The emergence of storytelling and the art of soil/ Morteza Hamounian

They tell us a story and want us to believe it as they have said it. Speech is the one that prevails, and its assumption is that no one questions the victor. They make their own narrative, define their own history, and with the reinterpretation of everything, they also appropriate concepts for their own benefit. […]...

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A look at the pen against the sword of censorship / Arash Chakari

Censorship, subjective monitoring in cultural affairs, removal of artistic content through legal and illegal means, forced revision and rewriting, imposition of cultural preferences on the content of works, threats and intimidation, and countless other words and lines can be considered as subsets of this word: “censorship”; which is another name for all the lines above. […]...

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The censorship of sexuality in the world and Iran / Elaheh Amani.

The organization Reporters Without Borders published its annual report on World Press Freedom Day (in May 2023). In this report, Iran ranked 177th out of 180 countries and Reporters Without Borders evaluated press freedom in Iran as “worrying”. The organization also placed Iran in a low position on the Press Freedom Index and highlighted the […]...

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“Establishing green walls, a nature-based solution and a current necessity for the country/ Maryam Khajouandi and Mehrush Khajouandi”

Planting Hara trees, as bioshields on the coasts, also known as green walls and plant barriers, is currently being developed by the local community in Gujarat, India. These farms consist of both Hara and non-Hara species. Local communities plant Hara trees along the sea, salt-resistant trees in the middle layer, and forage plants in the […]...

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The continuation of failures with the Iranian model; a critique of the Seventh Development Plan / Amir Aghaei

It was during the year 1333 of the solar calendar when “Abolhasan Ehtehaj” was appointed as the head of the Organization for Planning and Budget of the country. Six years had passed since the establishment of this organization and the implementation of the first development plan. At the beginning of his tenure, he established two […]...

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Increasing population at any cost/ Beloved Tavakoli

The Eastern newspaper reported, citing Sareng Younesi, the head of the specialized laboratory for fetal health, that with the implementation of the population growth law and the deprivation of midwives’ right to screen, 12 children with Down syndrome were born last year. In the news, it has been reported that Fatemeh Hashemi, the head of […]...

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“Standing Up for Children’s Rights” / Hamed Farmand

Since 1338 (1959), with the adoption of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Child, November 29 (November 20) was named as World Children’s Day. On this day in 1368 (1989), the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was also adopted. This day serves as an opportunity to remember the rights […]...

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