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All News about Iranian Society – All the social, environmental, community and lifestyle news from across Iran, including the life and times of the capital, Tehran. There’s so much more to Iran than politics!

Environment

Lake Orumiyeh’s surface area is growing

Emad Askarieh -
Lake Orumiyeh, one of the largest salt lakes in the world, has been ravaged by severe droughts in recent years; 90 percent of its surface area has dried up.
Selected

Ali Daei sends a message to Iranian national soccer squad and captain

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Ali Daei, the world’s all-time leading goal scorer, has sent a message to Iran’s national soccer team captain, wishing him and the squad every success in the 2015 Asian Cup.
Science and Technology

Onepetro picks Iranian paper on gas as highly-cited

Emad Askarieh -
A paper by an Iranian scientist at Amir Kabir Poly Technique University, Ehsan Khamehchi, has been selected as a highly-cited paper by Onepetro database.
Art

He did not lose his life, life lost him

IFP Editorial Staff -
Hassan Hazer Moshar, a self-taught artist who took up art at the age 70 after he came out of a coma, has passed away.
Education

First things first; moral training before education

Emad Askarieh -
A Zoroastrian weekly critically examines Iran's education system, saying children need to learn life skills to manage their personal affairs.
Hard News

Celebrating Prophet Muhammad’s birthday is superstition and heresy

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Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti has said that celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad is superstitious and Muslim should stop this act of heresy.
Environment

Is it going to be love at first sight, endangered species-style?

Emad Askarieh -
A blind date between the two cheetahs paid off, yet it remains to be seen if they are really serious in wanting to start a family.
Architecture

A salty restaurant in southern Iran

Emad Askarieh -
The choice of salt as the main construction material in this restaurant has been meant to promote the concept of green construction.
Healthcare

Iran has built seven advanced laser systems for medical uses

Emad Askarieh -
Iran says experts at the Atomic Energy Organization have built seven new state-of-the-art laser systems to be used in medical procedures.
Hard News

Iranian researcher invents allergy, HIV-diagnosis sensor

Emad Askarieh -
Somayyeh Khezrian, an Iranian researcher in Tehran University, has developed a sensor which can diagnose allergy and HIV in early stages.
Art

A dress with a message of peace and solidarity with the world

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An Iranian dress designer makes a traditional dress to be a representative of Iranian culture in the Asian Cup 2015.
Environment

Tragic back-to-back losses of a cheetah cub and its mother

Emad Askarieh -
In a terribly tragic incident, a cheetah cub shared the same fate as its mother and lost its life to a car accident on the same spot where the female cheetah was found dead.
Environment

Norway, Iran to study water transfer from Caspian Sea to Lake Orumiyeh

Emad Askarieh -
Under an MoU between Iran and a Norwegian company, the latter will study the ecological and environmental side-effects of transferring water from the Caspian Sea to Lake Orumiyeh.
Hard News

Iran ranks first among Islamic states on invention registration

Emad Askarieh -
A report presented in a meeting of Islamic ministers of educations in Morocco, shows that Iran ranks first among 57 Islamic countries in terms of science and research.
Sport

Saeid Marouf happy to join Zenit Kazan

Emad Askarieh -
Saeid Marouf has signed a contract with the Russian giant until the end of the season.
Environment

Camera traps capture 4 new Asiatic cheetahs in Iran

Emad Askarieh -
Four new Asiatic cheetahs have been sighted in Iran, says the head of Touran Biosphere Reserve (TBR) in Semnan Province.
Religion

One day, two prophets; festivals of joy and sorrow

Emad Askarieh -
The followers of Zoroaster and Jesus mourn the demise and celebrate the birth anniversary of their prophets on the same day on the same street in Tehran.
Science and Technology

Iranian professor joins US National Academy of Inventors

Emad Askarieh -
Dr. Khoshnevis who is a Sharif Poly Technique University graduate, is well-known worldwide for his newly-developed three-dimensional building printing system.
Parties

A 1st int’l gathering of Islamic political parties to be held in Tehran

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Among other things, the gathering is to discuss ways of promoting cooperation among political parties across the Islamic world.
Religion

Iran backs freedom of religious minorities

Emad Askarieh -
Ali Younesi says that religious minorities enjoy freedom to practice their faith and the government supports their freedom.
Hard News

IRIB chief names woman as deputy for radio affairs

Emad Askarieh -
Nasrin Abravani has become the first woman to take charge of the Radio Department of Iran’s broadcaster.
Religion

Religious minorities enjoy peace in Iran

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Thomas Meram, the Archbishop of Assyrians, Chaldean and Catholics minorities living in Orumiyeh, has said that religious minorities live peacefully in Iran thanks to the wise leadership of the Supreme Leader.
Cinema

Seminary official and students weigh in on a TV series about clerics

Emad Askarieh -
Seminary students lead a simple and unassuming life. Unfortunately, the younger generation only knows clerics through TV.
Books

Perils of holy ignorance

Emad Askarieh -
Prominent Shiite thinker Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad expounds on his book on the so-called holy ignorance.
Hard News

Iran slams allegations of women’s rights violation

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The Iranian judiciary chief has rejected reports that women’s rights are trampled in Iran or that mass executions have taken place in the country.
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