Non-financial rights of women in an international documents and Islamic teachings The writer: Monireh Akhavan (Lecturer at Islamic Azad University) Abstract Women’s deprivation of their human rights throughout history has been one of the most challenging human rights issues. In the mean time the non-financial rights of women is neglected to the extent that they...Read More
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Women today tend to live longer than men almost everywhere worldwide — in some countries by more than a decade. Now, three centuries of historical records show that women don’t just outlive men in normal times: They’re more likely to survive even in the worst of circumstances, such as famines and epidemics,...Read More
TEHRAN – The budget allocated to female breadwinners has not been cut, it has not been received yet, vice president for women’s and family affairs said, IRNA reported on Friday. The proposed national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1397, starting on March 21, 2018, has approved 210 billion rials ($5.25 million) for...Read More
TEHRAN – Iranian director Reza Farahmand’s “Women with Gunpowder Earrings” has been named best feature-length documentary in the international competition of the 11th Cinema Verite festival. The film is about Nur, a female journalist who covers stories about Syrian and Iraqi women and children in the war against the ISIS terrorists. It also brought Farahmand...Read More
ATHLETE INSIGHT COMBINES WITH TRADEMARK NIKE INNOVATION TO SHAPE A GROUNDBREAKING GARMENT. The Nike Pro Hijab has been a year in the making, but its impetus can be traced much further back to Nike’s founding mission, to serve athletes, with the signature addendum: If you have a body, you’re an athlete. The brand has underscored...Read More
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – While there are news about adoption of a bill on banning violence against women there seems to be unreasonable reservations about the issue. Violence against women is a violation of human rights which seriously affects women and young girls and even the whole society. Regarding their role in the family as...Read More
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has put a woman cyclist from Iran at the top of the Asian ranking for the second consecutive year. Faranak Parto Azar with 321 points in the cross-country cycling field ranked first in Asia and 86th in the world, head of Fars Province Cycling Association Hadi Ba Shafaat said on Saturday....Read More
Tehran, Oct 7, IRNA – Iranian woman Mojdeh Tabari became member of the board of directors of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on 23 February 1947, the organization promotes worldwide proprietary, industrial and...Read More
A number of Iranian parliament’s female lawmakers discussed mutual cooperation and parliamentary relations with Irish Senate delegation. Zahra Saei, a member of parliament’s women faction said during the meeting that women will play a crucial role in further development of Iran-Ireland ties. Elaborating on the faction’s activities, she said that Iran has made remarkable progress in the field of...Read More
Tehran, Aug 12, IRNA — Late Iranian math elite Maryam Mirzakhani’s math course is supposed to be granted to top Iranian mathematicians Head of Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) said. The ten-year-old course will be given to best mathematician of the country, Nasrollah Zargham made the remarks Saturday in a press conference. The winner...Read More
