Iranian Female Car Racer Laleh Seddigh

Born in 1977, Laleh Seddigh is an Iranian female race car driver. She races both on circuits and in rallies. She lives in Tehran and has been called the “little Schumacher”. She is recognized as the best female racer in the country. She is trained by former national champion Saeed A’rabian. Seddigh had to get special permission from a local ayatollah  in order to compete against men. Permission was granted since driving is not deemed a contact sport, and on the condition that Seddigh would confirm to dress-codes.  At 28, Laleh Seddigh was known for her stunning looks and legendary driving skills. A PhD student from Tehran, she has been nicknamed “a little Schumacher” after the German Formula One champion. She has been given the title of Iran’s best female racing driver. The story is featured in a BBC TV documentary called “Girl Racer” (Wikipedia).

CNN/Fox Reporter Rudi Bakhtiar

Rudi Bakhtiar is an Iranian-American journalist who has over a decade’s experience working for major international news outlets CNN and Fox News Channel. Bakhtiar is currently the Director of Communications for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Rudi Bakhtiar joined FOX News Channel (FNC) as a general correspondent in January 2006, and held that role until July 2007. Prior to joining FNC, Bakhtiar worked for nine years at CNN, joining the network in 1996. During her time at the network, she held multiple positions, including anchoring on the CNN’s spin-off network, Headline News, and as a co-anchor of CNN Newsroom, a 30-minute commercial free news program designed for use in the classroom. Throughout her cable news career, she has reported on assignments from numerous countries, in addition to anchoring the start of coverage of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Personal life

Bakhtiar was born to Iranian immigrants of Bakhtiari heritage; her father died of oropharyngeal cancer in 2005. Bakhtiar has a younger brother and younger sister. Shapour Bakhtiar is Rudi Bakhtiar’s father’s uncle, the last Prime Minister of Iran under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and a great aunt of Bakhtiar’s was the Shah of Iran’s second wife (Soraya Esfandiary). Bakhtiar’s great-grandfather is named Sardar Jang (Wikipedia).

Iran Complains FIFA’s Decision to Ban Iranian women Footballers from Wearing Hijab

Iran has sent letters to five international sports organizations to complain about FIFA’s decision to ban Iranian women footballers from wearing hijab.

“The letters have been sent to heads of FIFA, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC),” Iran’s National Olympic Committee Secretary General Bahram Afsharzadeh told IRNA on Sunday.

“We have asked the heads of these international sports organizations to review and annul FIFA’s decision,” he went on to say. Last week, FIFA banned the Iranian women’s football squad wearing hijab from participating in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) which will be held from August 14 to 26 in Singapore.

“Hijab is related to the Islamic culture and Muslim women can’t take part in social activities without it,” Afsharzadeh concluded. Meanwhile, President of Iran’s Football Federation Ali Kafashian has announced that due to religious beliefs the Iranian women team will participate in the competitions only if they are allowed to observe the Islamic dress code. A total of 3,500 athletes from 170 countries will partake in the games in the 2010 Youth Summer Olympics.

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Online Software Engineering Student Effat

Effat is doing online specialization in software engineering. Effat has sent her photo through email. Effat thinks that online studies are very easy and you can earn any kind of degree online you want. Effat writes in email that through online studies you can find a program that will allow you to take as much time as you want in order to obtain your degree. Many people don’t have the time to attend full time studies at a university, but online studies can allow you from six to ten years to complete a degree. You can complete a study in shorter amounts of time. You can study as hard as your school will allow you and, many times, this will allow you to complete a degree much faster than you could while attending traditional schools.

Effat more tells that you can study any program you want. Instead of looking at the courses offered in your area and choosing one that will work for you and your schedule, you can choose what you want to study. You can find a variety of online studies from schools all over the world. You can also study while traveling. Never again will you have to worry about not being able to go on that much needed vacation or missing a class here and there. As long as you have a laptop and an internet connection at your destination, you won’t miss a thing. In the end Effat tells that you can transfer credits. If you started school a long time ago and never finished, you may be able to get some credit for the courses you have already completed.