Roshanak Astaraki

Ostān-e Tehrān

Iranian Journalist Economic Expert Leadership and Strategy Management Political and Economic Analyst روزنامه‌نگار/ مشروطه‌خواه دانش‌آموخته اقتصاد و مدیریت

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ANALYSIS: Forty-Six Years After Revolution, Iran’s Economy Is Struggling

2 months ago | kayhanlife.com | Roshanak Astaraki

By Roshanak AstarakiForty-six years after the Islamic Revolution, which promised free water, electricity, and the distribution of oil wealth to the people, Iran’s economy is now facing one of its most critical moments. The national currency, the rial, is rapidly losing value, and Iranians are growing poorer daily. Decreased foreign income, widespread capital flight, and crumbling infrastructure have severely undermined the country’s economic foundations.
ANALYSIS: Collapsing Currency, Energy Shortages Hurt Iran’s Economy - KAYHAN LIFE

Jan 22, 2025 | kayhanlife.com | Roshanak Astaraki

By Roshanak AstarakiSix months into Massoud Pezeshkian’s presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, his key economic promises are far from fulfilled. There is a significant disconnect between these promises and the actual performance of his economic team. During his election campaign, Pezeshkian confidently pledged to address the people’s problems, especially their economic concerns.
ANALYSIS: Enforcing the Mandatory Hejab Is A Massive Economic Cost

May 1, 2024 | kayhanlife.com | Roshanak Astaraki

By Roshanak AstarakiThe suppression of women in Iran, most recently through the nationwide ‘Noor Project’ aimed at enforcing the mandatory hejab, has garnered significant attention both domestically and internationally. The Noor Project was launched on April 13 and has now entered its second week, with the involvement of many official and unofficial officers of the Islamic Republic across the country.
Why It Matters That Israel Faces Justice - Even While Gaza Is Burning

Jan 11, 2024 | worldcrunch.com | Pierre Haski |Roshanak Astaraki

The Anglo-Saxons have coined a word that explains the meaning of this approach: "lawfare," a contraction of law and warfare. A procedure like the one taking place today in The Hague is the continuation of war by other means. The aim is not to directly change the current situation of a war, but to build a standing opinion that will inscribe law and morality on the side of one camp.
Hijabs, Whips And Liberation: The Twisted History Of Women's Rights In Iran

Jan 11, 2024 | worldcrunch.com | Roshanak Astaraki

-Editorial-On Jan. 8, 1936, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran banned women's veils and headscarves in public, including schools, universities and offices. The ban sparked a social rift that continues today. More than 80 years later, the Islamic Republic's radical Shia regime, which replaced the monarchy in 1979 and has reversed its Westernizing drive, is doing everything to ensure women never leave home without a headscarf.
OPINION: Iranian Women and the Removal of the Veil

Jan 7, 2024 | kayhanlife.com | Roshanak Astaraki

By Roshanak AstarakiIt has been 88 years since a law was passed in Iran authorizing the removal of the hijab (known as the kashf-e hijab). Nearly nine decades later, Iranian women are mounting a protest by taking off their hijabs in the streets, and engaging in an uneven battle with the government, which has all the power to suppress them. They are fighting for the right to choose how they dress, and are resolved to use every possible method to dismantle the unjust regime of the Islamic Republic.
Islamic Republic Ministries, Central Bank Implicated In $3.37 Billion Corruption Scandal - KAYHAN LIFE

Dec 12, 2023 | kayhanlife.com | Roshanak Astaraki

By Roshanak AstarakiThe Islamic Republic of Iran’s ministries, customs office and central bank are implicated in a $3.37 billion corruption scandal centered on tea imports and orchestrated between 2019 and 2022 by the Debsh Agriculture Group, led by its CEO Akbar Rahimi. The revelations of the Debsh case have dominated recent headlines in Iran, and the case is being described as the largest case of economic corruption in the history of Iran.
Iran Overhauls Educational System, Purges Academia in ‘Cultural Revolution’

Nov 2, 2023 | kayhanlife.com | Roshanak Astaraki

By Roshanak Astaraki As part of its broader efforts to tighten control over the Iranian public, the Islamic Republic has recently announced an overhaul of the educational system, which includes a wholesale purge of academia, replacing experienced school teachers and tenured university professors with unqualified seminarians and members of the Basij (volunteer militia.) The measure, articulated in a series of directives and guidelines by the Majlis (Iranian Parliament), the Ministry of...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic’s Suppression of a National Movement

Sep 30, 2023 | kayhanlife.com | Roshanak Astaraki

By Roshanak AstarakiThe Islamic Republic has marked the start of the new school year by intensifying its efforts to stifle student movement and the activities of teachers’ unions. The state is tightening its grip on Iranian society by using security agencies and the Judiciary to enforce “mandatory hijab” and prosecute civil, political, and union activists.
Worldcrunch Magazine #49 - Eye On Iran, One Year Later

Sep 8, 2023 | worldcrunch.com | Roshanak Astaraki |China’s Bet |Marcelo Cantelmi |Basile Dekonink

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