Ravi Podcast - HamAva

In the first episode, we heard that the Islamic Republic’s war against women has continued from the streets to digital tools. In the second episode, Sahar Naseri, Nazila Golestan, and the program guest Mansoureh Hosseini-Yeganeh, a researcher and journalist specializing in women’s issues, explore another dimension of compulsory hijab: from

In the second part of Hijab – Compulsory Life, we examine the contradictions in Iran’s hijab law: massive budgets were spent to approve and enforce punishments—from fines and travel bans to imprisonment—but its enforcement was suddenly declared halted. At the same time, security technologies such as smart cameras and reporting

We are on the eve of the third anniversary of the Women, Life, Freedom movement, a revolutionary movement that has transformed not only the political structure but also the cultural, social, artistic, and moral fabric of the country. The achievements of this movement over the past three years, alongside international

The torch of the Women, Life, Freedom movement remains lit and continues to move hand in hand with the people. A demanding society, despite all challenges, is present in every sphere—gatherings, street protests, cinema and protest art, dissenting clergy, and the daily struggle of women in all areas are visible.

In the previous two episodes, we discussed the Islamic Republic’s nuclear project and the heavy costs it has imposed on the country, as well as the activation of the snapback mechanism and the disruption of all political and economic equations in Iran. The essential question is: what force can change

In the first episode, we explored the enormous and wasteful costs spent on nuclear facilities that were destroyed in just a few hours—billions of dollars spent on the hardline nuclear ideology and the “Resistance Axis” of the Velayat-e Khamenei regime—while millions of children and girls were left without access to

The Velayat-e Faqih regime, by wasting billions of dollars of the country’s public budget to acquire nuclear weapons and expand its influence and foment tension through proxies in the region, has trapped Iran—a wealthy land rich in natural resources such as oil, gas, sunlight, and wind—in poverty, blackouts, and daily

Sahar Naseri, along with the program guests Dr. Ata Hodashtian and Nazila Golestan from Iran Hamāva, in the second part of How to Conduct a Free, Fair, and Healthy Referendum in Iran, address three key questions in more detail: The Hamāva podcast series aims to expand the national discourse around

“Government of the people, by the people, and for the people” The idea of a referendum for a non-violent transition away from the Velayat-e Faqih system has long been proposed by Iranian civil and political society. However, after the 12-day war, it took on a new meaning for many civil

The killing of women, or femicide, is not merely an individual crime; it reflects the law, power structures, systemic discrimination, and cultural silence. In this episode, the narrator, through the stories of two Iranian women who were recently killed, invites us to deeply reflect on the social, legal, and cultural

Dedicated to the forests and mountains of Iran, from Golestan to Zagros, that continue to burn in the fire of neglect. Can a better future be built, with empty hands and a quiet voice, in a country consumed by political, economic, and environmental crises? Can a woman rise from within

Across professions and provinces, Iranian women practice diplomacy every day in classrooms, clinics, and courtrooms; in NGOs, labor unions, and underground movements; through journalism, environmental activism, and cultural work. These women may not hold official titles, but they shape public discourse, challenge systems of power, and keep hope alive where