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“Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” wins Diamond Award at IIFA

TEHRAN -- Iranian filmmaker Puran Derakhshandeh’s family drama “Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” has won the Diamond Award at the International Independent Film Awards.

 

The film is tells the story of a young girl named Shirin who is supposed to get married in a couple of hours, but she unexpectedly murders a man. The cause of the crime is rooted in her nightmarish childhood.

 

The film won the prize in the Narrative Feature section, Derakhshandeh’s publicist announced on Friday.

 

Diamond winning film is guaranteed a spot in the IIFA screening schedule in Los Angeles. The IIFA is annually held by some U.S. organizations working in film industry. 

 

 

Photographer Aziz Sa’ati’s Tehran series published in book

TEHRAN -- Photographer Aziz Sa’ati’s three series on Tehran have recently been published by Nazar Publications in a book entitled “Aziz Sa’ati Still in Tehran”.

 

The book, which contains photos of the series “With Ali Hatami in Tehran”, “With Bahram Beizaii in Tehran” and “With Masud Kimiaii in Tehran”, will be unveiled during a ceremony at the Arya Gallery on Sunday.

 

Sa’ati took the photos when he was collaborating in several film projects by Iranian directors Hatami, Beizaii and Kimiaii.

 

A selection of the photos is currently on display at the gallery located at 10 Zarrin Alley, off Vali-e Asr Ave.

 

 

Iranian film festival opens in Tunis

TEHRAN -- An Iranian film festival opened at the Ibn Rashiq House of Culture in Tunis on Thursday.

 

Director Maziar Miri’s family drama “Painting Pool” was screened during the opening ceremony and “The Maritime Silk Road” by Mohammad Bozorgnia, “Kissing the Moon-Like Face” by Homayun Asadian and “A Cradle for Mother” by Panahbarkhoda Rezaii will be shown until the day of the festival’s closing ceremony on Monday.

 

The festival is part of the Iranian Cultural Festival, which began on last Wednesday in Tunisia.

 

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October 17, 2014, 9:39 pm

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TEHRAN -- The director of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and former chairman of the Majlis, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel has said it is not clear whether children will be revolutionary like their fathers.

 

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the second branch of Toranjestan Behesht, a store for books and cultural products on Tehran’s Sharaiti Street on Wednesday evening, he said, “The revolution is approaching its fortieth anniversary and the generation that started the revolution is being succeeded gradually by next generation.”

 

“And we all ask if the revolution – with all the aims that it pursued – will be preserved by this generation,” he added.

 

“We cannot be sure that the children will be revolutionary for the reason that their fathers were revolutionary,” he stated.

 

“Even in our families, our children do not have the same image that we have from the revolution,” he lamented.

 

Haddad-Adel said, “The enemy with all in its power is in the field to banish the new generation from the revolution.”

 

He added that educating the new generation about the revolution could thwart the enemy’s plan.

 

“Thus, providing cultural products for this generation is an important task,” he noted.

 

Toranjestan Behesht was established in 2012 by Soroush Publications, which is affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, to replace the company’s former bookstores.

 

The first branch of Toranjestan Behesht is located on Enqelab Ave. near the University of Tehran. 

 

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Works by Iranian artists among highlights at Dubai Christie’s auction

October 17, 2014, 9:43 pm

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TEHRAN – Creations by Iranian artists Farhad Moshiri and Parviz Tanavoli are among the major artworks to be offered at Dubai Christie’s auction of Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art on October 21.

 

“Tooth picker”, a painting by Moshiri, will be offered at an estimated price of 180,000 to 220,000 dollars, and the painting “The Last Poet of Iran” by Tanavoli, famous for his sculptures at world auctions, will be hammered at an estimated price of 60,000 to 80,000 dollars.

 

A collection of 122 items, including paintings, photos and sculptures, will be up for sale at the auction with Iran offering 36, the highest number of lots, Christie’s has announced on its website. Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria come next.

 

Works by Bahman Mohasses, Hossein Zendehrudi, Abbas Kiarostami, Ali Shirazi, Afshin Pirhashemi, Bita Vakili and Parviz Kalantari are among other Iranian highlights.

 

A painting by Egyptian artist Mahmoud Said is the most expensive item to be offered for sale at a price of $400,000 to 600,000.

