From now on, an equal amount of blood money (diyah) will be paid to male or female victims or their heirs in cases of murder, bodily harm, or property damage, in a major shift from the age-old Sharia-based law that the blood money for women is half the amount set for men.Read More
Iranian documentary ‘Beloved’, directed by Yaser Talebi, has been nominated for Estonian People's Award at the 33rd Pärnu Film Festival in Estonia.Read More
Zahra Beyrami is an ultra-flexible little whose performance at an Iranian talent show, named Asr-e Jadid (New Age), has amazed the audiences and gone viral on Iranian social media.Read More
A Persian translation by Narges Bigdeli of Omani novelist Jokha Alharthi’s “Celestial Bodies”, the winner of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize, has been published in Tehran.Read More
Iranian short film ‘Double’ directed by Ronak Jafari has made it into the competition section of the 2019 Mirror Mountain Film Festival in Canada. Read More
Iranian feature ‘Boarding Pass’ directed by Mehdi Rahmani has won awards at the June edition of the second Queen Palm International Film Festival in California, US.Read More
Cheshmeh Publications, the publisher of the Persian version of American children’s book writer Sharon Creech’s “Walk Two Moons”, announced on Sunday that it will host a group of children for a review session of the book on Tuesday.Read More
Iran's vice president for women on Friday said the country is willing to cooperate with Japan on related issues, including empowerment of women.Read More
