Businesswoman, city councillor and social activist Fatemeh Daneshvar tells Al Jazeera that she fears ‘nothing but God’. Tehran – Fatemeh Daneshvar moves easily around the room as she speaks of her accomplishments, pausing at one point to admire a photo of her children, and at another to flip through a glossy magazine packed with images of...Read More
Teachers have been told not to ask a classroom of children what they did at the weekend an attempt to ‘poverty proof’ schools. Staff should not initiate group discussions about what activities pupils did during school holidays as this can lead to less well-off children feeling awkward and uncomfortable, according to the charity Children North...Read More
Tehran, May 12, IRNA – Iran women’s national futsal team on Saturday grabbed trophy of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Futsal Championship after victory over Japan national team in the final. The Iranian team defeated Japan 5-2 and became champion of the 2018 AFC Women’s Futsal championship for the second consecutive year. The...Read More
Tehran, May 12, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Sports and Youth in a message congratulated women’s national futsal team victory in 2018 AFC Women’s Futsal Championship. In his message which was released on Saturday, Masoud Soltanifar appreciated Iranian players’ victory which has been reflected by the international media. The Iranian team defeated Japan 5-2 and...Read More
Presence of women in international sports fields is more important than their presence in stadiums, Masoumeh Ebtekar, Vice President for Women’s and Family Affairs, said here on Sunday. Women’s presence in international championships is essential and it requires serious support, the VP said noting Iranian women demonstrated a great presence in international sports fields. Currently,...Read More
The Iran women’s national futsal team has chalked up its first resounding win at the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Futsal Championship, thrashing the Turkmen squad in the group stage of the continental tournament. On Thursday, the Iranian sportswomen routed their Central Asian opponents 14-0 in their opening Group D fixture at Indoor Stadium...Read More
TEHRAN – The four-member Iranian team traveled to Urgench, Uzbekistan to participate at the 25th Asian Junior Women Weightlifting Championships. Parmida Mahmoudian in the 58kg weight class, Elnaz Bajelani in 63kg, Mahdieh Kalali in 69kg and Narges Mirzaki in +75kg will take part in the competition. The team will be headed by Reyhaneh Tarighat in...Read More
TEHRAN – Women’s economic empowerment in Iran increased by 1.1 percent in the year 1396 (Iranian calendar which falling between March 2107 and March 2018) year on year, IRNA reported on Friday. The average rate of men’s economic contribution in 1395 (March 2016-March 2017) was 64.1 percent while this amount is 49 percent lower for...Read More
Iranian actress Mina Sadati received the Best Supporting Actress award for her rôle in ‘Searing Summer’ at the Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF). The award was presented by actress Shu Qi at the awarding ceremony of Tiantan Award 2018 during the 8th edition of the festival in Beijing, capital of China, April 22, Xinhua reported....Read More
An Iranian couple has, in a humanitarian move, shared photos of needy children on their Instagram page to provide the opportunity for benevolent people to help deprived families. Saeedeh Delmoradi, a young teacher who teaches at a school for exceptional children, and her husband Mohammad Mousavian, have managed to build a new life for needy...Read More