 

The painting appears on the front page of the catalogue.

 

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October 17, 2014, 9:45 pm

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TEHRAN -- Renowned Japanese musician Kitaro said he was thrilled by the Iranian audience’s enthusiasm over his performance on Wednesday, the first night of his concerts at Tehran’s Grand Hall of the Interior Ministry. 

 

Kitaro made the remarks during a press conference held at Vahdat Hall on Thursday. The director of the Music Office of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Piruz Arjmand, also attended the press conference.

 

He said that he was overwhelmed by the positive energy he received from the Iranian audience and this helped him transfer the energy back to them.

 

He expressed hope that he would be able to visit Iran in the near future to give more concerts and to become more familiar with Iranian culture.

 

Kitaro also gave a brief explanation about his music, saying that nature plays a significant role in his compositions.

 

He added that he has been living in a mountainous region for the past 35 years and that all the music he has composed emerges from the heart of nature.

 

Kitaro, who composed music for NHK’s “Silk Road” documentary series from 1980 to 1985, added that he got to know Iranian traditional songs and folklore when he began to compose music for the documentary.

 

Kitaro won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score in 1993 for Oliver Stone’s “Heaven and Earth”, and he won a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2000.

 

Kitaro will give his last performance tonight at the Grand Hall of the Interior Ministry.

 

 

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October 17, 2014, 9:34 pm

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Painting

 

* An exhibition of paintings by Mina Nuri, focusing on eyeglasses, is underway at Asar Gallery. 

 

The exhibit will run until October 31 at the gallery located at 16 Barforushan St. off Iranshahr St.

 

 

Photo 

 

* Photos by Mohammadreza Mirzaii, capturing scenes of daily life in Istanbul, Los Angeles and several other cities, are currently on display in exhibition at Gallery No. 6.

 

The exhibit will run until October 20 at the gallery located at No. 2, 20th Alley, off Mirza-ye Shirazi Ave.

 

* An exhibition of photos of wildlife by Mohammadreza Rashed is underway at Atbin Gallery.

 

The exhibit will run until October 21 at the gallery located at 42 Khakzad Alley, Parkway Intersection, near Vali-e Asr Ave.

 

 

Mixed media 

 

* Mah Gallery is playing host to an exhibition of paintings, installation and video art works, which highlight the catastrophic Chernobyl nuclear accident.

 

 

All the works were created by Mehrdad Khataii and the exhibit runs until October 28 at the gallery, which can be found at 26 Golestan Blvd., off Africa Ave.

 

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“Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” wins Diamond Award at IIFA

TEHRAN -- Iranian filmmaker Puran Derakhshandeh’s family drama “Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” has won the Diamond Award at the International Independent Film Awards.

 

The film is tells the story of a young girl named Shirin who is supposed to get married in a couple of hours, but she unexpectedly murders a man. The cause of the crime is rooted in her nightmarish childhood.

 

The film won the prize in the Narrative Feature section, Derakhshandeh’s publicist announced on Friday.

 

Diamond winning film is guaranteed a spot in the IIFA screening schedule in Los Angeles. The IIFA is annually held by some U.S. organizations working in film industry. 

 

 

Photographer Aziz Sa’ati’s Tehran series published in book

TEHRAN -- Photographer Aziz Sa’ati’s three series on Tehran have recently been published by Nazar Publications in a book entitled “Aziz Sa’ati Still in Tehran”.

 

The book, which contains photos of the series “With Ali Hatami in Tehran”, “With Bahram Beizaii in Tehran” and “With Masud Kimiaii in Tehran”, will be unveiled during a ceremony at the Arya Gallery on Sunday.

 

Sa’ati took the photos when he was collaborating in several film projects by Iranian directors Hatami, Beizaii and Kimiaii.

 

A selection of the photos is currently on display at the gallery located at 10 Zarrin Alley, off Vali-e Asr Ave.

 

 

Iranian film festival opens in Tunis

TEHRAN -- An Iranian film festival opened at the Ibn Rashiq House of Culture in Tunis on Thursday.

