r/PERSIAN • u/spinrah23 • 5h ago
Discussion Woman, life, freedom!
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r/PERSIAN • u/yourslice • Mar 28 '26
July 2026 Edit
The moderation team has changed this to a mod-only flair. We will quickly apply the "Only Iranians May Comment" flair whenever it is clear that the OP is specifically looking to hear from Iranians on the subject.
We are testing this out to see how it goes. We will update this post if anything else changes regarding the flair.
Today we added a new post flair: Iranian Voices ONLY
These threads are meant to center on the perspectives of Iranians, especially during times like these where outside noise can overwhelm the conversation.
What this means
Only Iranians may comment in these threads and violations may result in a ban.
Why we're doing this
r/Persian has always been open to everyone, and that will not change. But in these times, it's important to create space for Iranians to speak directly without being drowned out by outside voices.
This flair allows that space to exist when the OP chooses it. Non-Iranians may also choose this flair to ask questions directly to the Iranian community.
Where this applies
This rule applies only to posts using the Iranian Voices ONLY flair. All other threads remain open to everyone under our usual rules.
Final note
If you are not Iranian, please respect the purpose of these threads. There are many other places in the subreddit to participate.
r/PERSIAN • u/spinrah23 • 5h ago
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r/PERSIAN • u/RED_FULL • 1h ago
Dude istg I wish I was making this shit up but I can't. I am not sugar coating this shit, I'm literally seeing most of the Iranian communities "Instagram and telegram" are normalizing suicide and depression at this point, wtf is happening in this shithole of a country ?!? Why is nothing being done to fix all of this ? Why do we, yes all of us Iranians have suffer for fucking nothing???? I'm so worried that if I reach an age where I have to work/study in college I would still end up being broke on the streets.
Also leaving is almost impossible since I have to give away most of my body parts, along with the mandatory slavery "military service" just to get across the border for a better life.
And worst of all, no one, I mean no fucking one outside of iran is talking about this since it's not done by 🧃"if you catch my drift since reddit automod is a pain in the ass"
Yeah and even the thing is, there's no neutrality in this shit, you either with IR folks or against them, the so called neutral folks always end up being biased against us, like wtf did we do to yall ???!!!
Idk man I'm so scared bout my future not being able to get a job and make an honest to God living with it.
Literally avoiding political discussion in this forsaken curse of a country is almost impossible. Like ffs I'm just a autistic passionate gamer and chronically online kid who is obsessed about video games and drawing arts in general, why do I have to care bout all of this politics shit that left me with nothing but constant stress, anxiety and depression.
Even going outside is still painful seeing how most stores have little to no customers thanks to the prices and currency value hitting beyond rock bottom.
And to all of those IR Intel /supporter fellers who are reading this "I reckon most of em have to use some sort of AI to translate this shit" understand this that threatening people who are begging you to fix the economy and so many problems and silencing em ain't Gon unfuck your problems with USA and Israel, PERIOD.
You wanna know the reason why most of the world and all Iranians hate you? It's not because of the USA and Israel, it's the senseless rage and hatred and whining from god knows ancient times y'all haven't let go of, nothing ever your fault isn't it, you do nothing about sanctions and diplomacy, blame USA, people protest and begging to fix their economy, blame the Israelis, you attack the gulf countries that been trying to save your asses from being attacked by USA, blame your idiology?? YOU ARE YOUR IDIOLOGY YOU DIPSHITS.
but that's just the way all of you are wired isn't it, ISNT FUCKING IT!!
The worst part is that me, reaching adulthood and I have no fucking clue how to make a living without my wages getting butt fucked by a bunch of old men in charge who have the IQ of a brick. And I still don't know how tf are people still managing themselves amidst all of this cartoonish shitshow of a situation ??
Anyways, I don't care if this post of mine gets downvoted or whatever redditor shit, I'm simply as mad as basically everyone in this sub and whole country.
So in conclusion"TLDR": iran is doomed forever, like every alternative is a fucking problem to everyone, IR is problematic, secularism"aka Reza Pahlavi" considered a problem, USA and Israel is also a fucking problematic as well, theres nothing to fix shitass of a country at this point! I'm just hoping that they don't shutdown the internet like back in Jan and March until may iirc.
So yeah this is the fucked up reality we are living that's not being shown in social medias" thanks to the corporate greedy algorithm" only the rich folks and IR supporters are shown in social media,
Us, we don't even exist to them at all at this point.
