For consecutive years, Finland has been chosen as the happiest country in the world. Frank Martela, a Finnish researcher in psychology and philosophy, warns against making the mistake of assuming that Finns are inherently happy. Rather, they work hard to earn the title of the happiest people. “In fact, it is more accurate to say […]...

The importance of non-governmental organizations, their role in development, and their ability to help solve social problems were among the topics discussed in an interview with Dr. Saeed Madani, a writer and sociologist, in the monthly magazine “Khat-e-Solh”. He emphasized that, in his opinion, “in the current situation, the government, with all the resources at […]...

“What we think, I speak on your tongue.” Why does Iranian society have no interest in social participation? What is the current state of the quality of Iranian society? Under what conditions does this society thrive? Where do each of us stand in this human society known as the Iranian society? With which groups, classes, […]...

Non-governmental organizations or non-profit organizations were first mentioned in Article 71 of the United Nations Charter in 1945. While there is no fixed or official definition for non-governmental organizations, they are generally defined as independent non-profit institutions that operate without government influence; although they may receive government funding. The activities of non-governmental organizations include environmental, […]...

The talk is about the internal problems of civil organizations in Iran; of course, I should mention at the beginning that the security pressure on these organizations makes these problems even more complicated, which should be addressed separately. Civil organizations in a society where its education system does not teach students about democratic or modern […]...

People’s organizations can be considered as a hidden system of community health and assistance in solving social problems and issues; organizations that are a network of public participation in addressing their own affairs and comprehensive development; institutions that are vital for democracy in countries and have always been enemies of non-democratic systems. People’s organizations, or […]...