Iran rolls out matchmaking app to curb declining birthrate
The Hamdan app aims to create "healthy" families and pair "bachelors seeking permanent marriage” with a wife.
Iran has rolled out a Muslim matchmaking app to help young people find a “sustainable marriage” in an effort to boost the country’s declining birthrate, state television reported Monday.
Hamdam, meaning “Companion” in Farsi, is designed for Iranians looking for a spouse or in need of marriage counseling. The app was developed by the Tebyan Cultural Institute, an organization affiliated with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Tebyan manager Komeil Khojasteh, who is the nephew of Khamenei’s wife, said the app aims to create “healthy” families.
“The family is the target of the devil, and [Iran’s enemies] seek to impose their own ideas,” he said at the app’s unveiling.
