Hossein Zaman: Music is lost in Iran/ Ali Kalaii

This is a picture of a beautiful flower. Ali Kalai Hossein Zaman, born in 1338, is a pop singer, cultural and artistic activist, and a university lecturer at higher education institutions. He is also someone who was active in revolutionary activities before the revolution and during his early years of youth, was arrested and expelled […]...

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Mahmoud Sadri: Censorship increases the popularity of art / Simin Rouzgar

Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Mahmoud Sadri, a comparative sociologist and professor at Texas Woman’s University, holds a PhD in Sociology from New School University in America. He also collaborates with newspapers such as New York Times, The Guardian, and some Persian-language media outlets. Dr. Mahmoud Sadri has published the book “Migration, Globalization, and Ethics” (co-authored […]...

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اییMusical guardians in the cultural turmoil of the Sheikhs of Islam/ Behdad Bordbar and Keyvan Yahyaei.

This is a caption.[/caption] این یک عنوان است. This is a caption. Kian Yahya – Bahad Bordbar In the short story “The Three Strings” by Jalal Al-Ahmad, we encounter a musician who has bought a three-stringed instrument with a thousand difficulties and is immersed in his own thoughts. A perfume seller in Shah Mosque takes […]...

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Hidden instrument and revealed secret / Mostafa Azizi

This is a caption این یک عنوان است. This is a caption. Mustafa Azizi After the victory of the revolution, which was a major topic of discussion, different groups had various models ranging from communism and socialism to social democracy and liberalism. However, Ayatollah Khomeini and his followers did not have a specific plan or […]...

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The inconsistency of the policies of the Islamic Republic regarding music / Shahin Sadegh Zadeh Milani.

This is a caption. Shahin Sadeghzadeh Milan The policies of the Islamic Republic regarding music are not clear. The boundaries of what is considered permissible music have always been changing and have undergone many transformations during the existence of the Islamic Republic. Part of the issue is related to the differences in opinions among religious […]...

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Confronting Music with a Fatherly Attitude / The Hero Qanbari

This is a caption. “Qahraman Qanbari” translates to “Hero Qanbari.” A few days ago, I saw a picture on social media in which the director of the film “Flowers and Bullets”, made in 69-70, had requested permission from the head of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in West Azerbaijan province to allow the […]...

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“Disorganized Music Concert in Iran / Morteza Hamoonian”

The text cannot be translated without knowing the Farsi text. Please provide the Farsi text for translation. Morteza Hamounian The leadership position says that cultural work should not be mistaken for holding a concert. The Friday prayer leader of Mashhad and the representative of the leadership in Khorasan Razavi province consider music concerts as a […]...

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Suddenly the baby cried/ Amir Salar Davoudi

This is a caption This is a caption Amir Salar Davoudi A few days ago, news was released with the following content: “Car thieves kidnapped a car that had an eight-month-old baby girl inside, but within a few days, unfortunately, the car was found abandoned in one of the outskirts of the capital, and the […]...

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Teaching with a Purifying Flavor/ Mohammad Habibi

This is a picture of a beautiful flower. Mohammad Habibi The Ministry of Education is the largest and, in other words, the most troublesome government organization that has been subject to change and instability since the early days of the Islamic Revolution until today. The constant changes in management structures, changes in the education system, […]...

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Compulsory military service, a clear violation of human rights / Mohammad Mohabi

This is a picture of a beautiful flower. Mohammad Mohabbai It has been a while since we have been hearing very bitter and unfortunate news from the military barracks of the country. In mid-August, a soldier opened fire on his fellow soldiers at the Kahrizak training barracks in Tehran; this shooting left four dead and […]...

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A Critique of Iran’s Accession to the Convention on the Rights of the Child / Nazila Rostamzadeh

This text does not have a Farsi translation. It is a caption for an image and does not contain any words or phrases in Farsi.Nazila Rostamzadeh The 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child is the main international source for protecting children’s rights. This convention is the most comprehensive document on children’s rights that […]...

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Book Introduction: Sociology of Rousseau

This is a caption “This is a caption” Reza Houshmand If we want to research about profanity in a country like Iran, undoubtedly one of the useful sources available to us is the book “Sociology of Profanity” by Saeed Madani Ghahfarokhi, which is a summary of studies conducted over several years on profanity. Dr. Saeed […]...

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