 

Director Maziar Miri’s family drama “Painting Pool” was screened during the opening ceremony and “The Maritime Silk Road” by Mohammad Bozorgnia, “Kissing the Moon-Like Face” by Homayun Asadian and “A Cradle for Mother” by Panahbarkhoda Rezaii will be shown until the day of the festival’s closing ceremony on Monday.

 

The festival is part of the Iranian Cultural Festival, which began on last Wednesday in Tunisia.

 

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October 17, 2014, 9:39 pm

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TEHRAN -- The director of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and former chairman of the Majlis, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel has said it is not clear whether children will be revolutionary like their fathers.

 

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the second branch of Toranjestan Behesht, a store for books and cultural products on Tehran’s Sharaiti Street on Wednesday evening, he said, “The revolution is approaching its fortieth anniversary and the generation that started the revolution is being succeeded gradually by next generation.”

 

“And we all ask if the revolution – with all the aims that it pursued – will be preserved by this generation,” he added.

 

“We cannot be sure that the children will be revolutionary for the reason that their fathers were revolutionary,” he stated.

 

“Even in our families, our children do not have the same image that we have from the revolution,” he lamented.

 

Haddad-Adel said, “The enemy with all in its power is in the field to banish the new generation from the revolution.”

 

He added that educating the new generation about the revolution could thwart the enemy’s plan.

 

“Thus, providing cultural products for this generation is an important task,” he noted.

 

Toranjestan Behesht was established in 2012 by Soroush Publications, which is affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, to replace the company’s former bookstores.

 

The first branch of Toranjestan Behesht is located on Enqelab Ave. near the University of Tehran. 

 

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TEHRAN – Creations by Iranian artists Farhad Moshiri and Parviz Tanavoli are among the major artworks to be offered at Dubai Christie’s auction of Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art on October 21.

 

“Tooth picker”, a painting by Moshiri, will be offered at an estimated price of 180,000 to 220,000 dollars, and the painting “The Last Poet of Iran” by Tanavoli, famous for his sculptures at world auctions, will be hammered at an estimated price of 60,000 to 80,000 dollars.

 

A collection of 122 items, including paintings, photos and sculptures, will be up for sale at the auction with Iran offering 36, the highest number of lots, Christie’s has announced on its website. Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria come next.

 

Works by Bahman Mohasses, Hossein Zendehrudi, Abbas Kiarostami, Ali Shirazi, Afshin Pirhashemi, Bita Vakili and Parviz Kalantari are among other Iranian highlights.

 

A painting by Egyptian artist Mahmoud Said is the most expensive item to be offered for sale at a price of $400,000 to 600,000.

 

The painting appears on the front page of the catalogue.

 

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October 17, 2014, 9:45 pm

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TEHRAN -- Renowned Japanese musician Kitaro said he was thrilled by the Iranian audience’s enthusiasm over his performance on Wednesday, the first night of his concerts at Tehran’s Grand Hall of the Interior Ministry. 

 

Kitaro made the remarks during a press conference held at Vahdat Hall on Thursday. The director of the Music Office of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Piruz Arjmand, also attended the press conference.

 

He said that he was overwhelmed by the positive energy he received from the Iranian audience and this helped him transfer the energy back to them.

 

He expressed hope that he would be able to visit Iran in the near future to give more concerts and to become more familiar with Iranian culture.

 

Kitaro also gave a brief explanation about his music, saying that nature plays a significant role in his compositions.

 

He added that he has been living in a mountainous region for the past 35 years and that all the music he has composed emerges from the heart of nature.

 

Kitaro, who composed music for NHK’s “Silk Road” documentary series from 1980 to 1985, added that he got to know Iranian traditional songs and folklore when he began to compose music for the documentary.

 

Kitaro won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score in 1993 for Oliver Stone’s “Heaven and Earth”, and he won a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2000.

 

Kitaro will give his last performance tonight at the Grand Hall of the Interior Ministry.

 

 

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Abbas Kiarostami receives lifetime achievement award at Turkish festival

October 18, 2014, 9:38 pm

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TEHRAN – The 51st International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival has honored Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami with a lifetime achievement award.

 

Kiarostami received the award at the closing ceremony of the Turkish festival on Saturday.

 

The organizers of the festival screened Kiarostami’s acclaimed film “Taste of Cherry” and he held a master class at the Antalya Film Forum during the festival.

