Women
The latest news and views about women and their rights
Iran’s women’s volleyball team takes silver at ISG 2021
Iran’s women’s volleyball team lost to Turkey 3-0 in the final match of the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games on Monday night, securing a silver medal in the competitions.
Iranian female weightlifter wins gold in Turkey, makes history
Elham Hosseini has gained the first gold medal in the history of Iranian women’s weightlifting after shining out in the 2021 Islamic Countries Solidarity Games in the Turkish city of Konya.
Iranian female runner takes silver at Islamic Games
Iranian runner Farzaneh Fasihi gained the silver medal of The 5th Islamic Countries Solidarity Games field and track competitions in 100-meter running in the Turkish city of Konya.
Iran’s Paridar awarded as best female chess coach in world
Iran’s national chess team’s head coach Shadi Paridar has been awarded by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) as the best female coach in 2022.
First Iranian female climber conquers K2 summit
Afsaneh Hesami Fard’s name went down in history as the first Iranian female climber who reached the 8611-meter K2 peak in the Karakoram Range on the China-Pakistan border on Friday.
Venezuela 1st lady meets Iran’s VP for women affairs, activists
First Lady of Venezuela Cilia Flores along with Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Ensieh Khazali held a meeting with a number of female social and political activists in Tehran.
How two Iranian women reached the peak of Mount Everest
Last month, two Iranian women managed to reach the top of Mount Everest. Afsaneh Hesamifard and Elham Ramezani arrived at the peak on May 14 and 15, respectively, within a 30-day period.
Female Iranian filmmakers, actresses condemn ‘sexual violence’ in cinema
Iranian female filmmakers and actresses have issued a statement to condemn what they have called violence against women in the country’s cinema.
Young Ukrainian woman converts to Islam in southwest Iran
A young Ukrainian woman has recently converted from Christianity to Islam in southwestern Iran, after developing an interest in the holy religion and its dress code.
Raisi hails Iranian women’s history-making role in Islamic Revolution
Marking the National Women’s Day, President Ebrahim Raisi has paid tribute to Iranian women for the “history-making” role they played in the country’s important historical junctures, including the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the ensuing Sacred Defense against Iraqi imposed war.
Iranians mark National Mother’s Day
The 20th of the month of Jamadi-us-Sani on the Lunar Calendar, which falls on January 23 this year, marks the anniversary of the birthday of Hazrat Zahra, the beloved daughter of the Prophet Mohammad.
2k women to watch Iran FIFA qualifiers in stadiums
Iranian football officials have decided to allow two-thousand women to go to a Tehran’s stadium to watch the FIFA world cup qualifiers against Iraq and the United Arab Emirates.
Iranian goalie nominated for best women goalkeeper of 2021
Iran futsal goalkeeper Farzaneh Tavasoli has been shortlisted for the best women goalkeeper of the world in 2021.
Iran keeper again best player of match in IHF women world champs
Iran’s goalkeeper Fatemeh Khalili has once more won the the title of the best player of the match in the President’s Cup of the IHF women world championships underway in Spain.
Iran’s Leader meets nurses, families of late medical staff caring for COVID patients
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has received a host of nurses and families of medical personnel who lost their lives to COVID-19 while treating and caring for patients inflicted with the deadly virus.
Iranian woman oldest person on earth
A woman from Iran’s Razavi Khorasan Province is the oldest person on earth.
Fatemeh Norouzi from the northeastern City of Torbate Jaam is 122 years old.
Wife of assassinated nuclear scientist becomes peace envoy
Mansoureh Karami, the wife of assassinated Iranian nuclear physics professor Massoud Alimohammadi has become the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s peace envoy.
Iran’s Nazemi nominated for world best woman referee
Iranian referee Gelareh Nazemi was nominated for world’s best woman referee, International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) announced.
“Mother of Iran’s environment” dies at 104
Mahlagha Mallah, an activist known as the mother of the environment of Iran, has died at the age of 104.
Iran to Face South Korea in 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, women spectators
The Iranian and South Korean national football teams will face each other for a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier on October 12.
Probe: Women sexually abused by WHO staff in DRC
Independent investigators probing allegations of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) revealed that the World Health Organization’s (WHO) staff and other aid workers have sexually abused several women and girls during the health agency’s response to Ebola outbreak in the African country.
Iran book 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup ticket
The Islamic Republic of Iran women's national football team have qualified for their first ever AFC Women's Asian Cup.
Iran thrash Bangladesh at AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 qualifiers
The Islamic Republic of Iran women's national football team have heavily defeated Bangladesh in qualifying matches for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
Iran’s Nemati wins third gold at Tokyo Paralympics 2020
World-renowned Iranian archer Zahra Nemati makes history by striking gold in the women’s individual recurve at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic games.
Story of Iranian Nurse Who Recites Poems to Soothe Covid Patients
Amid the outbreak of corona pandemic throughout Iran,
a video of an Iranian nurse who sings songs for the patients has gone viral recently. In this video, Forough Ahmadi who works at Al-Zahra Hospital of Isfahan province in central Iran, recites poems and sings songs for the patients and her colleagues to give them peace of mind.