Education: Challenges Facing Iranian Society

Woman, Life, Freedom Forum – 31st Event (Online)
With Mohammad Habibi, a teacher union activist, and Saeed Peyvandi, a sociologist and education researcher.
• What is the current state of education in Iranian society?
• What are the Islamic Republic’s vision and strategies in education?
• What are the Iranian society’s vision and strategies in relation to education?
• What are the challenges facing Iranian society in relation to education?
• Can we wait until the Islamic Republic is overthrown and then address the issue of education?
Date/Time: July 25, 2025 | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm CST Login at 6:50 pm
Omid’s “Remains of Ego” is Dead, Long Live Hope! (24th Episode of the Woman, Life, Freedom Forum in Cologne, Germany)

Omid’s “Remains of Ego” is Dead, Long Live Hope! (24th Episode of the Woman, Life, Freedom Forum in Cologne, Germany)
The Problem of Nation Building in Iran (23rd Episode of the Woman, Life, Freedom Forum in Cologne, Germany)

This is the 23rd episode of our series of discussions regarding the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement with a focus on “The Problem of Nation Building in Iran”.
This event is being held in collaboration between Iran Academia and the Melanchthon Akademie.
The event will begin with speeches by Asghar Shirazi. and Meysam Badamchi.
Date: Friday, 15 November 2024
Opening: 4:30 pm CEST
Event: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm CEST
Rethinking the Impact of the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement

Rethinking the Impact of the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement
This is the 21st episode of our series of discussions regarding the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement with a focus on “Rethinking the Impact of the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement”.
This event is being held in collaboration between Iran Academia and the Melanchthon Akademie.
The event will begin with speeches by Nayereh Tohidi and Mansoureh Shojaee.
Date: Friday, 27 September 2024
Opening: 4:30 pm CEST
Event: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm CEST
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To contact the event organizers: forumzanzendegiazadi.cologne@gmail.com
Live broadcast on Iran Academia social media network
Rethinking Intellectuals Following Iran’s 1979 Revolution

Twentieth event of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Forum in Köln, Germany
Speaker: Kazem Kardavani
Date: Friday, 6 September 2024
Dialogue: 4:30 pm CEST
Program: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm CEST
Live broadcast followed by Q&A
How does intellectualism connect with new thinking and dissenting thinking, and both of these with the rethinking of intellectuals?
How can the rethinking of intellectuals illuminate the dark horizons of the future and be effective in opening the way to the future?
Did intellectuals rethink the revolution and its aftermath? If so, how?
What is the effect of intellectuals’ thinking and rethinking on the social action of socialists?
What is the effect of intellectuals’ thinking and rethinking on the collective intelligence of society?
We invite you to participate in this program.
“Woman, Life, Freedom” Forum
The Government Attempting to Reproduce Itself – Contradictions, Problems, Opportunities

On Friday, August 2, we will discuss these and other related questions in an event with Mohammad Reza Nikfar, author and lecturer of political philosophy. The Government Attempting to Reproduce Itself The 19th event of our series of discussions regarding the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement, focusing on the topic of “The Government Attempting to Reproduce […]
Left, Democracy, and Authoritarianism

The seventeenth of our series of events in regards to the Women, Life, Freedom movement, with a focus on “Left, Democracy, and Authoritarianism”, will be held as a collaboration between Iran Academia and the Melanchthon Akademie.
The event will begin with a speech delivered by Alireza Behtoui.
Date: May 31, 2024
Opening and Dialogue: 4:30 pm CET
Official Event: 5:00 pm CET, ending at 8:00 pm CET
Venue: Melanchthon Akademie, Kartäusergasse 9, 50678 Köln
It is our pleasure to invite you to this event.
The live broadcast of this event is provided below.
An Elegy For Withered Flowers

A look at Bektash Abtin’s prison poems titled “A Elegy for Withered Flowers” with the presence of Asad Seyf, Nahid Mousavi, and Arash Nasrollahi.
Organizers: Baran Publication in cooperation with the Divan Association, the Woman, Life, Freedom Forum – Cologne, and Café Schallplatte
Program Host: Ali Parsan
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