‘I cried when I saw the pitch,’ say Iranian women finally allowed in stadium
Although Iran just missed out on qualifying for the World Cup’s final 16, its fans have a lot to be cheerful about. Not only did ‘Team Melli’, the country’s national team,
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Iranian fans frustrated by lack of coverage of women’s futsal
In Iran, futsal is a very popular sport. But when the national women’s team won the Asia Futsal Championship for the second time, very few Iranians were able to see images
Iran border guards blamed for ‘barbaric’ horse massacres
Photos and videos of dozens of dead horses along the Iran-Iraq border have been causing widespread disgust in Iran since they started appearing on social media May 1.
Getting around Iran’s Telegram ban
On April 30, Tehran’s Culture and Media Court ordered all of Iran’s service providers to block access to Telegram, the most popular social media app in the country
An Iranian cleric tries to stop a concert, but fans boo him offstage
An open-air concert for Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, was interrupted when a cleric jumped on stage and tried to stop the music, but the fans booed him offstage.
Bird poachers in Iran create artificial lakes to ensnare their prey
The grim footage shows hundreds of birds struggling against a web of nets as poachers prepare to slaughter them. Environmental activists in Shadegan, a region in
The ‘un-Islamic’ girls’ dance that shocked Iranian hardliners
A video of girls dancing on a stage, while a crowd cheers them on, has caused an uproar in Iran. This dance took place at an event organized by the Tehran municipality,
Tehran police’s plan to discourage veil protesters backfires
In the last few months, Iranian women have begun to publicly take a stand against the law that forces them to wear a veil in public. Hundreds have protested in the same way
Women boldly protest hijab law in Iran’s streets
According to the “first follower” theory, the first follower is just as important to the development of a movement as its initiator. That certainly seems to be the case in Iran,
Virginity pills and surgery: Iran’s fake hymen industry
In Iran, many people believe that it is important for women to be virgins on their wedding day. Even so, many women do have sex before marriage.
Ershad Alijani 