Transgender. Just the word itself is enough to evoke strong emotions on both sides of the political aisle. No matter how you feel about transgender people, there is no denying it is a complicated issue. A fear of offending others or saying things that are deemed wrong can prevent as open a discussion on this subject as is possible. Not …

to some, Bonfire Night represents an excuse to set off some fireworks. But it is perhaps in the south east of England that memories of Guy Fawkes and his failed bid to blow up King James I burn brightest.

UT Professor and Persian poet Mazaher Mosaffa, mostly famous for his odes, died of natural causes at his home in capital on Thursday. He was 87.He was buried in his hometown of Tafresh on Friday, his daughter Golzar told the Persian service of ISNA. He received his primary school education at the Hakim Nezami School in Qom. He then obtained …

Desiring to serve as the hero of the gendarmerie in order to ensure the peace and security of the citizens in the country female petty officer candidates in Kirsehir Hirfanlı Shooting and Drill Training Centeris going through a challenging training process.

Most Russians have a day off Monday as the country marks National Unity Day, a national holiday aimed to promote patriotism and tolerance between ethnic and religious groups in Russia.National Unity Day commemorates Russia’s defeat of Polish invaders in 1612, and is one of the country’s youngest national holidays as it was established in 2005. It is marked by official …

The closing ceremony of Army Special Forces training courses was held in Special Forces Brigade No. 65 on Sunday in the presence of Commander of homeland’s Army Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi.

Veteran stage and screen actor Ebrahim Abadi died at a capital hospital on Thursday after going into a coma two weeks ago following a lung biopsy. He was 85, the Persian media announced. Abadi was born in Tabriz. He studied acting in an art school in capital and then continued his education in stage directing at the Academy of Performing …

“High sugar intake can suppress the immune system,” says Irvin Sulapas, MD, an assistant professor of sports medicine in the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. The increased levels of sugar have the potential to inhibit the work of infection-fighting white blood cells, Dr. Sulapas explains.

To recreate a complicated roar, something really harmless is used — a simple balloon! For example, in the 2014 remake of Godzilla, Foley artists used an inflated balloon to make most of their roaring sounds. They rubbed on it and recorded the result.

  Ash reshteh is a type of āsh featuring reshteh (thin noodles), kashk (a whey-like, fermented dairy product), commonly made in homeland and Azerbaijan.There are more than 50 types of thick soup (āsh) in persian cooking, this being one of the more popular types.The ingredients used are reshteh (thin noodles), kashk (a whey-like, fermented dairy product), herbs such as parsley, …