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
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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.
Iran state TV slammed for editing man-on-the-street interviews
Iran’s state TV broadcast a report last week featuring man-on-the-street interviews showing Tehran residents seeming to say that they agreed with the government’s
Iranian women don beards and makeup to sneak into football matches
Though women are banned from attending men’s football matches in Iran, this doesn’t stop them from trying to sneak in by using an array of tricks,
Iran’s karate woman and the boy who’s still alive: Fake images in Iran’s protests
Since December 28, 2017, a wave of protests has swept Iran. Citizens have broadcast dozens of videos online showing the demonstrations and the resulting police crackdown.
Iran: “This is nothing like 2009. This is a protest by hungry people”
Towns all over Iran have been host to riotous demonstrations since Thursday December 28. The violent protests have resulted in 21 deaths.
Heartwarming scenes as Iranians pull together after earthquake
Iranian state media say at least 436 people were killed and thousands more were injured when a massive earthquake struck near the Iran-Iraq border
Could Iran’s sand storms be fought with nanotechnology?
In Iran, sand and dust storms are a persistent, worsening problem. Climate change and water mismanagement have transfigured whole regions of the country
The Iranian singers shrugging off their headscarves
Once part of Iran’s underground scene, several female Iranian singers have become more daring of late. They’ve shrugged off their headscarves,
Ershad Alijani 