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Lifestyle

Ista Village: A Rural Community Women Can’t Visit

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The Iranian village of Ista is a rural community where locals have a unique lifestyle.
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Iranian Scientist Working for NASA Returns to Iran Due to Unfair Treatment

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An Iranian scientist who had received education and was working in the United States has returned home after receiving unfair treatment by American authorities.
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Traffic Camera Operator Helps Iranian Man Find His Lost Phone (+Video)

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An Iranian police officer has found and returned to its owner a lost mobile phone in the city of Babol in the north of the country with the help of traffic monitoring cameras.
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Shahi Oil Mill: A Unique Museum in Iran’s Isfahan

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The traditional horse-powered oil pressing practice is an ancient Iranian industry and one of the oldest activities in the world's food industry.
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Iran’s First Female Sailor Starts Work at Caspian Sea

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Kowsar Sadeghi Monfared, the first Iranian woman seafarer, has started her work at the Caspian Sea port city of Fereydounkenar.
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Living in Bardeh Historical Castle

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Life in Bardeh historical castle is ongoing just as in the past, contrary to most other historical structures, which are either abandoned or turned into museums after restoration.
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Iran’s ‘Vanguard Museum’ Displays World War Legacies

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The Vanguard Museum in Gilan province, northern Iran, recounts stories of world wars to preserve the past heritage for future generations.
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Iranian Filmmaker Killed, Dismembered by His Father

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Iranian filmmaker Babak Khorramdin has been killed and dismembered by his father, according to the head of Tehran’s Criminal Court.
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Iran Launches ‘Simorgh’ Supercomputer, Will Build Another in Memory of Mirzakhani

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Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi says the country will name its next homegrown supercomputer after Maryam Mirzakhani, the late Iranian math genius.
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Exhibition of Calligraphy Paintings Underway in Tehran

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A group calligraphy exhibition is underway in the Iranian capital, Tehran, showcasing a selection of calligraphy paintings by Iranian masters.
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Lioness Undergoes Root Canal Surgery in Iran

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This is the story of a female veterinarian undertaking the daunting task of performing a root canal surgery on a lioness.
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Paris to Host Event Honouring Eminent Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami

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The Centre Pompidou, a centre of culture and arts in Paris, is to hold a program to display and review the works of late renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
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Remains of Historical Iron Foundries Found in Central Iran

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Sites of ancient iron foundries dating back to the Achaemenid era have been discovered in the central Iranian province of Yazd.
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Iran Showcases Handkerchief Soaked with Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar’s Blood

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The image of a blood-soaked handkerchief belonging to Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, the 19th-century Iranian king, has been put on public display at the Golestan Palace, the former royal complex of the Qajar Dynasty in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
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Two Major Traditional Iranian Bazaars Closed due to COVID-19

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The traditional bazaars in the towns of Naein and Zavareh in the central Iranian province of Isfahan have been closed amid a surge in the coronavirus outbreak.
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Iranian People Attend ‘Qadr Night’ Rituals Held Outdoors

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Thousands of Iranian people attended the Qadr Night ceremonies held outdoors across the country while observing the health protocols to contain further spread of the coronavirus.
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Dar ul-Funun: Iran’s First Modern Centre for Higher Education

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The historical Dar ul-Funun school was a watershed in Iran’s educational system as it was the country’s first modern institution of higher learning.
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Kotal Bandoon; A Traditional Ritual to Mourn the Dead

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Kotal Bandoon is a ritual held at the time of the death of senior members and warriors of the Iranian Baktiari ethnic group coupled with a special ceremony and musical performance.
Custom

Kurdish Iranians Pray for Rainfall in Sanandaj

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Over 2,000 people have gathered in the Western Iranian city of Sanandaj to hold a traditional ceremony where they pray for rainfall ahead of summer.
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US Basketball Player’s Buzzer Beater Saves His Iranian Side

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An American basketball player’s stunning buzzer beater saved his Iranian side in the final moment of the final match, and helped the team win Iran's Super League title for the first time ever.
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Vaziri Cave Museum in Suburban Tehran

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Photos of Vaziri Cave Museum whose sculptures represent Iranian folklore.
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Afshari Chicken Stew: A Gourmet Persian Food

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The Afshari chicken stew is a superb Iranian dish which has long been served to guests in mourning or wedding ceremonies.
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Armenians’ Music Museum in Central Iran: A Unique Attraction for Visitors

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A museum known as the Treasure Trove of the Armenians of New Jolfa in the central Iranian city of Isfahan showcases the history of music and an assortment of musical items belonging to Armenians living in the city.
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A Unique Tourist Attraction in Iran: Cow Works Only When Owner Sings!

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Haaj Ebrahim’s cow moves only when it hears him singing, which has turned into a tourist attraction in the town of Varzaneh in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.
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Beautiful Tiling in Iran’s Moaven-ul-Molk Tekyeh

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The Takieh of Moaven-ul-Molk in western Iranian city of Kermanshah is the country's finest Hosseinieh, a distinctively Shiite shrine where plays are acted out during the Islamic month of Muharram to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the third Shiite Imam.
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