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One of the holiest months of the year in the Muslim calendar is Muharram. The month is a time to mourn one of the greatest heroes of Islam, Imam Hussein (AS). He stood for everything good as he stood up for devotion, honor and all that is right. He faced evil in its rawest form; the tyrant Yazid. This feature is about Iran's past and present art of Epigraphy. The reporter explains how inscriptions developed in the Islamic era in Iran as shown in the National Museum. Also, he visits master calligrapher Ahad Torabi at his house where he presents his inscriptions that are in Nastaliq script. He shows his work that has been sent off to Imamzadeh Saleh mausoleum and some other few mosques.

In this feature, we visit an exhibition that has displayed great paintings on architecture, otherwise known as architectural paintings. These works have been displayed for the first time in the country.

In this segment, the reporter explores Park-e-Razi, a 25 hectare park with a Cultural Center, outdoor and indoor sports grounds, a library, a handicraft market, a lighthouse, an amusement park, an inline skating rink and a huge 3 hector artificial lake. The complex hosts activities, completions, educational courses etc. It offers plenty of fun and activities all within a warm and pleasant atmosphere. The aim of the complex is to bring families and friends together.

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Foreign Students of “Hozeh Elmieh” Paid Respect to Newly Found Martyrs 

250 foreign student's resident in “Hozeh Elmieh” of Ghom (The central religious school in Iran for training clergymen) from different continents of America, Asia, Africa and Europe attended “Meraj Shohada Headquarters” of Khoozestan (Martyr Mahmoudvand Base). They paid respect to the newly found bodies of martyrs. Bodies of these martyrs had been recently found by members of “Committee of Searching for Lost Bodies of Martyrs” in operation regions of Khoozestan. According to the reporter of Navideshahed as quoting “News Headquarters” of “Base of Preserving Monuments and Lands of Sacred Defense in Khoozestan Province”, this group of foreign clergymen resident in “Hozeh Elmieh” of Ghom attended “Meraj Shohada Headquarters” of Khoozestan within “Rahian Nour” caravans. 

These clergymen from Scandinavian countries, USA, France, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan and a number of other countries of the world stayed in Khorramshahr Junction for hours. They prayed and showed their enthusiastic feelings to bodies of newly found martyrs. According to this report; “Rahian Nour” caravans of foreign clergymen of “Hozeh Elmieh” of Ghom attended operation regions and the cities which created epics in Khoozestan Province including Shoush, Fat’h-ol-mobin, Ahvaz, Khorramshahr, Abadan, Arvand, Shalamcheh, Dokouheh, Hoveyzeh, Zeyd, Dehlavieh, Bostan, Sousangerd and Talaeeyeh. They went on pilgrimage to these regions and paid respect to unknown martyrs of sacred defense memorials. They also promised again with Imam Hossein movement objectives of the Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution. It should be mentioned that enthusiastic presence of “Rahian Nour” caravans including foreign clergymen of “Hozeh Elmieh” of Ghom in operation regions of the 8- year sacred defense in Khoozestan and beside cemeteries of unknown martyrs during recent years has created very beautiful scenes of interest of lovers of imams in Isargaran of sacred defense epic who were true followers of Koran, the prophet of Islam and imams.

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Under Islamic law in force in Iran since the 1979 revolution, women must wear loose clothing, known as hijab, that covers the head and neck and which conceals their hair.
But many now push the boundaries by wearing thin head scarves, tight leggings and fashionable coats rather than a chador, a long and traditional black garment that covers the entire body from head to toe.
This has led to claims from lawmakers and religious leaders that the rules are being skirted and not maintained by morality police whose job is to ensure Islamic dress code is complied with in public places.
The draft law, called the "Plan on Protection of Promoters of Virtue and Vice" was rejected by the country's influential Guardian Council, a 12-member group that scrutinises legislation.
The official IRNA news agency, quoting a council spokesman, said the 24-point plan contained 14 flaws and it "contradicted the constitution and was not approved". The report did not give specifics.
However, the council's decision is not the end of the law, under which lawmakers want to give members of the Basij, a religious volunteer force established by the country's revolutionary leaders, power and protection to verbally caution women they deem improperly dressed.
The council has sent the law back to parliament for amendment, IRNA said.

