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
“Mothers on Wheels”, a group of four Indian travelers, have traversed Iran on their journey towards London, CHTN reported. The group, which has selected “Out to Heal the World” as its motto, is aimed at covering 22 countries and 20,000 km over 60 days. The group entered Iran on October 7 from Bajgiran border in...Read More
Thousands of incurable breast cancer patients are being denied a dedicated specialist nurse, according to Breast Cancer Care. The figures show almost three-quarters (72 percent) of NHS Trusts across the UK are not providing designated nurses, BBC wrote. Three years ago, the government promised all cancer patients would have access to a designated nurse by...Read More
Iranians stole the show in the taekwondo competitions at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, collecting four medals – including three golds. On the seventh day of the event, Mohammad-Ali Khosravi – representing Iran in the men’s +73kg contests – outpointed Meng-en Lee of Chinese Taipei 2-1 in the final bout to...Read More
International Day of Rural Women In most countries around the world, rural women and girls face daily challenges of access to sustainable infrastructure, services and social protection. The ubiquity of these challenges offers a large scope for change so that they no longer dominate and constrain women’s and girls’ lives. Rural women make up 43 per...Read More
Iranian sports squad have snatched 65 medals so far in Asian Para Games 2018 held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Iranian sportsmen and sportswomen have bagged 65 medals in Asian Para Games 2018, including 23 golds, 20 silvers, and 22 bronzes. In track and field sports, Iranian have had the best results in para athlete games with...Read More
Tara Behbahani has said that the paintings in her new collection “Passing through Imagination” dig up depictions of moments of happiness from the heart of history. The collection, which depicts women on images of beautiful Persian tiles, is on display in an exhibition at Tehran’s Golestan Gallery. “It was in 2003 when I began working...Read More
World mental health day is on Wednesday, October 10 and the theme this year is supporting good mental health in the workplace. In recent months the importance of mental first aiders has been a hot topic, hoping to catch the warning signs before it gets too much, chichester.co.uk reported. Anna Williamson is a television presenter,...Read More
