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Iran’s First Female Olympic Medallist Receives Great Rewards upon Arrival

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian public and private bodies and organizations have been rushing to reward Kimia Alizadeh, the young Iranian taekwondo player who won the first-ever Olympic medal for Iran, upon her arrival in Iran.
Art

Iranian Love Story Illustrated on a $5,800 Manteau

IFP Editorial Staff -
A gifted clothes designer has illustrated the old Iranian love story of Shirin and Farhad in miniature on a raw silk manteau, which is worth about $5,800 (200m rials).
Iran in Pictures

Female Bikers in Shiraz National Championship

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian female bikers took part in National Biking Championship in Shiraz, Fars Province, on Monday, July 18.
IFP Exclusive

Iran-Vatican Cooperation to Help Solve Problems of Women and Families: VP

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Mowlaverdi stressed on Wednesday, June 15, that the cooperation between Tehran and Vatican City and other countries will help solve problems facing women and families.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian People Break Record Number of Women MPs

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s 10th Parliament will break the Islamic Republic’s all-time record of women in the legislative body, with 17 female candidates elected in the February 26 (round one) and April 29 (run-off) polls.
IFP Exclusive

Female Iranian Futsal Player among the World’s Top 10

IFP Editorial Staff -
Female Iranian futsal player Fereshteh Karimi has been shortlisted for the title of the Best Woman Player of the World, thanks to her astounding...
Sport

Iranian Ninja bags KIN’s Honorary Diploma

Emad Askarieh -
Marjan Riahi’s documentary Iranian Ninja has won the Diploma of Honor at KIN International Women’s Film Festival in Armenia.
Lifestyle

A female athlete whose career is built on ice

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s female ice climber, who has won national and Asian medals, says she has set her sights on an Olympic medal.
Art

A woman shines in a male-dominated job

IFP Editorial Staff -
When my works are sent to experts for evaluation, they find it difficult to believe that such works have been created by a woman, she says.
Environment

Iranian bride sets construction of waterhole as marriage portion

Emad Askarieh -
I decided to ask for the construction of a waterhole in the wilderness as my marriage portion because I blame human activity for the damage caused to animal habitant, the bride says.
Selected

How many women police are there on the beat in Iran?

Emad Askarieh -
A top police official has said that more than 7,000 women have made it to Law Enforcement and that precision, integrity and authenticity are their standout features.
IFP Exclusive

Local dresses of Iranian women

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Colorfulness is the standout feature of the clothes Iranian women wear.
Interviews

A sailor who has sailed into unchartered waters

Emad Askarieh -
An Iranian woman has picked a job which has proved to be a whole new ball game for her: maritime sailing.
Local

Party politics: A party for women or partisans of women’s political activity?

Golrokh Askarieh -
Three female political players set out reasons why Iranian women are underrepresented in executive bodies and how the current trend can be reversed.
Lifestyle

A teacher’s foray into an apiary

Emad Askarieh -
Parsafar, who has now opened a store where she sells honey, puts her success down to her tireless efforts.
Selected

Women braver than men in bungee jumping

Emad Askarieh -
Unlike many men who go back on their decision to bungee jump, I have never seen a woman on a bungee-jumping platform back off, said a trainer in Tehran.
Sport

Iranian female athletes crowned in world cadet taekwondo event

Emad Askarieh -
Young Iranian female taekwondo artists have finished first at the second edition of the WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships in South Korea.
Interviews

Will women be allowed to attend major sporting events?

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s vice-president for women affairs has talked in an interview about what government has done for women when it comes to presence in sporting arenas, broader representation in parliament and domestic violence.
Sport

Panahizadeh named to world wrestling commission

Emad Askarieh -
Panahizadeh, who runs the International Department for the Iranian Wrestling Federation, becomes the first Iranian woman to serve on a United World Wrestling commission.
Selected

An uphill ride for Iran’s female motocross racers

Emad Askarieh -
The story of a girl who has done great in a male-dominated sport.
Lifestyle

Story of Iranian woman with no arms gets global media attention

Fatemeh Askarieh -
“Each body might have some limitations and deficiencies. But if you have a pure, elevated soul I think the body won't matter,” said the disabled Iranian woman.
Lifestyle

Profoundly different Iranian nurses

Emad Askarieh -
In spite of disabilities, the two sisters have proved that they are the best of nurses for their ailing mother.
Lifestyle

Knock on wood; female carpenters have knocked down gender barriers

Emad Askarieh -
Two female Iranian carpenters sail into unchartered waters and grapple with problems of an all-male profession.
Lifestyle

Iranian women as old as millennia-old history

IFP Editorial Staff -
Sharq daily in an opinion piece analyzes the history and future of Iranian women, saying that the modern world has to live with gender equality.
Selected

Ninja girls take their training sessions to nature

Emad Askarieh -
The allure of performing feats in nature has prompted Ninja girls to practice martial arts outdoors.
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