What’s in art galleries

January 16, 2015, 12:22 pm

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* Mina Gallery is hosting an exhibition of paintings by Ali-Asghar Qarebaghi.

 

The exhibition runs until January 22 at the gallery, which can be found at 120 Golestan-e Dovvom Alley, off Pasdaran Ave.

 

* Paintings by Ardeshir Mohasses are on display in an exhibition at the Sam Art Dastaan Gallery.

 

The exhibit runs until January 31 at the gallery located on the 1st floor, Sam Center, Fereshteh St.

 

* Shokuh Gallery will host an exhibition of paintings by 19-century renowned Iranian and European artists.

 

The show will continue until January 21 at the gallery, which can be found at 19 Amir Nuri Alley, North Salimi St. near Andarzgu Blvd.

 

* An exhibition of paintings by Maryam Khazaii is currently underway at Haft-Samar Gallery.

 

The exhibit runs until January 21 at the gallery located at No. 8, Fifth Alley, Kuh-e Nur St., off Motahhari Ave.

 

* Paintings by Hamid Derakhshandeh are on display in a showcase at Etemad Gallery.

 

The exhibition runs until January 27 at the gallery, which can be found at 4 Bukan St. off Sadeqi Qomi St., near Yasser Square in the Niavaran neighborhood.

 

* Seyhun Gallery is playing host to an exhibition of paintings by Afshin Baqeri.

 

The exhibition runs until January 28 at the gallery located at No. 11, 4th Alley, Vozara St.

 

* Paintings by Ana Darab and Milad Khanevadeh are on display in an exhibition at the Fereshteh branch of Tehran’s Book City Institute.

 

The exhibition runs until January 28 at the gallery located at No. 32, Darbandi St., off Tajrish Sq.

 

* An exhibition of paintings by Saeid Rafiei-Monfared is currently underway at Vaali Gallery.

 

The show runs until January 27at the gallery located at 71 Khoddami St. off Vanak Square.

 

* Paintings by Sara Qazi-Asadi are on display in an exhibition at Vista Gallery.

 

The exhibit runs until January 26 at the gallery located on 12th Alley, Miremad Av.

 

* Aqili Gallery is hosting a group exhibition of paintings.

 

The exhibition runs until January 28 at the gallery located at 1991 Farvardin Alley, off Simaye Iran St., in the Shahrak-e Gharb district.

 

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Berlinale to screen “Atom-Heart Mother”

January 16, 2015, 12:21 pm

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TEHRAN -- “Atom-Heart Mother” by Iranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh will be screened in the Forum section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival -- Berlinale, which will open On February 5.

 

The film, Ahmadzadeh’s second, begins with a goodbye party to Kami, who is going to leave Iran to start a new life in Tunisia.

 

The Forum is the most daring section of the Berlin festival, which focuses on avant-garde, experimental works, essays, long-term observations and yet-to-be-discovered cinematic landscapes. 

 

Forty-three films will be shown in the Forum’s main program.

 

The festival will also show “Taxi” by Iranian director Jafar Panahi in the main competition section.

 

The story of the documentary-like film is set in a Tehran taxi that is driven by Panahi.

 

The film will compete with seven other productions, including Werner Herzog’s “Queen of the Desert” and Bill Condon’s “Mr. Holmes”.

 

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DEFC produces biopic on Persian scholar Jafar Shahidi

January 16, 2015, 12:17 pm

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TEHRAN – The Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) has produced a biopic of Jafar Shahidi (1918-2008), an expert on Persian literature and a prominent Islamic historian.

 

Directed by Manuchehr Moshiri, the biopic “And I Am the Diver and the Tavern Is the Sea” was screened at Tehran’s Negarestan Garden on Wednesday, the Persian service of MNA reported on Friday.

 

Shahidi’s daughter Shokufeh Shahidi, the daughter of Persian lexicographer Mohammad Moin (1914-1971), Mahdokht Moin, and a number of other literati attended the ceremony.

 

Mahdokht who was a student of Jafar Shahidi called the biopic useful and impressive for the generation of today.

 

“Master Shahidi did not allow others to make a film about him. I asked his daughter Shokufeh to persuade him to consent. Moshiri was also successful in his production,” Mahdokht said.

 

She added, “Master Shahidi was famous for his moral goodness. He was one of the few scholars who merged knowledge, action and mysticism together.”

 

Mohammad Dehqani, a student of Shahidi, next made a brief speech at the ceremony recalling his memoirs with the master in his classes.

 

“The classes with Shahidi were among the most useful and helpful ones we had during the Ph.D. program. Other students from several other classes also used to attend his classes to make use of his lectures. He was good-tempered and he used to tolerate discussions with his students,” he added.

 

Shahidi was a pupil of lexicographer Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, who wrote the most comprehensive unabridged Persian dictionary. He later became a director of the then Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, which Dehkhoda had established in 1945 to complete the dictionary.

