Iranian science minister: Iranian universities open to female students from Azerbaijan

Pars Today – Iran’s minister of science has announced that Iranian universities are open to female students from the Republic of Azerbaijan.

According to Pars Today, citing Mehr News Agency, Hossein Simaei Sarraf, Iran’s minister of science, research and technology, wrote on his personal page on a social media platform: “As the minister of science of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I declare that the doors of Iranian universities are open to girls from Azerbaijan who wish to pursue their education.”

Emphasizing Iran’s readiness to host female students from the Republic of Azerbaijan, he added: “We can be good hosts to the faithful daughters of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who are forced to abandon their religious hijab in order to exercise their right to education.”