The wearing of hijab is an emotive issue in the Islamic republic, with supporters saying it is an essential part of Islamic culture for women, but opponents argue that it is an ill-defined legal requirement.
The draft law, which was approved by parliament in December, also aimed to place responsibility on employers to ensure hijab is observed by workers, with companies facing fines for non-compliance.
President Hassan Rouhani, who has been under pressure from hardline lawmakers to pursue a tougher police stand on the veil, distanced himself from the planned law in a speech on October 25.
"We should not be overly focused on one issue, such as bad hijab, to prevent vice," he said, alluding to the Islamic duty to promote virtue.

Worlds Most Expensive App

 Worlds Most Expensive App
Wondering what’s the Worlds Most Expensive App? You’re in the right place!
So here’s the worlds most expensive app from the Apple Store: VIP BLACK
which is an invitation-only credit card for the most affluent people. 
This is a premium lifestyle app, which offers the bearer special treatment in certain venues that offered their partnership, venues such as: Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, Virgin Limited Edition and Firmdale Hotels. These perks refer to special gifts, room upgrades, priority access and similar services.
Just spending $999 is not enough to enjoy this type of treatment, after you buy the app you are required to prove that you are a high net worth individual by showing proof that your account exceeds $1 million.
Once that is out of the way the user gets a personal consultant that will personalize the app to fit your needs starting from personal trainers to private jets.
Need a new butler? Or a better rate for a trip on a private jet? Then you need the VIP Black app b.k.a. “The Millionaire’s App.” Think Groupon for those with expensive tastes. You can download the app but in order to take advantage of the personal consultation service one must certify their net worth is at or above $1,587,100.00. VIP Black offers the cream of the crop service from developer iVIP LTD. You can download the less feature-filled VIP Blue for $449.99 or check out our personal favorite, VIP Red at free.99.

The Apple App Store is home to over 500,000 apps, most of which are available for free or under three dollars. However, the App Store also houses apps that cost as much as a stack! Most of these high-priced apps target very specific markets, and are accompanied by a service. We assume a number of them aren’t downloaded often, as most don’t have any reviews or ratings. Or maybe rich people don’t feel the need to rate and review apps—who knows. What we do know is we’d be hard-pressed to spend this much dough on a mobile app. What about you? Check out the most expensive apps sold in the Apple App Store.

Before going to Hajj

Iranian journalists have called for calm on social media after the case of two Iranian boys' alleged assault at the Jeddah airport while on pilgrimage became public.
A week after Iran’s Foreign Ministry told the media about the case, the Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed yesterday that legal action is being taken against the two security officers accused. Before the Saudi statements, however, Iranians went online to protest the lack of attention toward the case by Saudi officials, in sometimes racist and xenophobic language. Iran Newspaper, which is managed by the administration, has published articles on two consecutive days warning about the dangers of allowing emotions to get out of control on social media. Yesterday, April 14, Mohammad Nouri wrote an op-ed arguing that “the elite of society do not have permission to be silent” at a time when the values of coexistence are in danger. Nouri warned that “Iranian society, despite a proliferation of media activities, now faces a dangerous poison and series of norm-breaking events that if tolerated by the elite of the country, could inflict irreparable dangers and harm to the foundations of societal coexistence.”
Beyond the social media reactions to the case, Nouri also condemned traditional media reactions, saying their “analysis is based on nothing more than blind historical prejudices.” Nouri continued, “The differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia over Yemen and Iraq or even mistreatment of Iranian pilgrims is not new.” He added, “If some people want to tie these differences to sectarian and races issues, it is an act that needs reflection.”

