The US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has renamed a prestigious prize in mathematics after the late Iranian math genius Maryam Mirzakhani, who became the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Fields Medal.Read More
Iran's Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Massoumeh Ebtekar said on Saturday that the government encourages the Judiciary to implement open prison plan for women having young children.Read More
A team of Iranian workers, including a number of athletes skilled in special occupations, has headed for Spain to attend the CSIT World Sports Games. Among these athletes there is lady from the north-western city of Ardabil whose job is weaving Kilim. Hadiseh Ahmadi is a 23-year-old runner. She has been weaving Kilim along with...Read More
Today marks the auspicious birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Ma'soumeh (peace be upon her), the daughter of Imam Musa Kazem (peace be upon him) and the sister of Imam Reza (peace be upon him), and it has also been designated as National Girls’ DRead More
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
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 research study carried out in Iran, which is globally known as a hub of cosmetic surgeries, has revealed that women who have such surgeries enjoy fewer cultural assets.Read More
the 4th International festival on Islamic World women’s creativity and innovation started with the attendance of Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami. Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Gholami underlined promotion of Islamic art among world’s artists, urging taking major strides for making use of artists’ capacities and potentials. Emphasizing the important role of universities...Read More
Iranian lawmakers have adopted a bill that allows the Judiciary to mete out capital punishment for acid attackers under certain circumstances.Read More
