New Gasoline Predictions/ Saeideh Shafiei

The consumption of gasoline and its related issues have been one of the important topics that have been of concern to the people and government officials over the past two decades. During this time, government officials have always resorted to the argument that gasoline consumption is on the rise and needs to be controlled, and […]...

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The structure of corruption based on the three-pronged iron triangle/ Abbas Dehghani.

The report of the investigation and examination of Mobarakeh Steel, which was read in parliament, caused a wave of reactions in society. According to this report, at least 2,200 violations were discovered in the activities of this company between the years 2018 and 2021, ranging from corruption and bribery to gifts and illegal payments to […]...

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A Critique of the Comprehensive Banking Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Mohammad Golshahi

One of the recent plans that has been put on the agenda of the Islamic Consultative Assembly is the comprehensive plan for banking in the Islamic Republic, which has caused a lot of controversy, especially in economic circles. Both active and retired bank managers, as well as former central bank executives, have opposed it. Private […]...

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Hiding the problems of modern marginalization in the apparent wave of new cities / Ali Naseri

What comes to your mind when you hear the word “marginalization”? Halabiyabad? Small and large slums? Life in shantytowns or whatever we have heard in recent years in defining this title? It seems that such signs are less noticeable on the outskirts of cities than ever before, but is there no more news of marginalization […]...

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A Critical Review of the Fundamental Transformation Document of Education and Training / Azizah Anzari Bakhsayesh

The fundamental transformation document of education and training consists of seven chapters, which were approved in seventeen sessions during the years 89 and 90 by the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. Perhaps when the officials were writing this document, the achievement of its goals, which include becoming a developed Iran with high economic, social, […]...

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What is Singlism and why is it important?/ Elaheh Amani

Cambridge English Dictionary has recently added a new word: Singlism, defined as “unfair treatment of single individuals.” About a decade ago, social psychologist Bella DePaulo coined this term, and while it is not yet as widely used in public discourse as other “isms” such as racism and sexism, awareness of the discrimination faced by single […]...

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Taqi Azad Ermaki: Intentional violence among teenagers can turn into murder / Ali Kalai

“We will face mass killings in the not-so-distant future; where young people will gather and engage in killing each other.” This warning comes from Taqi Azad Armaki, a sociologist and professor at the University of Tehran’s Faculty of Social Sciences. It is a warning about the violence in the younger generation, which is the motivation […]...

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Investigating the reproduction of violence in virtual space in conversation with Gholamreza Alizadeh, sociologist/ Morteza Hamounian

Representation of violence in Iranian artworks and films, as well as religious rituals such as self-flagellation, can contribute to an increase in the inclination and action towards violence against oneself, which manifests in the form of self-harm. The phenomenon of self-harm is considered a social issue in the world, and is particularly prevalent among young […]...

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The History of Digital Struggle for Digital Sovereignty / Amin Qazaei

You can buy a great house with four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, but one person spent this amount to buy a house in the three-dimensional virtual environment of Metaverse to be in the neighborhood of a famous rap singer named Snoop Dogg. Only in January 2022, Metaverse properties were sold for eighty-five million dollars. […]...

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Investigating the Impact of Virtual Space on Depression and Suicide in Adolescents / Samireh Hanaei

Is the digital generation depressed? “Two ten and thirteen-year-old children from Lorestan committed suicide on August 18, 2022 by hanging and shooting themselves. According to the news agency “Hrana”, from April to August 20, 2022, thirty-three cases of suicide among children and adolescents aged eleven to eighteen have been reported in the country, and only […]...

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A Look at the Use of Children and Adolescents as Tools in Social Media Networks/ Mahnaz Norouzian

Virtual space, the slaughterhouse of children’s rights When talking about child labor, the image that comes to mind for most people is of children working in a wide range of jobs, including selling fortunes and gum on street corners, working in workshops, factories, mines, bakeries, and similar places. These children are forced to work for […]...

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Computer games, the double-edged sword in our hands / Mehdi Amberi

It is not possible to make a general statement about the positive or negative effects of computer games on children and adolescents. Experts in educational sciences, psychologists, and experts in related fields have provided their opinions on the types of games, classification of violence levels in them, and appropriate ages for each game, and have […]...

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