Chador in, hijab out: Iran VP’s wardrobe draws criticism
Source: Associated Press By AMIR VAHDAT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Just a couple of weeks into her appointment, the new Iranian vice president’s decision to abandon her fashion style for […]
Iran Out to Remake Mideast With Arab Enforcer: Hezbollah
Source: The New York Times By BEN HUBBARD BEIRUT, Lebanon — For three decades, Hezbollah maintained a singular focus as a Lebanese military group fighting Israel. It built a network of bunkers and […]
We do not have an Islamic society. We do not even have an Islamic government.
Source: ABNA Ayatollah Khamenei pointed out: We do not have an Islamic society. We do not even have an Islamic government. We managed to create an Islamic revolution, that is, a revolutionary movement. We managed to create an Islamic system based on that revolution. These are important things we gained […]
Iranian refugees turn to Christianity in the Netherlands
Source: BBC News In the Netherlands, thousands of Iranian Muslim migrants and refugees are converting to Christianity, despite conversion from Islam being considered apostasy in Iran and punishable by death. […]
JAY-Z Explains Why He and Beyonce Named the Twins Rumi and Sir
Source: ETonline By Liz Calvario We finally know why JAY-Z and Beyonce named their twins Rumi and Sir. The 47-year-old rapper explained the origin of their little ones’ names in […]
Ayatollah Alavi Boroujerdi: Wahhabism has nothing to do with Sunni Islam
Source: ABNA (AhlulBayt News Agency) – “We hope that all divine religions join their efforts to spread peace worldwide, to help eradicate poverty, hunger, oppression and discrimination all around the […]
Syria’s Assad says Western plots against him foiled but war not yet won
President says Russian, Iranian aid crucial to recovery of territory By Reuters – Aug 20,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A handout photo released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency […]
Iran judiciary freezes assets of BBC Persian staff
Source: BBC News By Rana Rahimpour BBC Persian Image captionThe BBC was not notified of the court order, which names 152 individuals The BBC has called on the Iranian authorities […]
Top Shiite Cleric Sentenced to 13 Years in Saudi Jail
Source: ABNA The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh passed the ruling on the 66-year-old clergyman on Thursday, Arabic-language and independent Yemenat news website reported. Sheikh Radhi’s relatives strongly condemned the court ruling, describing it as the application of the death penalty against the Shia cleric since he is already suffering […]
Iran’s Rouhani appoints female vice-presidents after criticism
Source: BBC News Iran President Hassan Rouhani has appointed three women as vice-presidents and one as a civil rights assistant following criticism of his all-male cabinet. Iran’s 12 vice-presidents run […]
Iran signs its biggest-ever car deal with France’s Renault
Source: Dawn Iran signed the country’s biggest-ever car deal worth several hundred million dollars with French manufacturer Groupe Renault on Monday to produce 150,000 cars a year, the latest advance by a European company into Iran’s sizeable consumer market. The 660 million or $778 million deal follows the lifting of […]
Iran’s Rouhani Commits to Nuclear Deal as He Is Sworn In for a New Term
Source: Time BY Golnar Motevalli, Ladane Nasseri / Bloomberg Aug 05, 2017 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, sworn in for a second term in front of an audience of foreign officials, reiterated […]
Iran’s president under pressure to appoint female ministers
Source: The Guardian BY Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent Concerns raised that Hassan Rouhani may unveil all-male list of ministers in cabinet reshuffle as he prepares for second term President Hassan […]
Unsung in the Muslim world
Source: Dawn News BY Riaz Mohammad Khan July 31, 2017 The writer, a former foreign secretary and author, lectured in quantum physics (1965-69) at Punjab University. MARYAM Mirzakhani, a […]
Iran’s latest culture battle: Should women in cars keep their heads covered?
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Ramin Mostaghim and Shashank BengaliContact Reporter Reihane Taravati, an outspoken social media activist, was riding in a taxi the other day when she received a stern reprimand […]
SWISS DIPLOMACY: Saudi Arabia and Iran weighing mediation offer
Amid enduring tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Switzerland is poised to introduce an alternative path for turning down the heat between the two adversaries and their proxy wars that have been aggravating both regional and international conflicts. Swiss Economic Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann indicated during an interview published on […]
Only woman to win math equivalent of Nobel Prize dies
In 2014 Mirzakhani was one of four winners of the Fields Medal, which is presented every four years and is considered the mathematics equivalent of the Nobel Prize Image Credit: […]
A view from Teheran: Is a new plot against Iraq being hatched?
By Hassan Lasjerdi Is a new plot against Iraq being hatched? June 18, 2016 As Iraqi forces along Popular Mobilization Forces also known as al-Hashd al-Shaabi are engaged in fierce clash with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group and have so far been able to […]
Iranian Maryam Mirzakhani dead at 40 – won Math’s Fields Medal
Source: BBC Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to receive the prestigious Fields Medal for mathematics, has died in the US. The 40-year-old Iranian, a professor at Stanford University, had breast […]
Iranian cancer researcher sent home after being detained at Boston airport
Reuters International JULY 12, 2017 FILE PHOTO – Protesters hold signs against U.S. President Donald Trump’s limited travel ban, approved by the U.S. Supreme Court, in New York City, U.S. on June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) – An Iranian cancer researcher […]