Iranian inventor moves from Google to Amazon

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July 24, 2014

Babak Parviz, the Iranian architect of Google Glass, has confirmed reports that he’s leaving Google for Amazon. Parviz, who was born in Tehran, moved to the US after getting a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology. In the United States, he secured another degree in electrical engineering, this time a Ph.D., from the University of Michigan. The following is an excerpt of a report Haft-e Sobh (Seven-Thirty AM) newspaper ran on the Iranian genius:

Babak Parviz, the man who is credited with the development of Google Glass, has announced the move to Amazon via his Google+ page. Parviz, a heavyweight in the Silicon Valley giant, has said he seeks new goals in moving to Amazon, which is going from strength to strength thanks to the presence of Jeff Bezos at its helm. […]

Six years ago Parviz was named as one of top 35 inventors in the world thanks to his involvement in “smart lens”, another Google project.

Six years ago Parviz was named as one of top 35 inventors in the world thanks to his involvement in “smart lens”, another Google project.

Parviz, who is “super excited” about the move, has not mentioned anything about his exact role at the e-commerce company. However, The Verge website speculates that Parviz might help Amazon with the Fire Phone.

Parviz, a postdoctoral fellow in chemistry and chemical biology at Harvard, has also taught courses at the University of Washington in Seattle and holds several key positions in research centers in Washington State. He has won several awards, among other things, for his innovativeness in genetics and for his development of a single-engine plane back home.

Actions speak louder than words

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Emad Askarieh

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July 24, 2014

David Kreps is a professor at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. His book on microeconomics is taught in Iran’s post-graduate economics schools. A 94th issue of Tejarat-e Farda (Tomorrow’s Trade), out on July 12, 2014, featured an interview with the American economist in which he had fielded 10 questions posed by the weekly magazine’s Ehsan Barin, who admits that the short answers Kreps has provided to his questions are as informative as spending hours listening to lectures on economics. We have chosen the last two questions and answers which are less technical in nature and thus widely understandable.

There are pressure groups both in Iran and in the US trying to prevent President Rouhani and President Obama from reestablishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. As an expert, what do you think is the best strategy for the two presidents?

I’m not an expert on the specifics, and I certainly would not want to offer the presidents any concrete advice. Based on my own expertise, I would offer two insights from theory blended with my observations: A. Actions nearly always speak louder than words. B. In particular, one builds credibility by being credible.

reputation-management is tricky business: X’s reputation with Y is a product of the long-term interactions between X and Y, but it also depends on how X behaved and is behaving with Z and W. – David Kreps

These days, diplomats from Iran and P5+1 (five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) are trying to work out an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. Are these talks a repeated game in which the reputation of the countries involved has an important role to play?

The situation is not a repeated game in the formal sense, but to change your phrasing a bit, I think it is obvious that the credibility of the parties to carry out their portions of any agreement is an essential element in reaching an agreement, and reputation is very often a key to obtaining credibility. That said, reputation-management is tricky business: X’s reputation with Y is a product of the long-term interactions between X and Y, but it also depends on how X behaved and is behaving with Z and W. Y, in trying to assess what X will do in the future, looks closely at what X did in the past with Z and W and, at the same time, thinks hard about what X may be called upon to do in the future in re Z and W.

David Marc “Dave” Kreps (born 1950, New York) is a game theorist and economist and professor at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He is known for his analysis of dynamic choice models and non-cooperative game theory, particularly the idea of sequential equilibrium, which he developed with Stanford Business School colleague Robert B. Wilson. – Wikipedia

A tour of the largest private arts museum in Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff

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July 24, 2014

The top floor of Tehran’s Saba Museum is home to precious works of arts. The following is an excerpt of a report published in the 94th issue of Tejarat-e Farda weekly on the museum, which was acquired by Pasargad Bank almost a decade ago:

Saba Museum in downtown Tehran is so magnificent, as far as architecture is concerned, that one cannot walk past the building without feasting their eyes on it.

Saba Museum in downtown Tehran is so magnificent, as far as architecture is concerned, that one cannot walk past the building without feasting their eyes on it. If you are into arts and culture, you have definitely visited the exhibitions the building plays host to every once in a while. However, you may not know that the top floor of this building is home to a collection worth billions of dollars. In the museum Pasargad Bank, which owns one of the most exclusive collections of paintings in Iran, puts on display visual arts items it has acquired over the past decade. The permanent expo admits visitors free of charge.

