TEHRAN – A biography of Hazrat Abbas (AS), the brother of Imam Hussein (AS) and his standard-bearer in the battle of Ashura, has recently been published in English.
Compiled by the Indian author Syed Ali Reza, “Biography of Abbas Bin Ali” was published by the Karachi-based company Peer Ebrahim Trust (P.E.T.)Publications.
Hazrat Abbas (AS) was martyred when he went to fetch water from the Euphrates River for the family of Imam Hussein (AS) on the day of Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram on which the Imam and his companions were martyred in 680.
The book is available for enthusiasts in Britain at www.hujjatbookshop.co.uk.
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Iranian book readers to enjoy “Folk Tales from Korea”
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TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Korean writer Zong In-Sob’s “Folk Tales from Korea” has been published in Iran.
Mohammad Najjari and Siavash Morshedi have translated the book, which has been published by Eshareh Publications.
The Persian version of the book was published with the collaboration of the Asian Cultural Documentation Center for UNESCO in Tehran.
The publication of the book is part of a project initiated by the center and Eshareh Publications to introduce cultures of different countries.
The admirable collection contains 93 Korean folk tales and fables.
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Mohammad Sarafraz appointed IRIB director
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TEHRAN -- Mohammad Sarafraz has been appointed the managing director of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), some Persian news websites quoting an anonymous source announced on Monday.
The appointment is scheduled to be officially announced on Wednesday.
Sarafraz will replace Ezzatollah Zarghami, who has held the position since 2004.
Based on the Constitution of Iran, the managing director of IRIB is selected by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
Sarafraz currently serves as director of Iran’s three major news networks Press TV, Al-Alam and HispanTV.
In addition, he has served as the IRIB deputy director for the IRIB World Service over the past twenty years.
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Tehran theaters to screen Kiarostami’s early movies “Traveler”, “Wedding Suit”
TEHRAN -- Abbas Kiarostami’s early movies “The Traveler” and “A Wedding Suit” will be screened in Tehran on November 20.
The films will be shown at the Art and Experience Cinemas, the movie theaters which are dedicated to screening art films and other movies aimed typically at a limited audience.
“The Traveler” directed in 1974 is about a grade-school-age boy, neglected by his parents, who lies, cheats and steals to get enough money to afford a bus ride to a large city and purchase a ticket to see his favorite soccer team play.
“A Wedding Suit” (1976) tells the story of a woman, who orders a suit from a tailor for her young son to wear to her sister’s wedding.
The tailor’s apprentice, together with two other teenage boys who work in the same building, devise a plan to try on the suit at night to see what it feels like. Things get a little complicated but in the morning, at the last possible minute, they manage to return the suit to its proper place.
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Sculpture based on Farshchian’s “Evening of Ashura” unveiled in Tehran
.jpg "A worker makes the final preparations for unveiling the statue “Evening of Ashura” in Tehran’s Imam Hussein (AS) Square on November 3, 2014. (Mehr/Maryam Kamyab)")
TEHRAN -- A sculpture, which has been created based on master miniaturist Mahmud Farshchian’s masterpiece “Evening of Ashura”, was unveiled during a ceremony in Tehran’s Imam Hussein (AS) Square on Monday.
The ceremony was held on the eve of Ashura, the tenth day of the lunar month of Muharram on which the Imam and his companions were martyred in 680.
Thousands of mourning people attended the unveiling ceremony, which was held in heavy rain.
Created by Siavash Salimi, the bronze sculpture depicts a scene from the evening of Ashura, when the women and children of the household of Imam Hussein (AS) are mourning all around Zuljanah, the horse that the Imam used in the battle of Ashura.
“My religious belief inspired me to change this subject into a sculpture,” Salimi told the Persian service of IRNA on Sunday.
“The idea for transforming Farshchian’s ‘Evening of Ashura’ into a 3-D work came a few years ago, when I saw the masterpiece,” he added.
Salimi spent 15 months making the 3.5-ton sculpture
“This sculpture differs from all the works I have previously created,” he noted.
“This is an extraordinary work, which should be seen up close. I have made it with all the exquisite delicacy of the original work,” he stated.
Salimi have previously created statues of many Iranian luminaries, some of which were installed in urban districts. The statues of Ferdowsi and Avicenna standing in front of the Embassy of Iran in Paris have been created by Salimi.
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Russian company acquires “Unripe Pomegranates”
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TEHRAN -- The Russian company Kamer-Ton-Media has acquired the right to Iranian director/producer Majidreza Mostafavi’s “Unripe Pomegranates”, some Persian news agencies reported on Wednesday.
