A recent study has shown that postpartum depression is linked to mother’s pain after childbirth. Previous researches had demonstrated the pain associated with giving birth may increase the risk of postpartum depression but has not specified which part of the labor process (e.g., before, during or after delivery) may be the source of the problem....Read More

 Farnush Samadi, director of the acclaimed Iranian short “Gaze”, has been selected as a member of the jury at the Linz International Short Film Festival, which is currently underway in the Austrian city. Romanian director Sorin Dorian Dragoi and Italian animator Lucia Bulgheroni are the other members of the jury. Samadi’s fellow film editor, Hayedeh...Read More

Seyyedeh Fatemeh Hosseini, a member of Majlis (Iranian Parliament), was elected as a member of the presiding board of Forum of Women Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentarian Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland. IPU is an organization made up of national parliaments from around the world.  IPU protects and builds global democracy through political dialogue and concrete...Read More

Iranian Art of Tobafi to Be Inscribed by World Crafts Council   The World Crafts Council is considering registering an Iranian fabric-weaving art known as Tobafi, which is one of the major handicraft skills and traditional arts of South Khorasan province in northeastern Iran. Three experts from the World Crafts Council, an affiliate of the...Read More