You may wonder why Muslim women do not take part in some sports. Are certain types of sports forbidden (Haram) for women in Islam? Are women in Islam not allowed to enjoy themselves doing such recreational activities? Well, actually the question whether women in Islam can play sports is somehow same as the question if...Read More
Men who start families later in life should be aware of the potential health risks to their children, according to US doctors who found that babies born to older fathers tend to have more medical issues than those born to younger men. Researchers at Stanford University in California studied health records linked to all live...Read More
Iranian climbers snatched three medals at the 2018 IFSC Asian Youth Championships in Chongqing, China. On Sunday, Iran’s Mahya Darabian won the women’s youth A speed gold medal after she clocked 9.340 seconds in the final race to beat Ming Wei Ni of China – who finished second with 10.350. China’s Yi Li Song and...Read More
Narges Abyar, director of the acclaimed movies “Track 143” and “Breath”, has been selected for a jury of the 25th Minsk International Film Festival Listapad underway in Belarus. Abyar, Eric Bilodeau from the U.S. and Elena Turova from Belarus are the members of the International Jury of Children and Youth Films Competition – Listapadzik, the...Read More
Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti presented awards of the Best Actor Award and Best Screen Play Awards to the winners at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival. Alidoosti, Bryan Burk (‘Star Trek’, ‘Mission: Impossible’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’), Hong Kong producer-director Stanley Kwan (‘Hold You Tight’, ‘First Night Nerves’) and Japanese actress Kaho Minami...Read More
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, the star of the acclaimed Iranian movies “The Blue-Veiled” and “Gilaneh”, has been selected for a jury of the 59th Thessaloniki International Film Festival underway in the Greek city, the organizers have announced. She will be judging the films competing in the International Competition section along with Sandra den Hamer, the director of...Read More
Iran basketball team defeated Singapore 63-51 to finish in fifth place at the FIBA U18 Women’s Asian Championship on Friday. Fatemeh Ghazvini led the Iranian team with 29 points, while Esther Akinfiresoye Damilola Lim led Singapore with eight points. The champions of Division B will win promotion to Division A for the 2020 FIBA Asia...Read More
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared March 14 as the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) to pay tribute to late Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani and some other female scientists. According to the UNESCO official website in mid-September through a proposal, prepared by the International Mathematical Union, UNESCO proclaimed the IDM,...Read More
“Her humble attitude and appearance is in contrast with her business acumen and sharp sense of presence,” an interviewer said of Azadeh Hariri. “More importantly, Hariri is busy making a positive difference in the lives of academically gifted yet financially constrained Iranians who wish to further themselves in America.” Azadeh (Azi) Maboudi Hariri was born in 1951...Read More
Palmira Martínez, a blind professional runner from Mexico, is among the 70,000 women who ran for gender equality as part of the largest 5K race for women in the world. My passion for running started when I was 35 years old. Not being able to see was not an obstacle. For me it has been...Read More