 

U.S. actress Ellen Burstyn was previously granted a lifetime achievement award at the opening ceremony of the festival on October 10.

 

Kiarostami has directed numerous documentaries and feature films since the 1970s. He won a Palme d’Or at the 50th Cannes Film Festival in 1997 for “Taste of Cherry”. 

 

The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival has been held annually in Antalya since 1963. It is the most important film festival in Turkey. 

 

Photo: Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami in an undated photo

 

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E-book version of President Rouhani’s memoirs published

TEHRAN – The e-book version of the first volume of “The Memoirs of Dr. Hassan Rouhani” has recently been published.

 

The book includes President Rouhani’s memoirs from 1962 to 1979.

 

The e-version of the book is available on the website of the Islamic Revolution Document Center, which published the original version in 2009.

 

 

Damonfar biennial to honor Alireza Sami-Azar

 

TEHRAN -- The 5th Damonfar Painting Biennial will honor art expert and former director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Alireza Sami-Azar with a lifetime achievement award at the closing ceremony of the event on October 24.

 

The biennial, which is currently underway at Tehran’s Mellat Cinema Complex, was organized by Damonfar, the Iranian representative of France’s Pebeo and Canson, and Germany’s Faber-Castell, three companies that manufacture art materials.

 

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Iranian culture minister visits Tunisian president

October 18, 2014, 9:38 pm

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TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati, who was attending the Iranian Cultural Festival in Tunisia, visited the president of the country, Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, on Friday.

 

Jannati met with the president in the Carthage Palace, the presidential palace of Tunisia, during which they discussed expansion of bilateral cooperation, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Saturday.

 

They also discussed development of art and cultural ties. Tunisian Minister of Culture Mourad Sakli was also in attendance at the meeting.

 

Iranian Cultural Festival, inaugurated in the Tunisian capital city on Tuesday, is displaying a variety of Iranian handicrafts and artworks.

 

Culture ministers of the two countries signed an agreement on the publication of music on the first day of the program.

 

They also agreed on the translation and publication of Tunisian books into Persian and Persian books into Arabic.

 

Several centers in different cities of Tunisia such as Ennejma Ezzahra Palace in Sidi Bou Said, and the University of Sousse hosted Iran’s cultural festival for six days.

 

A variety of programs including music performances by the Bidel ensemble conducted by Hesameddin Seraj, an exhibition of calligraphy works with Quranic inscriptions, and film screenings were arranged for the festival, which ends today. 

 

The festival was organized by ICRO in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

 

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Berlin hosting conference on need for research on Quran in modern times

October 18, 2014, 9:45 pm

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TEHRAN -- A conference opened at the Hotel Palace Berlin on Friday to survey the need for research on the Quran in modern times.

 

The Foundation for Islamic Studies (SIS) and the Free University of Berlin are the main organizers of the three-day conference, the SIS announced on its website.

 

A number of international scholars, including Michael Bongardt of the Free University of Berlin, Philipp Bruckmayr of the University of Vienna, Tarek Elkot of the University of Göttingen in Germany, Morteza Kariminia of the Encyclopaedia Islamica Foundation in Iran, and Farhad Shafti of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, are attending the conference.

 

In addition, experts from the Center for Translation of the Holy Quran in Iran, the Islamic Centre of Hamburg, and several other international research centers are also participating in the conference.

 

“By organizing this conference, the SIS has asked for the help of scholars and followers of all monotheistic religions and all denominations to achieve a proper understanding of religion and its principles,” the Iranian cultural attaché in Germany, Hojjatoleslam Mehdi Imanipur, said in his speech at the conference.

 

The SIS is a young foundation, which aims to promote studies and research in the field of Islam, and also to develop inter-religious dialogue.

 

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October 18, 2014, 9:47 pm

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TEHRAN – The exhibition “Art for Humanity” displaying works by 100 artists to help the United Nations World Food Program fight hunger in the world was inaugurated at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center on Friday.

 

A number of Iranian cultural figures, foreign ambassadors and United Nations Resident Coordinator for Iran Gary Lewis attended the opening ceremony, the center has announced on its website.

 

The week-long exhibit has been set up to commemorate World Food Day (October 16).

