Hope as Civic Strength: Reclaiming the Future of Iran🔗 Read the full articleIn this episode, we explore the enduring power of hope as a civic virtue in Iranian history and society. From the 1906 Constitutional Revolution to the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, hope has fueled resistance, sustained moral imagination, and defied state-imposed despair. Drawing on insights from Aram Hessami’s Two Three Words, protest art, literature, and generational shifts, this conversation frames hope not as naïve optimism but as a deeply political and transformative force.🔍 Topics covered:How authoritarian regimes suppress joy and hopeThe re-emergence of hope through women, youth, and artCivic imagination as resistanceThe role of Generation Z in shaping Iran’s futureWhy hope is not just an emotion, but a duty📌 This episode continues the Iran 1400 Project’s mission to reimagine Iran’s civic future through ethical agency, historical clarity, and a culture of possibility.💬 Hope says: The future is unwritten. This is how we begin to write it—together.

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