After the Islamic revolution [of 1979] Pasargad was the first institution to invest in arts. The bank has described investment in arts as a very profitable venture for financial institutions.

The visual arts museum of Pasargad Bank reopened in October 2009, putting 140 works of art including bas-reliefs, Impressionist paintings and statues, pub art, calligraphy and calligrams by modernist artists on display. Valuable works of art by prominent artists, both living and deceased, along with those of young artists are being displayed at the expo.

After the Islamic revolution [of 1979] Pasargad was the first institution to invest in arts. The bank has described investment in arts as a very profitable venture for financial institutions. For instance, a Persepolis statue has fetched Pasargad an unprecedented $2.8 million at a Christie’s auction in Dubai. And the most expensive item sold at Tehran’s grand auction this year belonged to Pasargad.

The museum is ranked Iran’s second best only after the Contemporary Arts Museum. Visitors will find at least one work of art by 65 percent of all Iranian contemporary artists in this museum.

World Qods Day under Shadow of Holocaust in Gaza

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July 24, 2014

They call this day “Jum’at-al-Weda” or the Farewell Friday. There are special supplications prescribed for this day. No doubt, in view of the importance of this day, the Father of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini (RA) had declared the Last Friday of Ramadhan as World Qods Day.
It was a farsighted move in order to mobilize the ummah to rally to the support of the oppressed people of Palestine for the eventual liberation of Islam’s former qibla, al-Aqsa Mosque in Bayt al-Moqaddas – at a time when Arab reactionary regimes had ganged up with the West to confer legitimacy on the illegal Zionist entity, following the Egyptian traitor Anwar Saadaat’s signing of the scandalous Camp David Accord in 1978.
The Founder of the Islamic Republic’s dynamic move in 1979 checkmated the conspirators’ plot to dampen the aspirations of world Muslims. At the same time, it busted the myth of the holocaust which the Zionists and their godfathers allege happened in Europe during World War 2.
To be fair and frank, no holocaust occurred last century in Europe, where the total population of the Jews on the entire continent (Russia included) was far below six million.
Actually holocaust was being planned on a gigantic scale in Palestine – a land to which European Jews have no connection since they are ethnic Khazars without any link to the Israelites of the past, the majority of whose descendants today are Muslims and some Christians.
For the information of our readers, Holocaust is a Greek word referring to horrible burning of humans with fire, as was done in the ancient times by the Israelites to the Christians for refusing to follow their beliefs. It also refers to what the illegal Zionist entity is doing in Gaza today by raining fire upon Palestinians and burning men, women, and children alive.
This year’s Qods Day Rallies are being held at a crucial juncture. Hamas, which rules Gaza, finds itself in an awkward position, both because of the unprovoked aggression of the illegal Zionist entity and its own strategic blunder in having sympathized with the Takfiri terrorists trying to destabilize Syria and Iraq.
Nonetheless, the Palestinians in Gaza are putting up brave resistance against heavy odds. This SPIRIT of resistance, spearheaded by Islamic Jihad and ordinary Gazan Muslims, should make Hamas review and rectify its mistakes by returning to the fold of the Islamic Resistance.
Hamas should take note that Seyyed Hassan Nasrollah, the leader of Lebanon’s legendry anti-terrorist movement, the Hezbollah, has been magnanimous to reaffirm support in direct talks with its leaders.
On the other hand, the cowardly Takfiri terrorists have exposed their Zionist roots by saying they have no quarrel with the Israelis who are “People of the BOOK”, and their enmity is with all those who (in obedience to God’s commandment in the holy Qur’an) revere the blessed Ahl al-Bayt of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA).
The Ummah is in quest of a united Islamic stand, and as Islamic Iran has shown the way over the past three-and-a-half decades, only Islamic solidarity, and not sectarianism or narrow Arab nationalism will liberate Palestine.
As for the importance of the Last Friday of fasting Ramadhan, the venerable scholars of the past, such as Seyyed Ibn Tawous and Shaykh Sadouq have cited a report that Jaber ibn Abdullah al-Ansari said, “I visited the Messenger of Allah (SAWA) on the last Friday of the month of Ramadhan. When the Prophet saw me, he said:
“O Jaber, this is the last Friday of the month of Ramadhan. Bid it farewell and say: “O Allah, make this not my last opportunity of fasting in it, and should You make it such, grant me Your mercy and do not let me be deprived!”
The Prophet then added: “Indeed! Whoever recites this supplication on this day will partake of one of the two virtues: either he will reach the next Ramadhan, or attain God’s mercy and forgiveness.’ ”
So let us earnestly pray to God Almighty for the deliverance of the Ummah from the plots of the enemies of humanity, including the dastardly Takfiris who are terrorizing Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, AFGHANISTAN, and other lands.
We should never be disappointed or lose hearts. If 8 centuries ago, when Kurdish, Turkish, Arab and Iranian Muslims had closed ranks to liberate Bayt al-Moqaddas by ending the 88-year occupation of Palestine by the Crusaders state, we can make history repeat by again solidifying Muslim ranks from Africa to the Philippines to end the illegal existence of Israel.
This is the message of the World Qods Day, and this is what the Islamic Republic of Iran firmly believes for the sake of peace, and safeguarding of humanitarian values.