 

Speaking at the ceremony, director of the center Abbas Sajjadi hoped to celebrate the end of hunger one day. “In our culture, helping others is a precious value that we have inherited.”

 

The artistic director of the program Shokufeh Malek-Kianii made a brief speech and said that the collection contains valuable works of painting, sculpture, photo and calligraphy by veterans and novices.

 

“The project began with 33 artists last year, but we are proud to have 100 artists this year,” she said, adding that the artworks have been priced by the artists themselves.

 

Gary Lewis also said that many steps need to be taken to eradicate hunger in the world.

Sufficient food is being produced in the world, however there is still hunger not only in the poor countries but in the rich and developed ones, he said.

 

He added all the money raised in this exhibit will provide food for different individuals including Afghan nationals who are being supported by the country of Iran.

 

He thanked all the Iranian artists who have displayed their heart and compassion in their works. 

 

Hossein Mahjubi, Jalal Shabahangi, Reza Bangiz, Mostafa Asadollahi, Mohammad Farnud and Sorush Sehhat attended the opening ceremony.

 

Nahid Aryan, Shima Esfandiari, Simin Ekrami, Minu Emami, Bahram Dabiri, Hamed Rashtian, Mohamamd Salahshur, Asal Fallah and Ario Farzi are among the participating artists in the exhibit.

 

 

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Abbas Kiarostami receives lifetime achievement award at Turkish festival

October 18, 2014, 9:38 pm

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TEHRAN – The 51st International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival has honored Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami with a lifetime achievement award.

 

Kiarostami received the award at the closing ceremony of the Turkish festival on Saturday.

 

The organizers of the festival screened Kiarostami’s acclaimed film “Taste of Cherry” and he held a master class at the Antalya Film Forum during the festival.

 

U.S. actress Ellen Burstyn was previously granted a lifetime achievement award at the opening ceremony of the festival on October 10.

 

Kiarostami has directed numerous documentaries and feature films since the 1970s. He won a Palme d’Or at the 50th Cannes Film Festival in 1997 for “Taste of Cherry”. 

 

The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival has been held annually in Antalya since 1963. It is the most important film festival in Turkey. 

 

Photo: Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami in an undated photo

 

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E-book version of President Rouhani’s memoirs published

TEHRAN – The e-book version of the first volume of “The Memoirs of Dr. Hassan Rouhani” has recently been published.

 

The book includes President Rouhani’s memoirs from 1962 to 1979.

 

The e-version of the book is available on the website of the Islamic Revolution Document Center, which published the original version in 2009.

 

 

Damonfar biennial to honor Alireza Sami-Azar

 

TEHRAN -- The 5th Damonfar Painting Biennial will honor art expert and former director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Alireza Sami-Azar with a lifetime achievement award at the closing ceremony of the event on October 24.

 

The biennial, which is currently underway at Tehran’s Mellat Cinema Complex, was organized by Damonfar, the Iranian representative of France’s Pebeo and Canson, and Germany’s Faber-Castell, three companies that manufacture art materials.

 

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Iranian culture minister visits Tunisian president

October 18, 2014, 9:38 pm

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TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati, who was attending the Iranian Cultural Festival in Tunisia, visited the president of the country, Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, on Friday.

 

Jannati met with the president in the Carthage Palace, the presidential palace of Tunisia, during which they discussed expansion of bilateral cooperation, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Saturday.

 

They also discussed development of art and cultural ties. Tunisian Minister of Culture Mourad Sakli was also in attendance at the meeting.

 

Iranian Cultural Festival, inaugurated in the Tunisian capital city on Tuesday, is displaying a variety of Iranian handicrafts and artworks.

 

Culture ministers of the two countries signed an agreement on the publication of music on the first day of the program.

 

They also agreed on the translation and publication of Tunisian books into Persian and Persian books into Arabic.

 

Several centers in different cities of Tunisia such as Ennejma Ezzahra Palace in Sidi Bou Said, and the University of Sousse hosted Iran’s cultural festival for six days.

 

A variety of programs including music performances by the Bidel ensemble conducted by Hesameddin Seraj, an exhibition of calligraphy works with Quranic inscriptions, and film screenings were arranged for the festival, which ends today. 

