Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Population





   The leaders of Iran are supporting the idea of having higher fertility rates in their country as well as promoting the growth of families in general to work towards 'doubling its population'.



   The previous restrictive policies are being reconsidered, and a primary reason given for this change was to strengthen the country of Iran, and according to Iran's current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, this population growth will "help defeat the West."

Follow the links below to read more from the articles concerning Iran's population growth:





citations:
 

Tait, Robert. "Iran Scraps Birth Control Programme in Baby Boom Bid." The Telegraph. N.p., 02 Aug. 2012. Web. 30 Apr. 2013. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9446882/Iran-scraps-birth-control-programme-in-baby-boom-bid.html>.


 
Tait, Robert. "Iran in Drive to Encourage Couples to Have More Children." The Telegraph. N.p., 21 Apr. 2013. Web. 1 May 2013. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/10008954/Iran-in-drive-to-encourage-couples-to-have-more-children.html>.

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