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Science for Peace" workshop was held at TPM"

On the Occasion of "World Science day for Peace and Development" a workshop was held at TPM in which the student of Tehran International School (Secondary) actively participated and had discussion on Dual use of Science..

Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development, is an opportunity to remind us that science is like a double-edged sword.

It can be used in the service of peace, humanity and making people's lives easier,

or it can be used in the service of war and the destruction of people and the environment.

It is important to know how to use science responsibly and to consider ethics alongside science,

Otherwise, science can become a dangerous and destructive weapon, just as chemistry was used to create chemical weapons and cause endless death and suffering, and physics was used to create nuclear weapons and cause destruction...

Focus on Survivors' Involvement

Focus on Survivors' Involvement

"Their burnt eyes and their coughs express their suffering more eloquently than any words"

While visiting the Hiroshima Peace Museum the founders of the Tehran Peace Museum realized the necessity of involving the victims of war in the creation of the museum. Only these individuals could provide credible accounts of the harsh realities of war and their correlating desire for peace.

What is a Peace Museum?

What is a Peace Museum?

When you first hear of a "Peace museum" you may be slightly mystified or perhaps even a bit skeptical. It is easy to imagine what goes into a war museum but what can you put in a peace museum? And if the peace movement is to be represented in a museum does that mean it is being relegated to the past?

The Tehran Peace Museum

The Tehran Peace Museum

Currently housed in a building donated by the municipality of Tehran within the historic City Park, the Tehran Peace Museum is as much an interactive peace center as a museum. It coordinates a peace education program that holds workshops and hosts conferences on the culture of peace, reconciliation, international humanitarian law, disarmament and peace advocacy.

Founding the Iranian Peace Museum

Founding the Iranian Peace Museum

Its founding began with a conversation between the founder of the Tehran-based Society for Chemical Weapons Victims support (SCWVS) and a coordinator for the international Peace Museums Network in 2005. This, as well as a visit to Hiroshima, Japan by members of SCWVS a year before, prompted the desire for a museum in Tehran.

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