Women

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Iran Ready to Host Meeting of Female Asian MPs in 2018

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Iran has expressed its readiness to host a 2018 meeting of women lawmakers from Asian parliaments, a female lawmaker said.
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Iran Reviewing Bill to Protect Women against Violence

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An Iranian official says a bill on protection of women against violence is being reviewed at the country’s Judiciary.
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Women Mechanics Receiving Training in Iran

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A group of women are being trained in the city of Borujerd in western Iranian province of Lorestan to become auto mechanics.
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Iran Should Pick More Female Ambassadors: MP

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An Iranian parliamentarian has urged the Foreign Ministry to designate more women and Sunni ambassadors to other countries.
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MP Backs Granting Nationality to Children with Foreign Fathers

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An Iranian lawmaker says granting Iranian nationality to the children born to an Iranian mother and a non-Iranian father not only is a must for population management, but can also decrease insecurity in the country.
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Iran Gets Its 12th Woman Mayor

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The twelfth female mayor of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s history has begun her work, setting the stage for more ladies to assume top jobs in the country.
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Iran to Present Science Award in Memory of Maryam Mirzakhani

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Iran’s science ministry plans to present young female scientists with an international award named after the late Iranian math genius Maryam Mirzakhani.
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How Iran Standards Institute Gets Its First-Ever Female Chief

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The female chief of the Institute of Standards & Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) has narrated the story of how she applied for a job at the Institute and finally became the first-ever woman to head the important body.
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Iran to Omit ‘Divorced’ from Women’s Identity Documents

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An Iranian MP says the government is to present a bill to the Parliament whose ratification will lead to the removal of divorce details from women’s identity documents.
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Iran Planning to Raise Women’s Legal Age of Marriage

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An Iranian lawmaker says the Iranian Parliament’s female MPs have decided to introduce a plan to raise the legal age of marriage for women in the country.
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Iranian Woman Fights Addiction, Poverty to Become Entrepreneur

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This is the story of a woman who sells herbs to make a living; a woman named Fariba whose past is not as colourful as the herbs she sells at the store.
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Iranian Filmmaker to Sit on Venice Film Festival’s Jury

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Prominent filmmaker Rakhshan Banietemad will serve as a jury member in the Horizons section of the 74th Venice Film Festival, August 30-September 9.
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Iranian Female Swimmer Breaks Guinness Record

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Iranian female swimmer Elham Sadat Asghari says she has set a new Guinness World Record for swimming in open waters while wearing handcuffs.
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You’re Never Too Old for Reading Books!

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An elderly Iranian woman has been honoured in the northeastern city of Neyshabour for her continuous and purposeful reading of books.
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Women’s Arm Wrestling Tournament Held in Iran’s Kashan

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The first edition of women's arm wrestling tournament has been held in the central Iranian city of Kashan.
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180 Iranian Female Filmmakers to Compete in Int’l Festival

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A record-breaking number of Iranian female filmmakers are set to take part in different sections of an international film festival due to be held within the next two weeks.
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‘A Jewel Named Maryam Mirzakhani’

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Iran’s former education minister has referred to the late Iranian math genius, Maryam Mirzakhani, as a gem stone, saying it was too early for her to die.
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Iranian Woman Elected as Best Sailor of Year

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Sailing is usually considered a muscular job worldwide. Women usually are not interested in the job given its demanding nature, but an Iranian woman has become a successful sailor.
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Iran to Appoint Woman as Head of Flag Carrier Airline

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If approved by the Iranian cabinet, a woman is going to take the helm at the country's national airliner Iran Air as the first-ever female Iranian heading the company.
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Mansourian Sisters: From Wushu Champions to Real-Life Heroines

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Three hardworking Iranian sisters have, in a live TV show, recounted the story of the hardships they experienced in life to achieve their present status, to turn into real-life heroines in the eyes of the Iranian people.
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Old Iranian Lady Starts Painting ‘Suddenly at 84‘

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An 86-year-old Iranian woman, who started painting all of a sudden two years ago, has put her paintings on display in an exhibition in the capital city of Tehran.
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Rouhani May Appoint Three Female Ministers in New Cabinet

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Iranian vice-president for women affairs says Rouhani will most probably designate two or three female ministers in his next cabinet, which is supposed to be formed within a couple of months.
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Hottest, Coldest Regions on Earth Look Similar: Iranian Tourist

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An Iranian woman, who has travelled to the hottest and coldest places on the Earth, says despite their radical climate differences, the two locations are strikingly similar.
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Indian Girl Rescued after Being Buried Alive (+Video)

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A 19-year-old girl was rescued after she was left to die in a sand pit following an alleged property dispute in India.
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Women More Receptive of ISIS Recruitment Propaganda

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Studies indicate that women are more receptive of ISIS’s rhetoric of incitement that it posts on various electronic platforms. In fact, ISIS has resorted to women in order to address the drop in the number of its fighters.
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