Ayatollah Makarem in a Fatwa authorizes female students overseas to unveil

Edit Irna 06 Jul 2016
Qom, July 6, IRNAAyatollah Makarem Shirazi has reissued a Fatwa (a ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority) authorizing female students overseas under very special circumstances to attend academic centers unveiled, it was announced on Wednesday ... ....

4 Iranian religious jurisprudents ban production of a movie by Fadak TV Channel

Edit Irna 05 Jul 2016
Qom, July 5, IRNA – Four prestigious Iranian religious jurisprudents banned any aids to be made in production of a controversial movie by Fadak TV Channel ... ....

Taxis to be developed for Tehrani women (Tehran Municipality)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Jul 2016
(Source. Tehran Municipality) ... Tehran will provide more facilities in public transport system for women commuters, consisting over 3 million trips per day, by developing Women-Only Taxi ... The Taxi Transportation Agency began granting licenses to women in Tehran in 2006 but the capital was not the first city to make this change and the city of Mashhad was the first, as early as the late 1990s, followed by the holy city of Qom ... (noodl....

Westerners who don hijabs in Iran are a disgrace

Edit New York Post 03 Jul 2016
In Iran, do as the mullahs say, not as Iranians do. This seems to be the motto adopted by a string of foreign dignitaries rushing to Tehran in the wake of the mythical “nuke deal” marketed by the Obama administration ... Reuters ... Reuters ... He went to the “holy” city of Qom to persuade the ayatollahs there to enter an alliance with the Catholic Church in defense of “the sacred institution of marriage” and against “deviant ways.” ... Getty Images....

72% of Iran's population struggling with long-term drought: Official

Edit Topix 02 Jul 2016
Since the beginning of the current crop year in Iran and based on the indices of the past nine months periods of drought have affected parts of Isfahan, Yazd, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, South Khorasan, Khorasan Razavi, Fars, Kerman, Semnan, Sistan-Baluchestan, Qom, Markazi, Gilan, and Mazandaran to different extents, Shahrokh Fateh said ... ....

TDY ‘Mug Shot Picnic Hamper Competition’ Winner (Symington's Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jul 2016
(Source. Symington's Ltd). Mug Shot sponsored the Queen of the Mountain Jersey for the Women's Race of this year's Tour de Yorkshire ... Stage 1. Beverley to Settle (184km) ... The Women's Race took place on Saturday 30 April with 98 riders and the pink QOM jersey was won by Rossella Ratto of Cyclance Pro Cycling ... (noodl....

Senior Iranian clerics call for high turnout in Quds Day rallies

Edit Irna 30 Jun 2016
Qom, June 30, IRNA – Several senior Iranian clerics in this holy city on Thursday called for a high turnout in the Quds Day rallies in support of Palestinian people ... ....

Ayatollah Makarem urges Muslims to participate in Quds rallies

Edit Irna 29 Jun 2016
Qom, June 29, IRNA - Senior cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi said that Muslims should fulfill their religious duties by participating in Quds Day demonstrations ... ....

Iranians pray, hold vigils on Night of Destiny

Edit Press TV 25 Jun 2016
The Night of Destiny is also thought to be the night when God decides the fate of everyone for the coming year ... Muslims also have special wishes and prayers on this special night. Iranian Muslims ask for divine forgiveness during the Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Destiny) at the Jamkaran Mosque near the city of Qom, central Iran, June 23, 2016 ... ....

Pause for a reality check

Edit The Hindu 24 Jun 2016
India’s abortive bid for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) highlights the perils of high visibility and volatility in diplomatic negotiations ... Added to this are attempts seen at times to impart a “spin” to developments ... However, the same cannot be said of strategic and security relations ... The umbilical links between Qom (Iran) and centres of Shia orthodoxy in India may be less known, but do exist ... Mr ... M.K....

Mystic Mantra: Children of Adam

Edit Deccan Chronicle 22 Jun 2016
Recently, I was in Iran, the land of mystics, poets and spiritual luminaries ... While travelling in the historical cities of Iran such as Qom, Isfahan and Shiraz, I recalled what I was taught in my childhood days in Indian Sufi seminaries in the textbooks written by the Islamic mystics and Persian poets. They beautifully explored the universal values and ultimate truths of the mankind ... “Children of Adam” ... ....

Qom seminary lecturers: Bahrain perpetrates maximum despotism

Edit Irna 21 Jun 2016
Qom, June 21, IRNASociety of Qom Seminary lecturers issued a statement on Tuesday to condemn violation of citizenship rights of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim, saying that Bahrain government perpetrated maximum despotism ... ....
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