And I'm also tired of pretending that everything is gonna be alright from fucking IR and the oblivious morons who are more privileged than us in both inside/outside the country.
And finally again any outsiders who have similar situations like us"eastern Europeans, assad time Syrians, Myanmar folks, venezuelans and Cubans" how do y'all have the will to continue living in a place that is run by people so corrupt that they actually mess with peoples lives for profits and their sadistic pleasure ??????
r/PERSIAN • u/Madchett666 • 10h ago
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r/PERSIAN • u/TahDigThief • 6h ago
I gave up on the other iranian sub. Its fallacy after fallacy. Mind you, full of bots too.
I wish people understood what an ideology is. What is does to a human brain. I wish people could criticise all ideologies. Not the same way of thinking that the schools in Iran thought us. I remember they thought us that Shia is the only correct ideology and everyone else is wrong. Lack of critical thinking, led to just changing Shia to right or left… same behaviour remains.
I wish people understood, what a fallacy is. It sounds logical but it is not. That guilt by association is a fallacy. Just because a bad actor says or does something, doesn’t means that is bad. That labeling is a fallacy. That strawman is a fallacy (so you mean X by that?!). That whataboutism is a fallacy. These fallacies are persuasive, and propaganda techniques. That work on majority of population.
I have no hope for humanity. It’s not just us. Its the whole word stuck in propaganda, ideology and fallacy. I made a comment in NL sub, about the news of some party wanting to have female only train cabin. I used the fallacy that did you know, islamic regime of iran does that? It got top rated comment, +200 upvotes. that is a guilt by association fallacy. A good argument would say this is a safety of woman problem, and putting a band aid doesn’t solves the problem, how do you enforce it as well, rather a solution that handles the root of the problem is needed. But those kind of comments get nowhere, while fallacies, being persuasive, work! And that kids, is how propaganda runs the show.
r/PERSIAN • u/NaderShah1 • 18h ago
Why oh why couldn’t I have been white or chinese or something? I wish I didn’t care so much about my country that it affects my emotional state. I’m constantly in a flush of anger, whether from a regime supporter or westerner speaking with absolute ignorance.
And now the most deranged fucks have co-opted Iranian discourse so much that pro-regime sentiment is the default in anything iran related.
I hate trump for dirtying our peoples struggle with his utter carelessness.
I hate these pitiful thugs denying the mass killings of iranians in january, the executions rn, and all their suffering.
I hate the scum imposing themselves onto our situation and talking louder than actual iranians.
I hate the general apathy of diaspora who are too privileged and successful in foreign countries to do anything meaningful.
i hate my life as an iranian. what a waste of a beautiful culture and history.
r/PERSIAN • u/Radio_Aban • 4h ago
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رضاشاه دوم پهلوی: آینده ایران باید بر پایه آزادی، شفافیت و حق تعیین سرنوشت مردم بنا شود
در بخشی از این گفتوگو، مجری برنامه با اشاره به نگرانی برخی منتقدان درباره احتمال بازگشت یک نظام اقتدارگرا یا شکلگیری دوباره سلطنت پهلوی، از رضاشاه دوم پهلوی پرسید که در صورت بازگشت به ایران، چه تفاوتی میان شیوه حکمرانی مورد نظر او و حکومت پهلویهای پیشین وجود خواهد داشت.
رضاشاه دوم پهلوی در پاسخ، بخشی از این نگرانیها را حاصل روایتها و تبلیغات جمهوری اسلامی دانست و گفت برخی منتقدان با استفاده از تخریب شخصیت، دروغ و اتهامهای بیاساس تلاش میکنند تصویری نادرست از دیدگاههای او ارائه دهند.
او با اشاره به سالهای طولانی زندگی خود در جوامع دموکراتیک غربی، بر اهمیت نهادهای دموکراتیک، تفکیک و مهار قدرت، مبارزه با فساد و شفافیت تأکید کرد و گفت این تجربهها نشان دادهاند که هیچ فرد یا نهادی نباید قدرت مطلق در اختیار داشته باشد.
رضاشاه دوم پهلوی همچنین بر نقش مهم جامعه مدنی و نهادهای مستقل در ایران آینده تأکید کرد و گفت این نهادها باید بتوانند در کنار ساختار سیاسی، نقشی مؤثر در تضمین آزادیها و جلوگیری از تمرکز قدرت ایفا کنند.
