Farhad Sabetan: In Mr. Rouhani’s government, apartheid against Baha’is has been prevalent/ Simin Rouzgar.

Conversation with Simin Rouzgar. In Iran, a religious minority has been facing anger and violence for almost four decades; apart from executions and physical elimination, they are constantly subjected to various forms of intimidation, insults, and false accusations by security institutions. They are deprived of education in universities and higher education centers, are not employed […]...

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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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Hopes of Architects: The potential of social networks is attractive for the government of Iran/ Simin Rouzgar

Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Omid Memarian began his career in journalism in 2000 in Iran by writing for various newspapers such as Hayat-e No, Sharq, and Yas-e No. This blogger and journalist, who continued his studies in multimedia journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, has written for various English-language media and news agencies such […]...

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Khosrow Sadeghi Boroujeni: Sterilization is an admission of defeat/ Simin Ruzgar.

Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Khosro Sadeghi Borujeni is a sociologist who, in recent years, has studied neoliberalism and political economy in Iran and has written numerous articles on this topic. His book, “Neoliberalism in the Critique of Boota”, is a collection of his articles published by H&S Media in England. In light of the special […]...

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Mohammad Taghavi: Exploitation of Children in Football Cannot Be Justified by Fear of Being Labeled Unethical/ Simin Ruzgar

  Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Mohammad Taghavi is one of the few educated footballers of the 1970s in Iran who mostly played as a right defender. This former player of Esteghlal and the Iranian national team also has a coaching experience in the youth football schools of Esteghlal in his resume. Mohammad Taghavi has been […]...

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“Qasem Sholeh Saadi: To stay in parliament, one must become a state attorney/ Simin Rouzgar”

Simin Rouzgar In late Mehr month of this year, “General Election Policies” with 18 articles were announced by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the heads of the three branches of government and the head of the Expediency Discernment Council. Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, the spokesperson of the Guardian Council, also announced a […]...

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How well do we know small-scale drug dealers? / Simin Rouzgar

Simin Rouzgar The Glasgow school believes that news does not reflect the world, but rather shapes it. This definition means that the way an event is reported is more influenced by the political and social world surrounding it. The findings of research from this school not only question the impartiality of dominant media, but also […]...

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Hassan Yousefi Ashkouri: The clergyman was a defender of the ruling system and the people / Simin Rouzgar.

Conversation with Simin Rouzgar. Hassan Yousefi Eshkevari, a writer, researcher, and religious scholar, is the first representative of the first term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in Iran. His speech at the Berlin Conference caused a lot of controversy; after the conference, Mr. Eshkevari was arrested and initially sentenced to death by the Tehran clergy […]...

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Violation of human dignity and spreading hatred against Baha’is; in conversation with Dr. Farhad Sabetan / Simin Roozgar.

  Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Bahá’ís in Iran can be considered as the most marginalized individuals. They are not only deprived of the right to education in universities and higher education centers, or the right to employment in government offices, but they also face various insults and humiliations in their daily lives. Even after their […]...

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“Circumcision of boys; a health procedure or child abuse?; In conversation with Mahmoud Amiri Moghadam / Simin Rouzgar”

Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Almost all men in Iran are circumcised during infancy or childhood. The commotion of young boys before undergoing this surgical procedure, their discomfort after the operation, and the celebrations and parties of “Khatneh Suran” which are sometimes accompanied by grandeur and extravagance, are familiar and common images. But why do men, […]...

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Saleh Nikbakht: Iran reconciles with Iraq over the rights of chemical victims / Simin Rouzgar

  Simin Rouzgar Mohammad Saleh Nikbakht, a well-known Iranian lawyer, has a long track record in the field of human rights. He has also taken on the representation of a large number of victims of chemical bombings in Iran. Mr. Nikbakht has played a significant role in the formation of the “Association for the Defense […]...

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Behnam Ahmadi Amoui: Approximately two million people make a living through street vending / Simin Rouzgar

Behman Ahmadi Amoui, an economics graduate, journalist, and former political prisoner. Mr. Amoui has a background of working with newspapers such as Jame’e, Sobh Emrooz, Tous, Norouz, Shargh, and Sarmayeh, and has published books such as “Political Economy of the Islamic Republic” and “How the Men of the Islamic Republic Became Technocrats”. Behnam Ahmadi Amoui […]...

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