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This is the second part of the longest interview that Jahanbegloo has given since leaving Iran. In this discussion with Gozaar, Jahanbegloo talks about social issues related to today’s Iran, Iran’s relationship with the West. He explores the political-philosophical connections and clashes between the East and the ...Transparency and Understanding
During an Interview with Gozaar, Ramin Jahanbegloo Stresses the Need for Dialogue in Iran ...An Eye for the Citizens
Mehrdad Mashayekhi Emphasizes the Need to Focus on the Interests of Iran's People ...Death Trap of Dissent
A Discussion with Massoud Noghrehkar on the Struggle of Iranian Dissidents Against Oppression ...Iran’s Cultural Genocide in Publishing
The following interview is about cultural policies in Iran—particularly, censorship, publishing, and books in recent years. We asked Ali Asghar Ramezanpoor, a former official in this field to talk to Gozaar. Ali Asghar Ramezanpoor is a journalist, researcher, and political and cultural activist. From 1989 to ...Government Coercion Holds Iranian Society Together
Ensafali Hedayat is a distinguished independent journalist and human rights defender. He has long fought for the rights of the people of Iranian Azerbaijan and has contributed regularly to various reformist newspapers and publications. Mr. Hedayat has written on a number of key events these ...The Legal System’s Role in Instituting Reforms
The Judiciary has been consistently blamed for the failure of the reform movements, such that many view the institution as a tool for repressing reforms during the eight years that reformists were in power. The Judiciary banned more than 100 publications and helped to arrest and ...Reformists Must Unite to Protect Iran from Dangerous Threats
The reform movement in Iran began with the announcement of programs and promises during the election campaign of Mr. Khatami in May 1997. The movement sought accountability of those in power, political development, empowerment of civil society, enhancement of citizens’ rights, rule of law and ...Our History and Culture Belongs to All Iranians; No One Has the Right to Destroy It
Shokouh Mirzadegi, writer, poet, and activist, began her literary activities in the late 1960s in Iran. Since then, she has published two collections of short stories, two plays, several children’s books, and over 200 essays, articles, and poems in various publications. She also served as the editor-in-chief for the socio-cultural ...Environment and Natural Resources in Iran
Iran’s nuclear crisis absorbs so much of our attention these days that we fail to notice the day-to-day crises which loom over us. While the nuclear question is Iran’s most controversial issue in the international arena, the environmental issue is a critical issue at home. Air ...
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