Arguing
in public.
Essays, expert commentary and long-form interviews published in Iranian and Azerbaijani media — on disability policy, cerebral palsy prevention, false autism cures, and the tariffs that keep rehabilitation underpaid.
Disability, "inability", or "lack of equal opportunity" — which one?
WHO estimates global disability prevalence at around 10%. Iran has no precise figure — Welfare Organization and university data put it between 12% and 15%. Of roughly three million registere…
Op-ed—
ClinicalThe only way to prevent the birth of children with cerebral palsy
Prevention through more thorough healthcare before, during and after pregnancy is the only real defence. Global prevalence of cerebral palsy is 3.3 per 1,000 births — rising to 40—100 per 1,…
Mehr News Agency—
Public interestMisleading parents of autistic children with guaranteed cures
Centres claiming to cure autism in a few sessions — some through prayer writing and other superstitious methods — are misleading families with false promises. Estimated prevalence is 1 in ev…
Mehr News Agency8 August 2018
PolicyLegal gaps in business, and the bureaucracy blocking the knowledge-based economy
The lack of support from governmental institutions — and in some cases outright restrictive laws — has prevented the growth of small and startup businesses.…
Bazaar News Agency—
PolicyUnreasonable tariffs: a major obstacle for rehabilitation graduates
Without insurance coverage and fair tariffs, rehabilitation services are being devalued and auctioned. Therapists routinely discount up to 50% against official Ministry of Health rates simpl…
Young Journalists Club — Health & Medical—
NarrativeThe dream of standing
For some children the world has always been defined by stillness — not by choice. Children who have spent years seeing the world only from the height of a bed, a wheelchair or the floor. For…
ISNA7 December 2025
Long-form interviewOn rehabilitation technology, entrepreneurship and building equipment in Iran
In 2015 he founded "Avijeh Innovators" under the slogan "New Ideas for Change", with three goals: establishing rehabilitation centres, running educational workshops, and designing and manufa…
Occupational Therapy Scientific Journal, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesSpring 2021