Muslim MPs Discuss Gaza Tragedy

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July 24, 2014

The agenda of the one-day meeting was to discuss the occupying regime of Israel’s ongoing offensive against the Gaza Strip and study ways to defend the rights of the Palestinians.

Addressing the opening, PUIC Secretary General Mahmoud Erol Kilic pointed to the massacre of the defenseless children and women in Gaza, and said, “Women and children are the main victims of these attacks and the Muslim Ummah should pay prime attention to the Palestinian cause as its main agenda.”
He noted that 19 lawmakers and seven parliament speakers were attending the meeting, showing the importance of the event. He urged the meeting to think of ways to put an immediate end to the massacre of the Gazans by the occupying regime of Israel.
Parliament speakers from Mali, Palestine, Syria, Qatar, Turkey and Sudan along with three parliamentary delegations from Oman, Lebanon and Pakistan attended the event.
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani as the former chairman of the PUIC, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Mali Issaka Sidibé as the current PUIC chairman, and Sudanese Parliament Speaker Fateh Ezzedin Mansour as the next PUIC chairman were in the meeting.
Larijani hailed regional resistance groups for their achievements in the fight against the Zionist regime, saying resistance is now creating a new Middle East.
“Today, it is the power of the resistance which is creating a new Middle East and the U.S. and its affiliates don’t want to recognize this power but try to undermine the current by accusing it of terrorism,” he said.
The speaker said resistance groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have proved their efficiency in confronting the Zionist regime. “This resistance is like a medal on the chest of the Muslims; compromise will not produce any result.”
He called on the PUIC to use its power to support the Palestinian people and asked the Egyptian government to open the Rafah border crossing for humanitarian and medical aid to the Gaza people.
Earlier on the day, President Hassan Rouhani expressed grave concern over the plight of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and called on the international community not to remain silent toward the massacre of women and children by the occupying regime of Israel.
The siege of the Gaza Strip has deprived the Palestinians of food and medical supplies, President Rouhani said.
“If we remain indifferent to the plight of others, we will have no right to expect them to commiserate with us in our own plights,” Rouhani added.
The president said, “The human society should come to the understanding that we all share a common fate.”
He also commented on the major problems in the region and the world like the spread of terrorism, stressing that all countries need to contribute to tackling such challenges.

Handicraft, resistance economy and employment

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July 24, 2014

According to art experts, Iran ranks among the top three countries in the world for handicraft activities. Researchers and art lovers consider Iran as the birthplace of handicrafts and arts such as carpet, metalwork, and potteries and ceramics, according to IRNA.

Iranian handicrafts can be studied from artistic and economic aspects.

The artistic aspect is of high importance because it involves Iranian-Islamic values and culture, and relies on Iranian tastes, dynamism, thinking and creativity.

From the economic point of view, handicrafts should have a higher standing for exports to global markets, increase non-oil revenues, and play a great role in the country’s economic and social development.

One of the major concerns of officials in the handicrafts sector is the modesty of artisans. They have insurance problems.

