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Iran's new metro station honours Virgin Mary

Shiite Islam may be the official religion in Iran, but entering Tehran's brand-new Maryam Moghaddas metro station, you could ...
According to the posts circulating online, the “Virgin Mary” station is located on Line 6 of the Tehran metro near the St.
Iran opens a metro station named after the Virgin Mary, calling it a gesture of coexistence, while critics cite ongoing discrimination against minorities. Tehran has inaugurated a new metro station ...
A journalist works at the newly-opened Maryam Moghaddas station of Tehran Metro Line 6 in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 18, 2025.
Card Dominique Joseph Mathieu, Latin Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan, sent his thoughts regarding the inauguration of a metro ...