Modern Life

Tehran’s Nature Bridge Becomes IPMA Silver Winner 2015
November 4, 2021
Tehran’s Nature Bridge won the silver prize of the IPMA International Project Excellence Award 2015. According to the IPMA website, Nature Bridge’s contractor Shahid Rajaee...
Youth volunteers conduct Rasht streets cleaning
October 28, 2021
The Iranian NGO “Our Ideal Land” involved in environmental activities conducted a public program on last Friday coinciding with the Day of Tasu’a aimed to clean the streets...
A Vibrant Nation’s New Hopes, Fears, and Prayers in 18 Pictures
October 26, 2021
By: Golnar Motevalli Life in Iran is about to change. With a nuclear deal struck with the West, Iranian officials are looking toward “a new chapter.” For...
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A 10-month experience of a Saudi woman in Iran
October 19, 2021
It seems that this is the worst time to travel a citizen of Saudi Arabia to Iran. If a Saudi citizen suddenly decided to live...
Isfahan metro inaugurated
October 18, 2021
Isfahan became the fifth Iranian city to open an urban rail network. According to Iranian media, the first phase of Isfahan metro Line 1 was...
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Top 10 Most Luxurious Shopping Malls in Iran
October 8, 2021
For many Iranians, shopping has become a near-obsessive ritual. Although traditional bazaars remain the favorite places to shop for most young people, they now face...
Mid-East’s second largest shopping mall shines in Isfahan
October 7, 2021
By Golnar Motevalli, Bloomberg Business Despite being hobbled by sanctions, Iran is in the midst of a shopping mall boom. Several modern shopping malls, some...
Poland eyeing to cooperate with Iran in road construction
October 5, 2021
By Mehdi Sepahvand - Trend Poland has enormous achievements in road and railroad construction, and it would like to share its experience with Iran, the...
Iranian Women vs. Saudi Women, Bloomberg Compares
October 1, 2021
Women in Iran are ready to make career gains in a way few of their peers can in the Persian Gulf Arab world, Bloomberg reports....
Rouhani inaugurates Middle East’s longest subway line
September 22, 2021
The Middle East’s longest subway line was inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. The last...
Women driving in Iran: Things you need to know
September 21, 2021
Iran is a Persian nation where women can do many things that they cannot do in some other neighboring countries. In contrast to countries like...
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1st Islamic women’s fashion show in Iran
September 7, 2021
The first Islamic women’s fashion show in Iran is due to be held next week. “The first Islamic women’s fashion show in Iran is scheduled to be held in...
HONY photo from Tabriz receives Obama comment
September 4, 2021
US President Barack Obama left a touching comment on a Humans of New York (HONY) photo from Tabriz, Iran. American photographer Brandon Stanton has paid...
Iranian Universities Get Better Rankings in 2015
September 3, 2021
Three top Iranian universities improved their status in the new global ranking for the world universities. The new global ranking for the world universities ranked...
Tabriz Metro Opened
August 28, 2021
The first phase of Tabriz metro Line 1 opened for trial passenger services on August 28, with free travel offered for an initial three months,...
Which cities in Iran have subway system?
August 27, 2021
Traffic congestions, pollution and rapid population growth are all making life more difficult in megacities across Iran. At the same time the facilities available to...
What Does Tehran Look like in the Eyes of Britain’s Hammond?
August 25, 2021
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has described Tehran as a perfectly normal, bustling, dynamic, entrepreneurial and developing world city which has clearly enormous potential. “What...
Iranian Female Entrepreneurs
August 16, 2021
More and more Iranian women have successfully become entrepreneurs. They could be the future of Iran. It has been a long parade of investors and...
How do Iranians Spend their Leisure Time?
August 16, 2021
Interest in leisure as a sociological concept is a relatively new phenomenon in Iran. Sociologists have viewed leisure as part of culture and have noted...
Modern Buildings Give a Glamorous Look to Tehran
August 6, 2021
While Iran has seen waves of great political reform over the past several decades, both the monarchy and the current republic have used architecture to...