The company specializes in cinema, video and TV distribution of quality mainstream feature films as well as art-house movies in Russia and the CIS region, which includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
The film will first be broadcast on a weekly television program entitled Movie Cult on the Russian TV channel Culture, which is produced by Kamer-Ton-Media.
“Unripe Pomegranates” tells the story of a couple living in a suburb of Tehran. The wife takes care of an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and the husband is a welder in a skyscraper. However, an accident causes new problems for the family.
The movie was screened in the competition section of the 36th Moscow International Film Festival in June.
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Account of Ma Huan’s expeditions to Western Ocean published in Persian
TEHRAN -- “Ying-Yai Sheng-Lan” (“The Overall Survey of the Ocean’s Shores”), Chinese Muslim voyager and translator Ma Huan’s account of his seven expeditions to the Western Ocean, has recently been published in Persian.
Ma Huan (c. 1380–1460) accompanied Admiral Zheng, Chinese explorer and diplomat during China’s early Ming Dynasty, on the expeditions.
During his expeditions, he took notes about the geography, politics, weather conditions, environment, economy, local customs and even the method of punishment for criminals of the regions that he visited.
He expanded and modified the notes, and the final version was ready around 1451.
There were many printed and hand-copied editions. The latest authentic text of a printed version was edited and annotated by historian Feng Chen Jun.
A Persian version was translated by Saeid Karimpur based on the edition by Feng Chen Jun.
The book was published by Qoqnus. This is first time that the book has been published in Persian
An annotated English translation by J.V.G. Mills (1887–1987) was published by the Hakluyt Society in England in 1970.
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Persian art on display at Malaysian Islamic cultural festival
TEHRAN – A wide variety of works by Iranian artists is on display at the Putrajaya International Islamic Arts and Cultural Festival of Malaysia.
A collection of handicrafts, paintings, calligraphy works and miniatures, along with books on Persian cuisine and cookies is on show at the 4-day exhibit, which ends today, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Saturday.
Sam Arabzadeh is displaying his selection of intarsia, and Mehdi Jalali is exhibiting his photos on the central theme of Iranian ritual ceremonies.
Iranian artist Yavar Jamshidzadeh has been offering a collection of his paintings created with coffee. The paintings have been warmly received by the visitors during the event.
In addition, neyanbun virtuoso Mohsen Sharifian gave several performances during the festival, helping to introduce the mourning songs of the southern city of Bushehr.
Artists from 10 Islamic countries including Palestine, Indonesia, Thailand, Yemen and Egypt are attending the festival this year.
The festival is aimed at pioneering the values of Islam through the perspective of a moderate society where arts and culture take center stage in delivering the messages of Islam to the world.
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“Today” crowned best film at Rabat festival
.jpg "Parviz Parastuii acts in a scene from “Today”. He won the best actor award at the 20th Rabat Auteur Film Festival in Morocco on November 1, 2014 for his role in the film.")
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Reza Mirkarimi’s social drama “Today” won the best film award at the 20th Rabat Auteur Film Festival, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Saturday.
The film also received the audience award and brought its star Parviz Parastuii the best actor award during the closing ceremony of the festival, which was held in the Moroccan capital on Saturday.
“Today” is about a Tehran taxi driver, who becomes the impromptu protector of a desperate young pregnant woman after he rushes her to hospital.
The film is Iran’s submission for the best foreign language film category at the 88th Academy Awards in 2015.
Dreamlab Films, a French film studio, is the international distributor of the film.
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“Borderless” wins best Asian film award at Tokyo festival
.jpg "Iranian director Amir-Hossein Asgari reacts after receiving the Best Asian Future Film Award for his film “Borderless” during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 31, 2014. (Reuters/Yuya Shino)")
TEHRAN – The Iranian movie “Borderless” has won the Best Asian Future Film Award at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival.
Directed by Amir-Hossein Asgari, “Borderless” is the story of a boy who has been fishing for some time in a grounded ship at the zero point border.
He has chosen the place for his seclusion and serenity when the appearance a stranger takes away his peace and his work.
Joshua and Benny Safdie’s “Heaven Knows What”, a U.S.-French production, won the top prize of the festival, which was held from October 23 to 31.
Iranian director Nima Javidi’s “Melbourne” was also screened in the international competition section of the festival.
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Biography of Hazrat Abbas (AS) appears in English
TEHRAN – A biography of Hazrat Abbas (AS), the brother of Imam Hussein (AS) and his standard-bearer in the battle of Ashura, has recently been published in English.
