The protests of January 1404 are remembered neither as a single image nor as a narrative that can be easily retold. What remains is more of a scattering: unfinished scenes, videos that were cut short, streets that emptied sooner than expected. They neither became a moment of triumph nor a complete defeat; they remain in […]...

In recent decades, air pollution has become one of the most persistent and complex environmental and social challenges in Iran’s major cities; a challenge that, although seemingly an environmental and public health issue, functions far beyond an ecological crisis in sociological analysis. Today, air pollution has emerged as a “full-fledged social phenomenon”; a phenomenon in […]...

Food insecurity in Iran is no longer merely a subsistence issue; it is a symptom of deeper fractures in the country’s economic, environmental, and institutional structures. In a world where food production has never been so technologically widespread, the persistence of hunger and malnutrition across societies points above all to inequality in resource distribution and […]...

Iran’s underground cinema, as a semi-independent and often marginal sector of the country’s film production, has consistently navigated the intersection of legal restrictions, cultural pressures, and media representations. These films, produced outside the official mechanisms of Iranian cinema, not only provide a platform for expressing real social and ecological experiences, but also serve as vehicles […]...

Collective memory in societies grappling with political crises and repressive structures functions not merely as a recollection of the past, but as a space for cultural resistance, redefinition of social identity, and advocacy for human rights. In contemporary Iran, the representation of national symbols—ranging from flags and cultural rituals to patriotic poetry and music—has taken […]...

After the end of the twelve-day war, the situation in Iran has seemingly entered a phase of stability; a phase that in political discourse is referred to as “mutual restraint” or “controlled tension”, but at a structural level, it is not only a sign of a return to normalcy, but also a continuation of the […]...

In times of crisis—particularly within the context of military conflicts—the media move beyond their conventional role as mere transmitters of information. They become active agents in shaping public opinion, constructing dominant narratives, and organizing collective emotions. The twelve-day war between Iran and Israel once again demonstrated that the battlefield is not confined to weaponry and […]...

In recent decades, strikes—as one of the main forms of collective action in contemporary societies—have become more than merely a professional response. They have transformed into powerful tools for expressing demands in contexts where institutionalized and formal participation is limited or blocked. In Iran, too—where structures for labor and trade union organization face legal, political, […]...

Grief is not only a personal experience of loss, but also a social and political phenomenon that is closely linked to power structures, storytelling, and collective memory. In societies under the rule of authoritarian governments, mass deaths – particularly those caused by structural incapacity, widespread censorship, or management crises – take on a special political […]...

In the midst of the recent years’ intense transformations and chronic instabilities, Iranian society has been faced with a multifaceted erosion of social fabric; a situation that is not only observable in economic and political indicators, but also in the lived experiences of citizens. Among the key components of this multi-layered crisis, three phenomena stand […]...