The new document approved by Iran’s Supreme Council on Education is a clear example of what president Hassan Rouhani has called “booing Islam.” Rouhani has rightly said that those who push young women into police vans, who create walls to separate men from women, and who wish to filter everybody in society as a […]
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Khuzestan Teachers Say Disallowing Mother Tongue in Schools Is Causing High Dropout Rate
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, two former Khuzestan Province teachers who currently live outside Iran said that the government’s refusal to allow the teaching and speaking of Arabic in schools has led to poor grades and an increase in dropout rates among Khuzestan students. According to these […]
Iranian opposition slams limitations on use of minority language in schools
The Iranian government’s recent restrictions on the use of minority languages are in clear violation of the constitution, says the country’s opposition Green Movement.
High number of smokers in Iran’s girls’ schools
The number of young Iranian women addicted to smoking cigarettes or water pipes is increasing, particularly in the major cities.
Tehran’s foreign schools shut after embassy attack
(Reuters) – International schools in Iran have shut their doors after hardline students stormed the British embassy last week, stoking ordinary Iranians’ fears that foreigners are about to pull out of the Islamic Republic ahead of a U.S. or Israeli-led attack.
Iranian schools persist in rejecting Afghan children
Afghan children are still being denied entry into Iranian schools, says Afghan Ministry representative in Iran, despite the recent directive from the president’s office that removed all enrollment restrictions for foreign school-age children without status.