Compiled by the Indian author Syed Ali Reza, “Biography of Abbas Bin Ali” was published by the Karachi-based company Peer Ebrahim Trust (P.E.T.)Publications.
Hazrat Abbas (AS) was martyred when he went to fetch water from the Euphrates River for the family of Imam Hussein (AS) on the day of Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram on which the Imam and his companions were martyred in 680.
The book is available for enthusiasts in Britain at www.hujjatbookshop.co.uk.
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Iranian book readers to enjoy “Folk Tales from Korea”
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TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Korean writer Zong In-Sob’s “Folk Tales from Korea” has been published in Iran.
Mohammad Najjari and Siavash Morshedi have translated the book, which has been published by Eshareh Publications.
The Persian version of the book was published with the collaboration of the Asian Cultural Documentation Center for UNESCO in Tehran.
The publication of the book is part of a project initiated by the center and Eshareh Publications to introduce cultures of different countries.
The admirable collection contains 93 Korean folk tales and fables.
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Mohammad Sarafraz appointed IRIB director
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TEHRAN -- Mohammad Sarafraz has been appointed the managing director of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), some Persian news websites quoting an anonymous source announced on Monday.
The appointment is scheduled to be officially announced on Wednesday.
Sarafraz will replace Ezzatollah Zarghami, who has held the position since 2004.
Based on the Constitution of Iran, the managing director of IRIB is selected by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
Sarafraz currently serves as director of Iran’s three major news networks Press TV, Al-Alam and HispanTV.
In addition, he has served as the IRIB deputy director for the IRIB World Service over the past twenty years.
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Tehran theaters to screen Kiarostami’s early movies “Traveler”, “Wedding Suit”
TEHRAN -- Abbas Kiarostami’s early movies “The Traveler” and “A Wedding Suit” will be screened in Tehran on November 20.
The films will be shown at the Art and Experience Cinemas, the movie theaters which are dedicated to screening art films and other movies aimed typically at a limited audience.
“The Traveler” directed in 1974 is about a grade-school-age boy, neglected by his parents, who lies, cheats and steals to get enough money to afford a bus ride to a large city and purchase a ticket to see his favorite soccer team play.
“A Wedding Suit” (1976) tells the story of a woman, who orders a suit from a tailor for her young son to wear to her sister’s wedding.
The tailor’s apprentice, together with two other teenage boys who work in the same building, devise a plan to try on the suit at night to see what it feels like. Things get a little complicated but in the morning, at the last possible minute, they manage to return the suit to its proper place.
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Sculpture based on Farshchian’s “Evening of Ashura” unveiled in Tehran
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TEHRAN -- A sculpture, which has been created based on master miniaturist Mahmud Farshchian’s masterpiece “Evening of Ashura”, was unveiled during a ceremony in Tehran’s Imam Hussein (AS) Square on Monday.
The ceremony was held on the eve of Ashura, the tenth day of the lunar month of Muharram on which the Imam and his companions were martyred in 680.
Thousands of mourning people attended the unveiling ceremony, which was held in heavy rain.
Created by Siavash Salimi, the bronze sculpture depicts a scene from the evening of Ashura, when the women and children of the household of Imam Hussein (AS) are mourning all around Zuljanah, the horse that the Imam used in the battle of Ashura.
“My religious belief inspired me to change this subject into a sculpture,” Salimi told the Persian service of IRNA on Sunday.
“The idea for transforming Farshchian’s ‘Evening of Ashura’ into a 3-D work came a few years ago, when I saw the masterpiece,” he added.
Salimi spent 15 months making the 3.5-ton sculpture
“This sculpture differs from all the works I have previously created,” he noted.
“This is an extraordinary work, which should be seen up close. I have made it with all the exquisite delicacy of the original work,” he stated.
Salimi have previously created statues of many Iranian luminaries, some of which were installed in urban districts. The statues of Ferdowsi and Avicenna standing in front of the Embassy of Iran in Paris have been created by Salimi.
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Screenplays by Asghar Farhadi published in book
TEHRAN -- Screenplays of seven films by written director Asghar Farhadi have recently been published in a book in Tehran.
Publisher Cheshmeh plans to unveil the book entitled “Seven Screenplays from Asghar Farhadi” during a ceremony at the Kurosh Cinema Complex on Saturday.
The book contains the screenplays “Dancing in the Dust”, “Beautiful City”, “Firework Wednesday”, “About Elly”, “A Separation” and “The Past”, all of which were directed by Farhadi.
The book also carries the screenplay “Tambourine”, which was directed by Farhadi’s wife, Parisa Bakhtavar.
