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SociologyEpisode 117

Is Sex Work About Pleasure or Poverty? - Sepideh Alizadeh

1 hr 36 min 86,000 views Jul 20, 2026

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Rape, murder and addiction in the heart of the city The guest of this episode of the Baziya podcast was Sepideh Alizadeh, an activist and social worker. After earning her master's degree in psychology, she worked for five years on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria project in the Prisons Organisation's health department, and in 2009 she founded the Noor-e Sepid-e Hedayat institute, a harm-reduction centre for women licensed by Tehran's Welfare Organisation, so she could help people caught up in complex problems. She has been through many ups and downs on this path, and in this show she talks about them. Listen to one of the Baziya podcast's most important episodes on YouTube and on other podcast platforms. The long-time sponsor of the people of Iran and of Baziya, Vitabiotics Find us online: Twitter (X) Telegram Instagram

Sepideh Alizadeh

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