Iran unveils state-permitted Islamic relationship app to increase marriage

Iran has unveiled a state-sanctioned Islamic courting app aimed toward facilitating "lasting and informed marriage" for its formative years, state tv suggested.

known as Hamdam – Farsi for "accomplice" – the carrier allows for users to "seek and choose their spouse", the broadcaster said on Monday.

it's the only state-sanctioned platform of its form within the Islamic republic, according to Iran's cyberspace police chief, Colonel Ali Mohammad Rajabi. while dating apps are everyday in Iran, Rajabi said that each one different systems apart from Hamdam were illegal.

Developed by means of the Tebyan Cultural Institute, part of Iran's Islamic Propaganda company, Hamdam's web page claims it uses "artificial intelligence" to find matches "simplest for bachelors in search of everlasting marriage and a single companion".

Tebyan head Komeil Khojasteh, speakme at the unveiling, pointed out household values were threatened by outdoor forces. "household is the satan's goal, and [Iran's enemies] are looking for to impose their personal concepts" on it, he talked about, including that the app helps create "suit" families.

in keeping with Hamdam's site, users ought to investigate their identification and go through a "psychology examine" before browsing.

When a fit is made, the app "introduces the households together with the presence of carrier consultants", who will "accompany" the couple for 4 years after marriage.

Registration is free, as a result of Hamdam has "an unbiased salary mannequin", the site pointed out without explaining additional.

Iran's authorities, including the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have warned a couple of instances concerning the country's rising age of marriage and declining birth rates.

In March, Iran's conservative-dominated parliament handed a bill titled "inhabitants increase and assisting households".

It mandates the government to offer enormous economic incentives for marriage and to motivate americans to have greater than two babies, while limiting entry to abortion.

The legislation awaits approval by way of the Guardian Council, which is tasked with checking that bills are compatible with Islamic legislation and the constitution.