 

He got a Ph.D. in Persian language and literature from the University of Tehran in 1961 and continued his studies at the Qom and Najaf seminaries, where he received permission to practice ijtihad, the use of reason to arrive at the knowledge of truth in religious matters.

 

His most notable work is the fluent and eloquent translation of Imam Ali’s Nahj-ul-Balagha. He was also the author of “Analytical History of Islam”, which won Iran’s best book of the year award in 2006.

 

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January 17, 2015, 12:03 pm

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* Photos by Vahid Bahri are currently on display in an exhibition at the Aaran Plus Gallery.

 

The exhibit runs until January 21 at the gallery, which can be found in the Rolex Shopping Center, between Mahmudieh and Zafaranieh districts on Vali-e Asr Ave.

 

* Works by 17 photographers are on show in an exhibition at the Igreg Gallery.

 

The exhibition runs until February 5 at the gallery located at 28 Mohajer Alley, off Iranshahr Ave.

 

Sculpture

* Jorjani Gallery is hosting an exhibition of sculptures by Hamidreza Eyni.

 

The exhibition runs until January 24 at the gallery located at 4 Khayyam Alley, above the Park Way Intersection, off Vali-e Asr Ave.

 

* An exhibition of sculptures by Zahra Navaii is currently underway at the Dastaan Basement Gallery.

 

The exhibit will continue until January 24 at the gallery, which can be found at 6 Bidar St., off Fereshteh Ave.

 

Painting

* Paintings by Hengameh Sadri are on display in an exhibition at Sareban Gallery.

 

The show runs until January 26 at the gallery located at 8 Mehmandust St., off Shahid Beheshti Ave.

 

Graphic design 

* Graphic designs by Farish Alborzkuh are on display in an exhibit at Shirin Gallery.

 

The exhibition runs until January 27 at the gallery located at No. 9, 18th St. in the Velenjak neighborhood.

 

Drawing 

* A group exhibition of drawings and paintings is underway at Kargah Honar Gallery.

 

The exhibit runs until January 29 at the gallery located at 2 Yas dead-end, Farrokhi Yazdi St., off Pasdaran Ave.

 

* Golestan Gallery is playing host to an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Morteza Khosravi.

 

The show runs until January 21 at the gallery located at 42 Kamasaii St. in the Darus neighborhood.

 

Illustration 

* A group of illustrators is displaying their latest works in an exhibition at the Idea Gallery.

 

The exhibit runs until January 26 at the gallery located at No. 26, 18th St., off North Kheradmand Ave, near Karimkhan Bridge.

 

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Rouhani visits exhibition of artifacts recovered in Belgian museum

January 17, 2015, 12:08 pm

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TEHRAN -- President Hassan Rouhani visited an exhibition at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran on Saturday of a collection of 349 Persian artifacts, which Belgium sent back to Iran after a legal battle that lasted 33 years.

 

Rouhani’s special aide, Hossein Fereidun, and Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization Director Masud Soltanifar along with a number of cultural officials accompanied him during the visit.

 

In an address, Rouhani congratulated the Iranian people for the recovery of artifacts.

 

He called the collection invaluable and said that recovering the artifacts is “a clear manifestation of Iranians’ will and the capability of the country’s legal sector in protecting the rights of the Iranian people.”

 

“The objects, which belongs to our ancestors, show us the plan that we should have for the future and how to use the experiences of the past,” he added.

 

“Organizing the exhibitions, which showcase the ancient civilization of Iran, could relieve notably the atmosphere of Iranophobia in the world,” he stated.

 

The collection, which consists of pottery and metal artifacts, arrived in Tehran on December 25, 2014.

 

The artifacts had been excavated from a 4000-year-old ancient site near the village of Khorvin, over 60 kilometers west of Tehran.

 

With the help of a Belgian diplomat, Yolande Wolfcarius-Maleki, a French national who acquired Iranian nationality by marriage in 1965, transferred the artifacts to Belgium 35 years ago.

 

Wolfcarius-Maleki loaned the collection to the Department of Archaeology at Ghent University. In 1981, Iran filed a lawsuit in Brussels court against the French woman after being informed about artifacts at the university.

 

Subsequently, the artifacts were confiscated pursuant to the court’s ruling and the collection was transferred to the Cinquantenaire Museum until the court reached its final decision.   

 

Wolfcarius-Maleki died, but her heirs pursued the case.

 

In 1998, the court rejected Iran’s claim on the artifacts. However, Iran filed an appeal in a court in Liège, where Wolfcarius-Maleki’s heirs won the legal case. 

 

Iran filed an appeal in the supreme court of Liège and the court reversed the lower court’s order in October 2014 and ruled that antiquities must be sent back to Iran.

