Iran government launches Islamic dating app to create 'healthy' families 

In an attempt to provide the much-needed boost to marriages,Iran has come up with a state-approvedIslamic dating app, Hamdam.

The users of theappwill firsthave to take a psychology test andlater, thesuccessful matches will be accompanied by a consultant for the first four years of marriage, The Guardian said in a report.

According to the state television,the country has come up with the app forfacilitating 'lasting and informed marriage' for its youth.

The name, Hamdam, meanscompanion inFarsi.The service allows users to 'search and choose spouse'.

Althoughdating apps are popular in the Islamic Republic, Iran’s cyberspace police chief Colonel Ali Mohammad Rajabisaid,“Thisis the only state-sanctioned platform of its kind in the country.All others are illegal.”

This app has been developed by theTebyanCultural Institute, which is apart of Iran’s Islamic PropagandaOrganisation.

At the unveiling,Tebyanhead Komeil Khojasteh, said, “Family values were threatened by outside forces. Family is the devil’s target, and (Iran’s enemies) seek to impose their own ideas on it. The app helps create 'healthy' families.”

The website of the app claims it uses 'artificial intelligence' to find matches 'for bachelors seeking permanent marriage and a single spouse only'.

Before browsingthe potential partners, theusers have to first verify their identity and go through a ‘psychology test'.Registration is free on the app.

After a match is made,the app 'introduces the families together in the presence of service consultants', who will 'accompany' the couple for the first four yearsofmarriage.