A look at three challenges women and girls face along their STEM journeys   Martha Alicia Benavente, from Tucurú, a small municipality in Guatemala trained for six months to become a solar engineer. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown When a curious mind is given resources and opportunities to learn, research, test, teach, and invent, the possibilities...Read More

Feeling depressed? It’s time to cut out the unhealthy junk food from your diet as it increases the risk of psychological disorders including bipolar disorder and depression, said researchers. Junk food is not only harmful for metabolism but also increases the risk of psychological problems such as bipolar disorder and depression, irrespective of personal characteristics...Read More

A new gallery of Islamic arts at the British Museum broadly explores the cultural impact of Islam on everyday life through art and material objects from the many lands and societies the religion has affected across continents and centuries. With innovative curatorial direction and displays, the new Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World brings together objects...Read More

The Eighth Fadjr International Fashion and Clothing Festival (February 15-21) showed that designing clothes and fashion received enough attention, said Iran’s culture minister. According to Mehr News Agency, Abbas Salehi who was speaking during a visit to the eighth edition of the festival, added, “In the past, Iranian designers used to copy clothing styles, but...Read More

 A number of Iranian literati will come together in a session at the University of Tehran on Saturday to honor Polish orientalist Anna Maria Krasnowolska, the university announced last week. Born in 1949, Krasnowolska is the head of the Department of Iranian Studies at the Institute of Oriental Philology of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow,...Read More