What do Iranian citizens do with the insecurity of shelter?/ Khorsheed Shaeiri

Houses in the distance. Shelter. Home. Four walls; the deepest layer of mental, physical, and spiritual security. The people of Iran, in order to provide this safe place to live, have resorted to rooftops, graves, cardboard boxes, sidewalks, parks, and even personal cars and buses. The statistics become more horrifying every day. Although accurate numbers […]...

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Investigation of the reform plan of the subsidy system and its impact on people’s access to medicine / Nasim Sultanbeygi

Is fixing the economic system or igniting the flames of unrest? “As time passes, instead of fading away, some memories from the past occupy a more vivid and lively place in our minds. Perhaps this sentence is from a book.” Understanding an ending. “Julian Barnes’ work may be the most fitting definition for what the […]...

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On the occasion of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day / Rezvan Moghadam

I am old and half a year, my beloved is unfaithful. June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The purpose of designating global days such as World Children’s Day, Women’s Day, Labor Day, Anti-Homophobia Day, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, etc. is to draw attention to the issues and problems faced by these groups […]...

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Political prisoners’ furlough, a tool used by security institutions for increased pressure/ Moein Khazaei

The last time was in April of this year (1401) when dozens of political prisoners and their families, along with a number of lawyers and human rights activists, for the umpteenth time, wrote a letter to the head of the judiciary and the president in Iran, demanding the independence of the judiciary and “the cessation […]...

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A bitter tale of the end of a historical period in the life of a nomadic tribe in Iran / Keyumars Amiri

The Iranian society of tribes and nomads, which until a century ago played a primary role in determining the fate of the country in major political, economic, and social affairs, and the modernization advocates and supporters considered them the biggest obstacle or, in other words, their most powerful rival in transitioning to modernity, today in […]...

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Women, Gender, and Climate Change: A Report from the 66th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women / Elaheh Amani

The 66th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was held in March 2022, both in person and virtually. Government delegations were present in person, but most activities from government women’s organizations, feminists, women’s rights activists, and other civil society organizations were held online. Women’s rights defenders and feminist organizations […]...

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Book Introduction: Exploring Ways to Attract and Retain Volunteer Human Capital in Non-Governmental Organizations.

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 […]...

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The issue of cardboard sleeping in Iran discussed with Hossein Hatami, member of the Social Commission of Parliament / Ali Kalaei.

Experts in the field of social pathology in Iran speak of reaching the age of cardboard sleeping at twelve years old. (1) Members of the Tehran City Council refer to cardboard sleeping as a type of “lifestyle.” (2) And in the last days of autumn last year, the Deputy of Social Support of the Welfare, […]...

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Conversation with women who have reached the pinnacle of success from the days of sleeping in cardboard boxes / Nazanin Zekayi

On the 23rd of Bahman month in the year 1400, the steps of two young heroines, one 18 years old and the other 38 years old, reached the first and third place of the national Karate competition in the Kyokushin IFK style in Europe. These girls, who are now leaving for Spain to taste the […]...

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Examining the Impact of Gender on a Social Problem Called “Cartoon Sleeping” / Nasim Sultanbeigi

The main character of the book. My sad memories of my beloved ones. The journalist is an elderly person who wants to give himself a crazy night of love with a young girl on the eve of his ninetieth birthday; a decision that ultimately fills his life with a sense of liberation that he had […]...

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Who is a cardboard sleeper and why should special attention be paid to women cardboard sleepers? / Mehrnoush No’odost

From the sounds of drums and tambourines, it was understood that they had arrived; a caravan of about one hundred women, children, and men who announced their entry into the city with dancing and singing. The mother would say, “The summer travelers are coming after their long journey.” It was the same every year; the […]...

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From the verb “to sell”; the life of cardboard box women among everyday language / Lili Nikunazar

One of the social workers who has years of experience working in the field of empowering Iranian cardboard box women, came to understand something from the everyday language of these women that helped her understand a shocking and disturbing part of their daily lives in just one moment. At first, she realized that these women […]...

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