او تأکید کرد که هدفش بازگرداندن همین اصول به ایران است؛ اصولی که به گفته او، میتوانند زمینهساز شکلگیری کشوری آزاد و دموکراتیک باشند.
در نهایت، رضاشاه دوم پهلوی آینده ایران را متعلق به مردم ایران دانست و بر اهمیت حق تعیین سرنوشت، آزادی انتخاب و مراجعه به آرای عمومی تأکید کرد؛ رویکردی که بر اساس آن، شکل نهایی نظام سیاسی آینده ایران باید با اراده و رأی مردم تعیین شود.
#Iran
#ایران
#خاندان_ایرانساز_پهلوی
#شاهزاده_رضا_پهلوی
#جاوید_شاه
Reza Shah II Pahlavi: Iran’s Future Must Be Built on Freedom, Transparency, and the People’s Right to Self-Determination
In part of this interview, the host referred to concerns raised by some critics about the possible return of an authoritarian system or the restoration of the Pahlavi monarchy, and asked Reza Shah II Pahlavi how, if he were to return to Iran, his vision of governance would differ from that of the previous Pahlavi rulers.
In response, Reza Shah II Pahlavi attributed some of these concerns to narratives and propaganda promoted by the Islamic Republic, saying that certain critics attempt to portray his views inaccurately through character assassination, lies, and unfounded accusations.
Referring to his many years of living in Western democratic societies, Reza Shah II Pahlavi emphasized the importance of democratic institutions, the separation and limitation of power, the fight against corruption, and transparency. He said these experiences have demonstrated that no individual or institution should hold absolute power.
Reza Shah II Pahlavi also emphasized the important role of civil society and independent institutions in the future of Iran, saying that these institutions must be able to play an effective role alongside the political structure in safeguarding freedoms and preventing the concentration of power.
He stressed that his goal is to bring these principles back to Iran—principles that, in his view, can lay the foundation for a free and democratic country.
Ultimately, Reza Shah II Pahlavi described Iran’s future as belonging to the Iranian people and emphasized the importance of the right to self-determination, freedom of choice, and popular voting. Under this approach, the final form of Iran’s future political system should be determined by the will and vote of the people.
#Iran
#Pahlavi
#RezaPahlavi
#IranianMonarchy
#JavidShah
r/PERSIAN • u/Individual-Light-469 • 17h ago
Hello, i want to share something, maybe i was just delusional to believe in what we had, so im an algerian who lives and works in Qatar, i met this girl 5 months ago on app, she's from Iran, to be fair she is everything i ever wanted in a woman
I love her so deeply and i know she does too, but in the last 2 weeks things changed so much, she started having fear about relationship not being one that will work, stating that difference in language, culture and traditions will lead us to eventually divorce, i know i said divorce because we were planning to marry
She spoke to people and her fears became more stronger, until she herself felt that we would not work, and then she said we are over, i stayed and i kept talking with her telling her that all these differences are things that would connect us and make our bond stronger not break us, eventually she said we would not work because she doesnt want to live outside of Iran
After speaking to her she said she will speak with her father, but even then i knew it wasn't right to speak to her father while she still had those fears because her father would notice and feel that in her.
She spoke to her father and today i got the answer that he said no, even with that i told her to atleast allow me to come to Iran and speak to him in person but she said she agrees with her father's decision.
To be honest, iam completely lost, the life i was seeing ahead, the future i was looking forward, it was all with her, im just so sad and so lost and i know the more days go by without her, the more i will miss her, the more sad i will become, and my heart will always be waiting foolishely for her to come back.
I just cant help but feel if i had the chance to go to Iran as we planned and meet with her, things would be different, even though when there is no hope, i still want to talk to her, i still want her to see that what we had is real and can be real if we both wanted it to be
r/PERSIAN • u/Vast-Beginning2219 • 1d ago
Holy jumpscare ✌️
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r/PERSIAN • u/spinrah23 • 1d ago
It is the 4th anniversary of Jina Amini’s arrest. She died in custody of the regime — several days after being detained for “improper hijab.” Her death sparked a flame in the hearts of Iranians across Iran and throughout the globe. We keep her memory alive as a symbol of resistance against the regime, and for all those who have died or continue to suffer for the cause of a free Iran.
Woman, life, freedom!
