Iran front pages mourn female mathematician
In some cases newspapers even broke with tradition and portrayed Mirzakhani without her hair covered by a hijab.
(AFP) Iranian media have hailed Iran-born mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani following her death from cancer, with her image on newspaper front pages on Sunday.
In some cases newspapers even broke with tradition and portrayed Mirzakhani without her hair covered by a hijab -- mandatory for women in public since the Islamic republic's 1979 revolution.
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