 

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January 17, 2015, 12:12 pm

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“Social Learning Theory” to be tested at Spanish festival

TEHRAN -- Iranian director Purya Heidari-Ureh’s “Social Learning Theory” will go on screen at the Lanzarote International Film Festival (FICL), which will be held in Spain from March 16 to 28. 

 

The film is about the social behavior children display in their games.

 

Islamic studies center to honor translator Mohammad Qazi

TEHRAN -- The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia (CGIE) in Tehran will commemorate the veteran Iranian translator Mohammad Qazi (1913–1998) in August 2015.

 

His works will be discussed during the ceremony, which will probably be held on August 3, which is his birthday.

 

Iranian envoy meets Slovenian culture minister 

TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to Slovenia, Morteza Darzi-Ramani, visited the Slovenian minister of culture, Julijana Bizjak Mlakar, in Ljubljana on Friday.

 

Ways for the expansion of cultural relations were discussed during the meeting. 

 

Berlinale to screen another Iranian film 

TEHRAN – Iranian director Hamed Rajabi’s “A Minor Leap Down” will premiere at the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival -- Berlinale, which will open on February 5.

 

A co-production of Iran and France, the film is about a woman who in the fourth month of her pregnancy realizes the fetus inside her womb has died. Nevertheless, she decides to keep silent.

 

“Atom-Heart Mother” by Iranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh and “Taxi” by Jafar Panahi will also go on screen at the festival.

 

“1-0” among New York filmfest’s lineup 

TEHRAN – Iranian director Saman Hosseinpur’s short film “1-0” will go on screen at the 17th BAMkids Film Festival, which will be held in New York on February 7 and 8.

 

The film, which is a joint production of Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, is about a little boy who gets so excited watching soccer that he forgets he’s right in the middle of getting a haircut.

 

The festival is organized annually by the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).

 

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TEHRAN – The Arab American National Museum in Michigan is hosting an exhibition of typography works by ten Iranian and Arab artists.

 

The exhibition, which opened at the museum’s Lower Level Gallery on November 26, 2014, runs until February 5.

 

Iranian artist Puya Jahanshahi and U.S.-based Syrian graphic designer Maece Seirafi are the curators of the showcase.

 

The 10 artists come from diverse Middle Eastern backgrounds, but all live in California and use the Persian and Arabic alphabets in their designs. 

 

The works were created by Iranian artists Kurosh Beigpur, Sam Anvari, Paymon Pojhan, Ebrahim Pustinchi, Puya Jahanshahi and Shila Shakuri, and Arab graphic designers Yusef al-Ahmad, Milka Broukhim, Maece Seirafi and Reem Hammad.

 

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Iranian publishers berate Charlie Hebdo’s insulting cartoon on Prophet Muhammad (S)

January 17, 2015, 12:23 pm

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TEHRAN – Over 150 Iranian publishers have strongly censured the French satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo, for publishing an insulting cartoon of Prophet Muhammad (S) on the cover of its latest edition last week.

 

In a statement issued on Friday by the publishers, all of which are members of the Union of Islamic Revolution Publishers, they asked Muslims to unify against actions insulting to Islam.  

 

In addition, a group of art and cultural figures condemned the French magazine in their recent talks with different Persian media.

 

TV host Nima Karami said that he condemns any actions of extremism and Islamophobia under the name of religion, adding, “Here, Daesh [Arabic acronym for ISIL] terrorists and all those who write articles against Islam and the Prophet of Islam (S) are condemned”.

 

Satirist Reza Rafi said that any action performed out of absolute violence is condemned by Islam, and this is against the approach of the Prophet (S) who has came for dialogue and has brought the message of kindness.

 

Actor Majid Mozaffari also stated his condemnation and said, “They (the French magazine) have no knowledge of our beliefs and religious issues. We have never insulted their beliefs in our magazines, since it is unbecoming for us to insult. They will sure see the aftermath of their obnoxious actions.” 

 

The first edition of Charlie Hebdo published on Tuesday since nine of its contributors were murdered has a cover showing the Prophet Mohammad and the slogan, “Tout est pardonné,” French for “All is forgiven”.

 

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London hosting conference on protecting Iranian cultural heritage

January 17, 2015, 12:19 pm

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TEHRAN – The Asia House of London is playing host to an international conference on protecting Iranian cultural heritage.

 

Entitled “From Persepolis to Isfahan: Safeguarding Cultural Heritage”, the three-day conference has been organized by the Iran Heritage Foundation and will come to an end today, the foundation announced.

 

According to the organizer, the conference is reviewing the extent of the damage to monuments and archaeological sites in Iran to raise awareness of the problem and to chart the best practice worldwide.

 

Director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor and the Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum Martin Roth presented their articles on protecting cultural heritage across the Middle East on the first day.