Furthermore, presence of exporters from rival countries, which have copied Iranian designs and made products similar to Iranian ones, is another bitter reality. Despite the rapid development of the industry coupled with the onset of modern technology, handicraft is still considered central to Iranian culture and art.

If it is applied as a consuming commodity by Iranian families, it could have a promising future.

Head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) contends that the organization has a special role in country’s economic and cultural development during the current Iranian year which has been designated by Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as the ‘Year of Economy and Culture With National Determination and Jihadi Management’.

Massoud Soltanifar added that out of 460 fields of handicraft, 352 are active in Iran.

Followed by India and China, Iran is considered as third handicrafts hub worldwide, he pointed out. Some two million people are involved in the handicrafts sector, he added.

Carpet weaving is considered as the most important field of the handicraft sector, he said. He noted that handicraft sector has high potentials for generating jobs.

“Some two million square meters of carpets are woven annually in Iran, of which 1.5 million are exported.”
Soltanifar said the country earned $150 million by exporting handicraft items in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2014).

It also fetched $1 billion from the export of 1.5 million square meters of hand-woven carpets during the mentioned period, he added.

ICHHTO can generate 300,000 jobs in the handicrafts sector once bank loans and financial resources are made available, he said.

He called carpet weaving, kilim weaving, giveh weaving, darning, traditional dying, jajim weaving, woodwork, copper smithing, whitesmith’s art, ironwork and chelengari, mirrorwork, plasterwork, needlework, local garments, potteries and sculpture, bamboo weaving, cutting precious and semi-precious stones, gilding, miniature, and doll making as major handicrafts of Markazi province.

Also, director general of Markazi Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department, said ascertaining the preferences of customers and upgrading the quality of the products are the top priorities of the department.
Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini added that promoting home-based jobs could help remove unemployment.

Based on assessments, over 7,920 people are involved in various handicraft fields in the province, of whom 2,320 have been insured, he said.

He said 110 disciplines of handicraft are active across the province including traditional textiles, roodoozi (exterior needlework), traditional textile printing, potteries and ceramic, engraving, copper smithing, straw plaiting, footwears such as giveh, and cutting semi-precious stones.

Meanwhile, deputy head of Markazi Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Department said 10 artworks of Markazi province have so far received the UNESCO seal of excellence.

Qasem Kazemi added that Vahid Keshavarz (for traditional musical instrument of ‘kamancheh’), Abdollah Geleh Sanjani (‘giveh’), Ali Ghaffari ( pendants made with precious and semi-precious stones), Amin Keshavarz (traditional musical instrument of ‘gheichak’), Hamidreza Ashtari (musical instrument of sehtar), Ehsan Tayyebi (dohol (drum)), Mohammad Shams (earthen sootak (whistle)), and Milad Rafiee (gilding) have received the seal of excellence.

Birthplace to hit the screen after a six-year ban

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Emad Askarieh

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July 23, 2014

Birthplace, a movie which was directed by Abulhassan Dawoodi and remained banned for six years, has secured the official go-ahead to hit the screen without a single scene of the movie ending up on the cutting room floor.

Birthplace, which was bankrolled by the Artistic Department and was shot six years ago, is likely to be screened over the next few days. What is interesting about Birthplace is that it secured the best award for a movie from a nationalistic perspective at Fajr Film Festival. But when the festival was over, authorities moved to prevent its screening, a ban that lasted for six years.

National Cinema Day to return to official calendar

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Emad Askarieh

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July 23, 2014

Iran National Cinema Day — Tehran Pardis Cinema

In line with changes that usually come in the wake of the rise to power of a new government, Chairman of Iran Cinema Organization Hojatollah Ayubi has sent a letter to the secretary of the Public Culture Council which reads: “In light of the fact that the Supreme Leader has designated this year [which started on March 21, 2014] as the year of economy and culture, Iran Cinema Organization is appealing for the reinstatement of National Cinema Day on the country’s official calendar.” September 12^th used to be called National Cinema Day on the official calendar, but two years ago the Public Culture Council removed it from the calendar and instead put it on an index, citing the fact that there are “too many occasions” on the official calendar of the country.