Nouri wrote that various “dogmatic or reactionary” groups on social media were attempting to attract people to their own political motivations by invoking anti-Arab sentiments. Nouri called racism “a serious illness that is in need of … treatment.”

Another op-ed in Iran Newspaper today read that the reactions on social media and social messaging services such as Viber against Saudi Arabia had “turned into insults toward a race.” The article stated that this is the first time that the elite have shown “concern for the fate of social media” and its impact on society.

The article went on that the worst thing an Iranian citizen can do is choose to be silent in such a circumstance, arguing, “The battle between two movements of moderation and extremism is serious and the followers of moderation cannot give the arena to their opponents.”
In Shahrvand, Mehdi Malmir also decried reactions over social media to the incident. He wrote that the “violent words and anti-Arabism” of social media users made it seem as if “millions of Arabs had participated in the act with the two security officers at Jeddah airport.” He added, “One of the signs of a mature society is one that can separate between micro and macro issues.”

Golshifteh Farahani's unusal dress

Growing up in Iran, Golshifteh Farahani was a rebel. She persuaded her classmates to go on strike because their school had no heat, and she lied to her parents so that her sister could spend time with her boyfriend.
In a protest against the head scarf at 16, she shaved her head, taped down her breasts, dressed like a boy and rode a bicycle around Tehran. At 17, she rejected her parents’ wish that she study piano in Vienna and pursued acting instead. “There’s an expression in Persian, ‘to play with the lion’s tail,’ ” she said here in a recent interview in English. “I wasn’t what Iranian society wanted me to be — a good girl. I played with the lion’s tail.”
Her latest film, “The Patience Stone,” which opens in New York on Wednesday, is also a statement of rebellion, though a somewhat tame one compared with the controversy that led to her condemnation in Iran this year.

The film was directed by the Afghan-born Atiq Rahimi, based on his novel of the same title that won the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary prize. It tells of a young Afghan mother of two who is turned into a caregiver for her husband after he is shot and falls into a coma.

As war rages outside, she sits by his side, feeding him sugar water through a tube in his mouth and telling him stories — of the suffering he caused her, of her lack of love for him. She confesses her deepest secrets, about her sexual desires, her longing for romantic love, her deceit, her lies. On the festival circuit, Ms. Farahani has been winning raves, with a critic for The Hollywood Reporter writing that she gives a “spellbinding performance in a highly demanding central role,” and Variety’s reviewer calling it a tour de force.

“We see a weak, Afghan woman in the beginning who struggles to break free, from tradition, from religion, from her husband,” Ms. Farahani said. The film ends with an act of liberation for the woman as “she went from victim to warrior.”

Happy Hassan and Hossein

Iran's President on Friday hailed the proposed international deal on his country's nuclear program, vowing that Iran will stick to its promises and -- assuming other countries live up to their end of the bargain -- become a more active, engaged player in world affairs.
"Some think that we should either fight ... or we should surrender to other powers," President Hassan Rouhani said. "However, we believe none of that. There is a third path. We can cooperate with the world."
Rouhani said his government kept its word to Iranians when negotiating the deal, which was agreed upon Thursday and sets parameters for talks that could lead to a comprehensive deal by a June 30 deadline. Chief among them is that Iran would keep at least some centrifuges and no longer face international sanctions.
He thanked Iranians for their patience and for "resisting" by standing up for the country's rights.
As to the rest of the world, the Iranian President said he thinks most now realize that Iran "is pursuing peaceful objectives." That means trying to develop nuclear energy, not nuclear weapons, as many feared. That fear, combined with distrust of Iran's leaders, spurred the sanctions and the Middle Eastern nation's isolation.

"We do not lie," Rouhani said, vowing that Iran will be true to its word, "provided the other parties will implement their own promises."
The President said he hoped a deal would open up Iran to the rest of world, including its longstanding adversaries.
"We do shake hands with them. ... Even those countries we have tensions with, we would like an end to the animosity," he said. "Cooperation and interaction would be in the interest of everyone."