such as the decline of the book market due to the emergence of powerful competitors like cinema, television, virtual space, and various computer games, as well as new media such as audio works, and on the other […]...

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“Return to the book, the true book!/ Saeed Barabadi”

The file of reading books by people around the world, especially Iranians, has changed significantly due to the coronavirus and long-term quarantines afterwards. However, in order to better understand this change, we must consider and accept the new types of reading in statistics, and acknowledge that all audio and visual products that are currently being […]...

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Our culture and its relationship with democracy / Majid Shia Ali

You have probably encountered views that suggest democracy requires cultural prerequisites and that society lacks these prerequisites culturally. To justify this view, various comparisons are made to belittle Iranian society compared to developed countries. From driving in heavy city traffic compared to driving conditions in Northern European countries, to the proposal of a per capita […]...

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