February 4, 2011
Undergoing surgery and then obtaining a certificate of virginity is viewed as deceit, but the practice is so prevalent that Iran’s ayatollahs, have been urged to issue definitive rulings.
December 10, 2010
The level of female participation in sports places Iran ahead of many other Islamic states, but it is still controversial at home.
November 26, 2010
Courtside stories about wives accused of murdering their husbands are common enough to excite little attention.
October 17, 2010
High on a hillside north of Tehran, a traditional coffeehouse stands out from the others dotted around this tourist route, it is run by a woman.
September 22, 2010
There are still many advocates of execution by stoning in Iran, who cite "immutable" Islamic law. Many are protégés of Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi.
September 19, 2010
One of the funders is the office of the Supreme Leader’s representative for universities, which has a presence at all places of higher education.
August 20, 2010
Women required to maintain strict dress requirements when swimming in public.
August 16, 2010
Women unable to obtain divorce resort to desperate measures: suicide, the murder of husbands, or adultery...
July 15, 2010
Thousands of volunteers are committed to fight and die in the name of their Islamic faith.
June 15, 2010
When Iranian girls go out these days, their friends warn them that they have a 1,000-dollar price tag on their heads.
