Women on the Frontlines of Politics
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. Now, in the face of […]
The Final Stop of Iran’s Democracy Movement: The Referendum
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 this destructive policy in Iran? […]
The snapback mechanism and its impact on the Islamic Republic and women’s movements
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 education. In this segment, we […]
Nuclear Project Statement
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 insecurity. But this is not […]
How to Conduct a Free, Fair, and Healthy Referendum in Iran – Part Two
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 universal values, democracy, the separation […]
How to Conduct a Free, Fair, and Healthy Referendum in Iran – Part One
“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 and political activists, especially when […]
Law, culture, femicide
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 roots of femicide in Iran. […]
Ravi–HamAva Podcast : A Model of Civic Responsibility: Mahlaqa Mallah
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 this indifference with no position, […]
Ravi–HamAva Podcast : Women in Power Structures and Peace Diplomacy
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 institutions have failed. Within formal […]
Ravi–HamAva Podcast – Women as Ambassadors of Peace
When we speak of power, the first thing that often comes to mind is loud voices, politicians, podiums, major decisions made in formal institutions.But power is not always what is most visible or most loudly proclaimed.Often, power is shaped through civil resistance, union organizing, small conversations, human interactions, and the quiet flow of everyday life. […]
Ravi–HamAva Podcast – Collective Trauma and Its Role in the Rise of Violence Against Women
This episode begins by exploring the concept of collective trauma and its connection to the structural violence faced by women in Iran.Sahar Nasseri and Saba Alaleh reflect on war as one of the most visible forms of collective trauma discussing how war has never brought sustainable democracy to any society, and how, in its shadow, […]
Ravi–HamAva Podcast : Iran on the Brink of Land Subsidence
This episode addresses one of Iran’s most silent yet devastating crises: land subsidence.This is no longer a rare or localized phenomenon; it now affects the daily lives of millions in cities like Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Mashhad, Varamin, Shahr-e Rey, and many rural areas across the country. But land subsidence is not just a geological issue. […]