“As I review the screenplays, what has become bolder and more discernable – from ‘Dancing in the Dust’ to ‘The Past’ – is nothing but a question mark. A question mark, which has become bigger and more multidimensional from one script to another,” Farhadi wrote in the preface to the book.
“If I have been able to reinforce the courage for inquiry in the fans of my films and to reduce their fear of planting a question mark in the minds, I will be satisfied with the life that I spent writing,” he added.
“A Separation” won the 2012 Oscar for best foreign film.
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Turkish publishers, Iranian translators to discuss cultural cooperation
TEHRAN – A group of Turkish publishers and Iranian translators are scheduled to discuss ways to facilitate bilateral cultural cooperation during a seminar in Istanbul.
The one-day seminar will be held on November 10 at the pavilion of Iran’s Cultural Fairs Institute at the 33rd edition of the Istanbul Book Fair, which will run from November 8 to 16, Persian media reported on Wednesday.
Turkish publishers including Morpa, Acar, Evrensel, and Turkish poet and children’s books author Gulsum Cengiz will meet Iranian scholars and translators Kavus Hassanli, Nilufar Akbari, Rajabali Salarian and Hossein Bokaii at the seminar.
They will also explore ways to remove the current obstacles and help exchange more books between the two countries.
Publishers, readers, writers, editors, scholars, poets, translators and academics from over 30 nations will participate in the fair to explore their love for books in an event that also gives them the opportunity to meet the literary figures of Turkey.
The theme for the 33rd edition of the fair is “100 Years of Turkish Cinema” in celebration of the centennial of Turkish Cinema.
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Iranian society to honor Qeisar Aminpur
TEHRAN – The Iranian Society of Cultural Works and Luminaries plans to commemorate poet Qeisar Aminpur (1958-2007) during a ceremony, which will be held at Tehran’s Motahhari Hall on Saturday.
He was a member of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature.
The hall is located on No. 71, Bashiri St., Amir-Bahador Bridge, Vali-e Asr Ave.
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“Melbourne” to compete in Cairo filmfest
TEHRAN – Iranian director Nima Javidi’s “Melbourne” will compete in the 36th Cairo International Film Festival, which will be held in Egypt from November 9 to 19.
The film is about a young couple, Amir and Sara, who plan to leave Tehran to try a new life in the Australian coastal city of Melbourne. However, a tragic event puts their plan at risk.
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Seven Iranian companies competing for 2014 Middle East Architect Awards
TEHRAN – Seven Iranian construction companies have been nominated for the 7th Middle East Architect Awards.
The winners will be announced at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai on November 19.
The Xema Design Office was nominated for “25mm Project”, a dental clinic in Tehran, in the Public Sector Project of the Year Award.
The office also is competing for the Residential Project of the Year Award for the Ekhtiarieh Tower in Tehran. The Next Office was also nominated for the award for its collaboration in the Kuhsar House near Karaj and the Sharifiha House in Tehran.
Behzad Atabaki Studio is vying for the Commercial Project of the Year Award for its collaboration on Niayesh Office in Tehran.
Hajizadeh & Associates is competing for the Hospitality Project of the Year Award for the Amiran Hotel & Commercial Center in Neyshabur.
Shams Monument, a plan designed by the BNS Co. for the mausoleum of Shams-i Tabrizi in Khoy, and the Urban Gallery of the Ardabil Grand Mosque designed by the Memar Studio were nominated for the Community/Cultural Project of the Year Award.
Iranian architect Kurosh Hajizadeh won the Architect of the Year Award at the event in 2013.
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UNESCO experts visiting Susa
TEHRAN -- Two experts of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization are visiting Susa in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, to weigh registering the capital of ancient Elam on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
The director and representative the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran, Esther Kuisch Laroche and UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education Qian Tang, arrived in Susa on Wednesday and will visit various parts of the ancient site in three-day program, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Wednesday.
The Deputy director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization, Mohammad-Hassan Talebian, and Khuzestan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department Director Afshin Heidari are accompanying the experts during the visit.
Iran’s application for registering Susa on the UNESCO’s list will be discussed in a UNESCO meeting in 2015.
Susa also includes the Haft-Tappeh site, Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat, the Shush Castle and several other sites.
The Code of Hammurabi, a stele bearing the most complete and perfect extant collection of Babylonian laws developed during the reign of Hammurabi (1792–1750 BC), was discovered near the Shush Castle in 1901 by French Orientalist Jean-Vincent Scheil. It is now preserved in the Louvre.
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