On Wednesday, the State Department’s Twitter feed released a short video extolling “rich history of human rights from the time of Cyrus up until the 1979 revolution.” However, experts say that is glossing over some major problems — mainly the U.S.- and British-backed reign of the Pahlavi dynasty, which before its ouster in 1979 was a force for social and ... Read More »
Jason Wu said he was feeling Zen, swiveling in an office chair in his studio near Penn Station. It was Saturday afternoon, the day before his runway show, and he was surrounded by his design team and stylists, fitting models in outfits from his spring 2021 collection. The clothes were bright and breezy; the waists were elastic, the bras were ... Read More »
Cristiano Ronaldo is desperate to return to football and Juventus has also missed their impressive and experienced attacker. The Portuguese forward tested positive for Covid-19 while on international duty earlier in the month. His test result came out a day before Westen McKennie also tested positive for the virus, but the American has returned a negative test while Ronaldo is ... Read More »
With rosy cheeks, delicate eyelashes and a full head of hair, these hyper-realistic baby dolls are acting as surrogates for some families who are apprehensive of having more children. Maryam makes reborn baby dolls at home, as many couples choose not to have children, which faces declining fertility rates, according to official figures. Maryam makes reborn baby dolls at home, ... Read More »
Ahvaz, city, capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz is situated on both banks of the Karun River where it crosses a low range of sandstone hills. The town has been identified with Achaemenid Tareiana, a river crossing on the royal road connecting Susa, Persepolis, and Pasargadae. Ardashīr I, the Sasanian king (224–241 ce) who rebuilt the town, named it Hormuzd Ardashir. Read More »
Women have made incredible progress in joining the workforce, fighting for equal pay, and rising to the top of their fields. But some career paths have more progress left to make than others. Read More »
A London studio has the internet in disbelief for its hefty £200,000 (about $255,000) price tag and tiny living space. The apartment got attention after Twitter user Richard Brooks shared it, prompting a thread about housing you can buy for the same price around the world. The minuscule studio is just 79 square feet and the shower, sink, stove, and ... Read More »
The joint ceremony of the women’s police force was held on the occasion of NAJA week on Monday, October 19th. According to Hamshahri Online, the ceremony was attended by Hossein Rahimi, the capital’s police chief, Hojjatoleslam Kazem Sedighi, the interim Friday prayer leader, and Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandapi, the governor, at the cities police headquarters. See some photos of police women ... Read More »
If you’ve ever had the feeling that married couples tend to look alike, it’s not in your head. A new study published in the journal PLOS Genetics suggests that this is indeed the case — and that it’s because many pairs of spouses have the same ancestry. In other words, they were related even before they got hitched. Read More »
The “dormitory” photo collection is the result of several years of “Maryam Nematollahi” photography and the reflection of the photographer’s wanderings in the hidden aspects of the life of the female students living in the dormitory. “Maryam Nematollahi” is a photographer living in Shiraz she was born in 1984. She completed her master’s degree in photography at the Faculty of ... Read More »