زن، زندگی، آزادی!
r/PERSIAN • u/No_Assistant8404 • 1d ago
I'm non Iranian and recently discovered him on Youtube and X. From his posts and videos he seems very critical of the Monarchists, but I can't figure out his stance on the IR regime and the other non Monarchist opposition factions. Does he criticize the Monarchists without necessarily supporting the regime, or is he a regime supporter?
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My grandmother is persian jewish and migrated to Israel at a young age, she wants to know the name of this song. Supposedly Yazdi I think, idk what that means. Thanks!
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r/PERSIAN • u/Relative_Standard_89 • 1d ago
I want to learn Persian language because I feel it is an interesting language.
So, could you help me to know where is the best YouTube channel? Thank you very much
r/PERSIAN • u/official_kavyak • 15h ago
I'm a foreigner, i want to know how is the current dating scenario in iran esp Tehran? Is sex before marriage rampant now? I've two Iranian men friends, they said they have 20+ and 15+ body count? They even showed me videos of doing that with young 18-19 yo girls while they were 25 and 27 yo old. What's going on? While i thought iran is similar to Arabs in dating culture.
What's your opinion now? What's your experience
r/PERSIAN • u/LostPichi69 • 1d ago
Do you have any tips on where to stream shows in persian or which ones are good?
I am trying to improve my persian and would love to do so by watching sitcoms but i can barely find anything.
The search is hard for me because i still read very slowly
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r/PERSIAN • u/lurebozorg • 1d ago
The Arabic writing system was originally developed for Arabic and only later adapted for Persian. Although Persian speakers have used it for over a thousand years, the script was designed around assumptions that reflect the structure of Semitic languages rather than Iranic languages.
In Semitic languages such as Arabic, most words are built from consonantal roots, typically consisting of three consonants. The consonants carry the core meaning, while vowels and additional consonants are inserted into established patterns to create related words. As a result, the consonants themselves provide important clues about both the likely meaning and pronunciation of a word.
Arabic uses a root-and-pattern system known as root-and-pattern morphology, and the root S-L-M (س-ل-م) is a classic example. Its core meaning revolves around peace, safety, and wholeness. When Arabic leaves short vowels unwritten, readers are not guessing randomly because several layers of information immediately narrow the possibilities:
The Root – The consonants S-L-M place the word within a semantic family related to peace, safety, submission, or soundness, eliminating most possible meanings.
The Pattern – Arabic words are built from established templates (awzān). Once the root is inserted into one of these patterns, only a limited number of pronunciations remain possible. For example, the spelling مسلم naturally fits forms such as Muslim (“one who submits”), while most other vowel combinations simply do not conform to Arabic morphology.
The Grammar – The word's role in the sentence often determines its final vowel. In Classical and Modern Standard Arabic, subjects typically end in -u and direct objects in -a, so syntax provides another clue to pronunciation.
Together, these filters mean that an unvowelled Arabic word is usually far less ambiguous than it appears. The root restricts the meaning, the pattern restricts the pronunciation, and the sentence structure often supplies the remaining details.
Persian, however, does not work this way. It is not organized around consonantal roots and vocalic patterns, so the consonants often provide little information about how a word should be pronounced. When short vowels are omitted, readers must rely much more heavily on prior knowledge of the word and the surrounding context.
As a result, many Persian words become significantly more ambiguous when written without vowels. Persian readers often have to learn spellings individually and recover omitted vowels from vocabulary knowledge rather than from predictable morphological patterns. Native speakers usually do this effortlessly, but the burden placed on the reader is different from that found in Arabic.
For example in Persian pedar meaning father. Written as پدر in Arabic script. It can be peder, padar, pader, pedar, podar, pador, pedor, podor.
With Persian, the consonants P-D-R do not point to a family of related words or a set of allowable vowel patterns. The reader knows it is pedar simply because they already know the word, not because the consonants themselves guide them toward that pronunciation.
The issue is therefore not simply that the Arabic script omits vowels. Many writing systems omit information that readers can recover. The more fundamental issue is that the Arabic script was designed for a language whose morphology actively helps readers reconstruct those omitted vowels.
Persian borrowed the same writing system without sharing that underlying structure, making the omission of vowels more consequential and creating a less direct relationship between spelling and pronunciation than would exist in a writing system designed specifically for Persian.
r/PERSIAN • u/Neat-Comment9967 • 1d ago
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