Khuzestan Province, Land of Oil and More

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Emad Askarieh

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July 23, 2014

Khuzestan Province, Land of Oil and More

“Hunting and Nature” is a bimonthly that covers a variety of issues such as the environment, natural geography, hunting, game-keeping, conservation, and wildlife. Its 135th issue (April-June 2014) conducted an interview with Ahmad-Reza Lahijanzadeh, the director general of Provincial Environment Protection Department in Khuzestan, a southwestern Iranian province on the Persian Gulf; which has played a key role in the social, political, and economic life of the Iranians over the years.

We have picked part of the interviewwhere the environment chief talks about the climatic conditions of this mysterious expanse of land. Why mysterious? Because over the past century, it has been under the spotlight for two major reasons.

The first was the conflict that pitted the Iranian government against Western colonial powers, specifically Great Britain, over black gold – oil. It then resulted in the nationalization of the oil industry; and saw Mohammad Mosadegh’s government rise to power only to be toppled by the 1953 US-orchestrated coup – aka the 28 Mordad coup.

The second was the 8-year war between Saddam Hussein’s regime and Iran; which broke out following the 1980 invasion of Khuzestan and subsequent renaming of it by invaders. Khuzestan was finally taken back thanks to acts of bravery by the Iranian youth and selfless sacrifices of hundreds of thousands of soldiers; many of whom lost their lives or limbs to the war. What Khuzestan is like is one of the questions Lahijanzadeh has answered in the interview.

The human and natural environment of Khuzestan Province has some properties which are unknown to lots of people, particularly those who come from other parts of the country. On the surface, Khuzestan is an oil-rich region with a hot climate and barren deserts whose only considerable potential is oil, in reality though, our province enjoys special and at times unique features.

The province has a mountainous, plain-like and marine ecosystem

Khuzestan Province is about 64,000 square kilometers in area. One of its exclusive properties is that its northern and northeastern parts, which lie to the south of Central Zagros, are similar to the Zagros Mountains as far as ecosystem goes. The mountainous area abuts the Khuzestan Plain – a flat and fertile piece of land that stretches all the way to the sea.

That means the province has a mountainous, plain-like and marine ecosystem. The central ecosystem, the Khuzestan Plain, is irrigated by five large and permanent rivers, including the Karkheh River in the west of the province, the Dez River, the Karun River at the center, the Marun River, which is also known as Jarahi, and the Zohreh or Hendijan River in the east.

These five rivers have created their own alluvial ecosystems along their path in the region. Also, they have formed special deltas at their confluence with the Persian Gulf which in turn creates a habitat that can be seen only from the air.

Dense forests lying on the banks of the Karun and Dez rivers have now been designated as National Park

During a 150-minute tour by helicopter of the region, Masoumeh Ebtekar, the head of Iran’s Environment Protection Organization, and I only managed to inspect part of the area. The vastness of the Shadegan and Hoor al-Azim Lagoons and their remarkable biodiversity make for some other unique climatic properties of Khuzestan Province.

Dense forests lying on the banks of the Karun and Dez rivers have now been designated as National Park. We are seeking to protect the forests around the Karun River, because in terms of habitat, they are really precious. For instance, the forests of Karkheh and Dez are the native habitat of yellow Asian deer. Their habitat used to stretch from Syria and Lebanon to Mesopotamia in the east and on to Karkheh and Dez.

However all those forests and deer in the neighboring countries vanished over past two centuries; to the point that the yellow Asian deer was declared extinct about five decades ago. Nevertheless, some confirmed sightings of the deer by locals were reported later in the region of Karkheh; which prompted a team of experts, including some environmentalists along with a number of German researchers to visit the region.

After extensive efforts, they managed to catch six deer alive and took them to Germany for reproduction; before releasing them in Naz Plain of Sari – a city in northern Iran. Therefore the deer was saved from extinction. A number of these animals were brought back to their native habitat, Karkheh, about seven years ago.

Bring it on

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Emad Askarieh

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July 22, 2014

It might strike many as surprising to see a woman practicing martial arts with a dagger, sword, or other deadly weapons which only feature in martial arts movies. However, a number of girls in Tehran have good reasons to lead a Ninja-style life. The 150^thissue of Tandorosti (Health) Monthly, out on 22 June, ran an interesting report about them.

