An Iranian couple walk in a park in the capital Tehran on March 14, 2017. AFP FILE PHOTO
TEHRAN — Iran on Monday unveiled an Islamic dating application aimed at facilitating “lasting and informed marriage” for its youth, state television reported.
Called Hamdam — Farsi for “companion” — the service allows users to “search for and choose their spouse,” the broadcaster said.
It is the only state-sanctioned platform of its kind in the Islamic republic, according to Iran’s cyberspace police chief, Colonel Ali Mohammad Rajabi.
While are popular in Iran, Rajabi said that all other platforms apart from Hamdam are illegal.
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Developed by the Tebyan Cultural Institute, part of Iran’s Islamic Propaganda Organization, Hamdam’s website claims it uses “artificial intelligence” to find matches “only for bachelors seeking permanent marriage and a single spouse”.
Tebyan head Komeil Khojasteh, speaking at the unveiling, said family values were threatened by outside forces.
