Iran’s Social Landscape (9): Anfal, Patrimonial Development, Communical Ownership

• Where do all these injustices, plunder, disorder, corruption, and crises in the Islamic Republic come from? Did they happen by chance and spontaneously, or are they the inevitable consequence of the legal and regulatory foundations of the government claiming heavenly origin?
• Without understanding and criticizing the economic mechanisms of the Islamic Republic, can we understand the roots of today’s social disorder in Iran by simply criticizing its political structure?
• Can we draw a clear vision for sustainable social development without understanding economic and social life?
• Do the various ruling groups have any idea of ​​economic and social growth and development at all? If so, what kind of idea do they have? What vision of growth and development do other authoritarian groups and sects offer?
• Do socialists believe in and value the growth and development of their society and homeland?
• When we talk about our homeland of Iran and preserving its territorial integrity, isn’t it necessary to clarify who owns the resources and reserves of this homeland and how they should and can be managed and exploited?
  

Thursday, 4 December 2025 Iran’s Social Landscape (9): Anfal, Patrimonial Development and Communal Ownership “Mehrdad Vahabi, Economist, Researcher, Writer of Economics and Professor at The University Sorbonne Paris Nord

We’ll discuss these topics and questions.

Date: Thursday, 4 December 2025 Time: 7 pm CEST – 9:30 pm Tehran Time

Duration: Two hours and thirty minutes

Venue: Online via Zoom

In order to be better prepared to participate in this program, read the book “Destructive Coordination, Anfal, Islamic Political Capitalism: A New Reading of Contemporary Iran” written by Mehrdad Vahabi.

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