Ninja Girls in Tehran

They are not used to sitting at desks, doing grunt work – far from it. They are much more adventurous. To them, life minus excitement is meaningless; they exude energy and that’s why they are Ninjas. In this edition of the magazine, we paid a visit to a female Ninja training center and spent an hour or so watching them in awe. If you are curious to find out more about how these apparent alien beings live and what they pursue, do not miss out on this report.

Tina Roshani is the vice president of Female Ninja Committee. She is 37 years old and has been practicing this martial arts style for 12 years. She is one of the most experienced female Ninjas. No doubt, she is a daredevil to whom fear and trepidation are totally alien. As for the Ninja style, she said, “Under the supervision of the federation, the Ninja Ranger Style, whose founder and president is Mr. Khanjari, issues work permits for training centers, including ours.”

We can perform any tough feat. We can climb up a wall, or we can jump over a wall in a flash.

[…] Speaking with enthusiasm about acrobatic and endurance feats performed by Ninjas, she went on to say: “We can perform any tough feat. We can climb up a wall, or we can jump over a wall in a flash. You might not believe, but in fact that is the way Ninjas are. We have borrowed different moves from different martial arts styles and integrated them all into one. In other words, we’ve picked the best and most thrilling moves and tried to combine them. For example, some maneuvers of wushu, kickboxing and at times karate can be seen in our style.” Ninjas learn a series of martial arts moves to perform in the right place, at the right time.

[…] “Anyone who wants to stand out can choose to become a Ninja. Those who have a thing for adventure and are physically capable of handling tough training, performing feats, and being competitive can take up this sport. Of course, they should not have any health-related problems. When someone meets all these requirements, all she needs to do is to get the phone number of Ninja Style Committee from the Martial Arts Federation and contact the office. They must also know that to become a Ninja, they need to have a fighting spirit and they must not be a defeatist who gets tired of training,” she said.

[…] She said that her students are different from their peers anywhere in the world and the very difference attracts them to this style of martial arts. She further said, “Who do you think may opt for this style? They are mostly girls who have a high level of self-confidence and want to defend themselves. You might not believe it but it has been about two years since families have started showing willingness for their little daughters to go for this style. A few years ago, a girl’s expression of interest in doing martial arts would meet with her family’s disapproval. ‘You are not a boy to want to become a Ninja, are you?’ was the initial response any girl with an interest in this sport would draw. Most parents used to stop their daughters from opting for it, fearing it would cause physical harm to them or have a negative effect on their beauty. Those concerns came despite the fact that the safety of trainees is of great importance in this sport, and efforts are always made to keep the likelihood of injury to a minimum. Fortunately, families have recently stopped opposing the choice of their girls and are themselves keen on signing up their daughters in our training centers. When asked about the reason why they are interested in seeing their daughters become Ninjas, families say they prefer their daughters to learn self-defense techniques.”

What are they supposed to do?

Assuming one becomes a Ninja, is granted a black belt and shows a great deal of courage in self-defense, what is she supposed to do then? Will she view it just as a sport for the rest of her life or the story is different and Ninjas are involved in other activities?

We are invited to train female police officers in military academies.

Speaking with excitement about the Ninjas activities, Tina Roshani said, “We are invited to train female police officers in military academies. Also, some of us can work on cinematic projects either in front of the camera or behind the scenes. At times, we perform dangerous stunts instead of actors, or we give them training. Plus some TV stuntmen come to us, asking us to perform alongside them. Aside from all these exciting activities, we are active within and beyond the borders of Iran. Among other places, we have offices in Afghanistan and Germany. We hold competitions at provincial and national levels. […] When looked from a different angle, Ninjas are just like their non-Ninja peers. They cook, take care of their children and do their housework. The only difference is that they do their chores more quickly.”

Ninja Housewives

A woman with no previous experience in martial arts needs five years as well as perseverance to become a Ninja.

Tina Roshani is now training Ninja coaches. As for long training sessions, she said, “Women who have never done any martial arts should start practicing from lower levels. At the end of each course, a test is given. If judges are convinced of the beginner Ninja’s progress, a belt is awarded and she moves up to an upper level. It takes a woman with no experience as long as five years to become a Ninja. However, the story is different for those who have done other martial arts. Athletes who enjoy strong physical stamina can get their black belts in less than five years. Since they are already familiar with some moves, they find it much easier to get a black belt. In short, athletes who have belts in martial arts need three years to get a black belt in this style.”