 

The festival was organized by ICRO in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

 

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Berlin hosting conference on need for research on Quran in modern times

October 18, 2014, 9:45 pm

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TEHRAN -- A conference opened at the Hotel Palace Berlin on Friday to survey the need for research on the Quran in modern times.

 

The Foundation for Islamic Studies (SIS) and the Free University of Berlin are the main organizers of the three-day conference, the SIS announced on its website.

 

A number of international scholars, including Michael Bongardt of the Free University of Berlin, Philipp Bruckmayr of the University of Vienna, Tarek Elkot of the University of Göttingen in Germany, Morteza Kariminia of the Encyclopaedia Islamica Foundation in Iran, and Farhad Shafti of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, are attending the conference.

 

In addition, experts from the Center for Translation of the Holy Quran in Iran, the Islamic Centre of Hamburg, and several other international research centers are also participating in the conference.

 

“By organizing this conference, the SIS has asked for the help of scholars and followers of all monotheistic religions and all denominations to achieve a proper understanding of religion and its principles,” the Iranian cultural attaché in Germany, Hojjatoleslam Mehdi Imanipur, said in his speech at the conference.

 

The SIS is a young foundation, which aims to promote studies and research in the field of Islam, and also to develop inter-religious dialogue.

 

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TEHRAN – The exhibition “Art for Humanity” displaying works by 100 artists to help the United Nations World Food Program fight hunger in the world was inaugurated at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center on Friday.

 

A number of Iranian cultural figures, foreign ambassadors and United Nations Resident Coordinator for Iran Gary Lewis attended the opening ceremony, the center has announced on its website.

 

The week-long exhibit has been set up to commemorate World Food Day (October 16).

 

Speaking at the ceremony, director of the center Abbas Sajjadi hoped to celebrate the end of hunger one day. “In our culture, helping others is a precious value that we have inherited.”

 

The artistic director of the program Shokufeh Malek-Kianii made a brief speech and said that the collection contains valuable works of painting, sculpture, photo and calligraphy by veterans and novices.

 

“The project began with 33 artists last year, but we are proud to have 100 artists this year,” she said, adding that the artworks have been priced by the artists themselves.

 

Gary Lewis also said that many steps need to be taken to eradicate hunger in the world.

Sufficient food is being produced in the world, however there is still hunger not only in the poor countries but in the rich and developed ones, he said.

 

He added all the money raised in this exhibit will provide food for different individuals including Afghan nationals who are being supported by the country of Iran.

 

He thanked all the Iranian artists who have displayed their heart and compassion in their works. 

 

Hossein Mahjubi, Jalal Shabahangi, Reza Bangiz, Mostafa Asadollahi, Mohammad Farnud and Sorush Sehhat attended the opening ceremony.

 

Nahid Aryan, Shima Esfandiari, Simin Ekrami, Minu Emami, Bahram Dabiri, Hamed Rashtian, Mohamamd Salahshur, Asal Fallah and Ario Farzi are among the participating artists in the exhibit.

 

 

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Veteran journalist Yunes Shokrkhah honored

October 19, 2014, 9:47 pm

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TEHRAN – The veteran journalist and expert on communication sciences, Yunes Shokrkhah, was honored during the opening ceremony of the 11th International Conference on Public Relations at Tehran’s Olympic Hotel on Sunday.

 

He was awarded a Dr. Hamid Notghi Prize that the organizers of the conference present to scholars contributing to the development of public relations science.

 

Established in 2004, the award was named after the founder of modern public relations in Iran Hamid Notghi (1920-1999).

 

Shokrkhah received the award from Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi.

 

The cultural advisor to President Hassan Rouhani, Hessameddin Ashena, and several other officials attended the ceremony.

 

Shokrkhah, 57, is assistant professor of mass communication at the University of Tehran and the director of the Institute for North American and European Studies (INAES) at the university 

 

He has been a journalist for twenty-five years, and has been member of the juries of a dozen press festivals and photojournalism competitions.

 

Photo: Veteran journalist Yunes Shokrkhah (R) receives the Dr. Hamid Notghi Prize from Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi in Tehran on October 19, 2014. (ISNA/Hamid Forutan)  

 

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