People’s rule of religion or religious rule of people? / Daniel Mohammadzadeh

This is a caption This is a caption Daniel Mohammadzadeh The fifth round of elections for Islamic city and village councils will be held simultaneously with the twelfth round of presidential elections in Iran on 19 May 2017. Although decades of political and religious negotiations have not yet resulted in women’s participation in presidential elections, […]...

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City and village councils and the future/ Qahreman Qanbari

This is an image of a flower. The hero Qanbari. Writing about city and village council elections, or in general writing about a matter called elections in Iran, comes with its own specific contradictions. It means that when faced with the issue of elections in Iran, we are always confronted with parties who, although their […]...

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The Guardian Council; Blocking People’s Sovereignty and Continuing Religious Fundamentalism!/ Hossein Raeesi

“مردم به دنبال آرامش و سکوت نیستند، آنها به دنبال زندگی وجودی واقعی هستند.” “People are not seeking peace and quiet, they are seeking a true existence.” Hossein Raeisi The Guardian Council is one of the non-elected institutions in the Constitution that is established to safeguard the principles of Islam and the Constitution, as stated […]...

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“Examining Urban Security in the Light of Citizenship Rights / Amir Hossein Noorbakhsh”

There is no Farsi text provided to translate. Please provide the text to be translated. Amirhossein Noorbakhsh Ask the present generation: Do you want to know how the world will be in fifty years? Or, do you want to know how your life will be in five years? The answers often start like this: If […]...

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Expanding the concept of equality throughout the country and decentralizing from Tehran / Saki Laghaii

This is not a complete sentence, so it cannot be translated. Please provide the full text for an accurate translation. Saqi Laga’i The social presence of women in various fields changed after the 1979 Revolution and the rise of the Islamic Republic. From the mandatory hijab to the exclusion of women from certain professions such […]...

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The Rise and Fall of Councils in Iran / Mohammad Mohabi

“مراقب باشید” “Be careful” Mohammad Mohabbai In the human experience during modernity and the evolution of human life based on the concept of democracy, the institution of “local councils” is remembered as one of the important achievements. Some seek the creation of local councils (city and village councils) in the characteristics of ancient Greek city-states. […]...

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Children of the grooms; a minority far from fear/ the scent of victory.

This is a picture of a beautiful flower. The scent of Mazafariyan. Experts believe that the marriage of a girl and a boy during childhood or adolescence can have many negative consequences and social damages; because an adolescent who has not yet reached sufficient maturity is not able to take on the responsibility of a […]...

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The right to life; Sacrifice in the battle between rights and truth / Mohammad Javad Akbarian

This is a caption “This is a caption” Mohammad Javad Akbarian The conflict between human rights and sacred boundaries has always been ongoing. As human rights progress to grant more freedom of expression and criticism, sacred values also find more examples to prevent arrows of criticism and denial from reaching the sanctity and boundaries of […]...

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“Judicial independence is a necessary requirement for achieving judicial justice / Mohammad Moghimi.”

This is a caption “This is a caption” Mohammad Moghimi The independent judiciary is of such high importance that it is considered one of the desirable principles of governance. In fact, the existence of an independent and efficient judiciary is a guarantee of the economic, social, cultural, and political security of a society. On the […]...

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Bahman Maghsoudlou: Iranian cinema has failed/ Ali Klayi

Ali Kala’i Behrouz Moqaddam is a filmmaker, critic, and researcher of cinema. He has been active in the field of Iranian and international cinema for over 40 years. Before the revolution, in Bahman 57 (1974), he received the prestigious literary award of Forough Farrokhzad for his writing and editing of a series of books about […]...

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Niloufar Beizaei: In Iranian cinema, women’s rebellion is ridiculed.

Niloufar Beydai, a playwright and theater director, was born in Tehran on January 15, 1967. In 1985, she was forced to leave the country and moved to Germany. She studied German literature, theater, cinema, and television, and education in this country. After completing her studies in 1994, she founded the theater group “Darycheh” in Frankfurt […]...

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Mohammad Tangestani: Chastity has no meaning in cinema/ Simin Rouzgar

  Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Mohammad Tangestani is a poet and journalist. He has experience working with various artistic and social publications in Iran, and is the author of books such as “Amir Zahra” and “Citizen of the World”. In the past two years, he has specialized in the field of censorship and self-censorship. In […]...

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