Polish teenager Iga Swiatek completed a stunning rise by becoming the lowest-ranked woman to win the French Open after beating American Sofia Kenin.Read More

“The Cambridge Introduction to Emily Dickinson” by Wendy Martin has been published in Persian in Tehran.Read More

Babies under six months can develop type 1 diabetes, and the condition may begin to take root before they are born, according to scientists.Read More

"We are victims of violence because we are poor, lower caste and women, so looked down upon by all," a Dalit woman told researcher Jayshree Mangubhai some years ago. "There is no one to help or speak for us. We face more sexual violence because we don't have any power."Read More

The 100th birth anniversary of the late professor Alenoush Terian, the mother of Iranian astronomy, will be celebrated on October 29.Read More

The Chapter discusses the intersection of human rights and women’s rights. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1971, during the UN Decade for Women. It is a binding international instrument that mandates signatory parties to take all appropriate measures...Read More

A new Iranian female track and field star has drawn the attention of everyone by overcoming a 4-metre-high bar in the pole vault event.Read More

The nomadic tribe of Lak in western Iran annually travel from the warm region of Lorestan to their summer resort in Spring and begin their migration back to the winter quarter when autumn arrives. What follows are Tasnim News Agency’s photos of the seasonal migration of Lak tribe’s nomads:Read More

Gender-based violence (GBV) or violence against women and girls (VAWG), is a global pandemic that affects 1 in 3 women in their lifetime.Read More

Rashtidoozi is a type of traditional Iranian crochet where cloth is decorated with colourful silk thread.Read More