Structural discrimination in the education system under religious rule: In Iran, instead of being a space for growth, freedom, and awareness, education has, for decades, become a tool for social engineering, ideological control, and the reproduction of inequality.
In this conversation with Saeed Peyvandi, sociologist and professor at the University of Lorraine, we examine:
- How these discriminations shape the individual lives of students, their educational future, and social position.
- What the consequences of this structure are for Iran’s future.
- The importance of separating religion from the state in Iran’s future education system, and what the first essential task would be to rebuild education if Iran one day moves beyond religious rule.
This program is not about schools—it is about the future of a nation.
The Ham-Avā podcast series aims to expand the national discourse around universal values, democracy, the separation of religion and state, human rights, and gender equality. Within such a framework, we can move along the path of collective wisdom toward a free and dignified Iran—for all Iranians, regardless of belief, thought, gender, ethnicity, or background.