A historic all-women flight landed within the holy metropolis of Mashhad, Iran on Sunday. The flight, operated by Aseman Airways, was piloted by Shahrzad Shams, one in every of Iran’s pioneering feminine aviators.
The flight, named “Iran Banoo” (Iran Girl), carried 110 passengers and arrived at Hasheminejad Worldwide Airport, positioned in Mashhad, house to the revered shrine of Imam Reza. This flight is the primary of its sort to have each feminine passengers and an all-female crew in Mashhad.
The journey coincided with the anniversary of the beginning of Fatima al-Zahra, the daughter of Prophet Mohammed, a day celebrated as Nationwide Ladies/Mom’s Day in Iran. The flight’s significance extends past its passengers, highlighting the rising participation of girls in Iran’s aviation sector.
Whereas feminine pilots in Iran have elevated in recent times, they continue to be a minority within the area. In 2019, Neshat Jahandari and Forouz Firouzi made historical past as the primary girls to function a industrial flight within the Islamic Republic.
Shahrzad Shams, who piloted Sunday’s flight, has been recognised for her groundbreaking function as one in every of Iran’s first feminine pilots.
Final week Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmady was arrested after performing a digital live performance on YouTube with out carrying a hijab, in defiance of Iran’s strict morality legal guidelines.
The 27-year-old, who was detained in Sari Metropolis, Mazandaran province, had broadcast the efficiency simply days earlier, attracting over 1.4 million views.
Within the live performance, Parastoo Ahmady wore a protracted black sleeveless costume and was accompanied by 4 male musicians. Regardless of YouTube being restricted in Iran, the live performance shortly gained consideration on-line, amassing 74,000 views inside 12 hours of airing.
Beforehand the Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed to make sure the morality police will not “trouble” girls, in remarks to the media on the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s loss of life in custody.