 

On the second day, Deputy Director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (ICHTHO) Mohammad-Hassan Talebian and Pierfrancesco Callieri from Bologna as well as Laurenzi Tabasso from Italy reviewed recent diagnostic investigations on the stone monuments of the Persepolis terrace.

 

Remy Boucharlat from Lyons, France will discuss rescue excavations in the Sivand Dam in southern Iran’s Fars Province today.

 

Dariush Borbor from Tehran will review threats to cultural heritage from urban development in Iran, and Prof. Jukka Jokilehto from the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) will also talk about urban conservation from Persepolis to Isfahan today.

 

The conference will conclude with a question and answer panel with the audience in attendance.

 

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TEHRAN – The Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) has produced a biopic of Jafar Shahidi (1918-2008), an expert on Persian literature and a prominent Islamic historian.

 

Directed by Manuchehr Moshiri, the biopic “And I Am the Diver and the Tavern Is the Sea” was screened at Tehran’s Negarestan Garden on Wednesday, the Persian service of MNA reported on Friday.

 

Shahidi’s daughter Shokufeh Shahidi, the daughter of Persian lexicographer Mohammad Moin (1914-1971), Mahdokht Moin, and a number of other literati attended the ceremony.

 

Mahdokht who was a student of Jafar Shahidi called the biopic useful and impressive for the generation of today.

 

“Master Shahidi did not allow others to make a film about him. I asked his daughter Shokufeh to persuade him to consent. Moshiri was also successful in his production,” Mahdokht said.

 

She added, “Master Shahidi was famous for his moral goodness. He was one of the few scholars who merged knowledge, action and mysticism together.”

 

Mohammad Dehqani, a student of Shahidi, next made a brief speech at the ceremony recalling his memoirs with the master in his classes.

 

“The classes with Shahidi were among the most useful and helpful ones we had during the Ph.D. program. Other students from several other classes also used to attend his classes to make use of his lectures. He was good-tempered and he used to tolerate discussions with his students,” he added.

 

Shahidi was a pupil of lexicographer Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, who wrote the most comprehensive unabridged Persian dictionary. He later became a director of the then Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, which Dehkhoda had established in 1945 to complete the dictionary.

 

He got a Ph.D. in Persian language and literature from the University of Tehran in 1961 and continued his studies at the Qom and Najaf seminaries, where he received permission to practice ijtihad, the use of reason to arrive at the knowledge of truth in religious matters.

 

His most notable work is the fluent and eloquent translation of Imam Ali’s Nahj-ul-Balagha. He was also the author of “Analytical History of Islam”, which won Iran’s best book of the year award in 2006.

 

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January 17, 2015, 12:03 pm

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* Photos by Vahid Bahri are currently on display in an exhibition at the Aaran Plus Gallery.

 

The exhibit runs until January 21 at the gallery, which can be found in the Rolex Shopping Center, between Mahmudieh and Zafaranieh districts on Vali-e Asr Ave.

 

* Works by 17 photographers are on show in an exhibition at the Igreg Gallery.

 

The exhibition runs until February 5 at the gallery located at 28 Mohajer Alley, off Iranshahr Ave.

 

Sculpture

* Jorjani Gallery is hosting an exhibition of sculptures by Hamidreza Eyni.

 

The exhibition runs until January 24 at the gallery located at 4 Khayyam Alley, above the Park Way Intersection, off Vali-e Asr Ave.

 

* An exhibition of sculptures by Zahra Navaii is currently underway at the Dastaan Basement Gallery.

 

The exhibit will continue until January 24 at the gallery, which can be found at 6 Bidar St., off Fereshteh Ave.

 

Painting

* Paintings by Hengameh Sadri are on display in an exhibition at Sareban Gallery.

 

The show runs until January 26 at the gallery located at 8 Mehmandust St., off Shahid Beheshti Ave.

 

Graphic design 

* Graphic designs by Farish Alborzkuh are on display in an exhibit at Shirin Gallery.

 

The exhibition runs until January 27 at the gallery located at No. 9, 18th St. in the Velenjak neighborhood.

 

Drawing 

* A group exhibition of drawings and paintings is underway at Kargah Honar Gallery.

 

The exhibit runs until January 29 at the gallery located at 2 Yas dead-end, Farrokhi Yazdi St., off Pasdaran Ave.

 

* Golestan Gallery is playing host to an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Morteza Khosravi.

 

The show runs until January 21 at the gallery located at 42 Kamasaii St. in the Darus neighborhood.

 

Illustration 

* A group of illustrators is displaying their latest works in an exhibition at the Idea Gallery.

 

The exhibit runs until January 26 at the gallery located at No. 26, 18th St., off North Kheradmand Ave, near Karimkhan Bridge.

 

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January 17, 2015, 12:08 pm

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TEHRAN -- President Hassan Rouhani visited an exhibition at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran on Saturday of a collection of 349 Persian artifacts, which Belgium sent back to Iran after a legal battle that lasted 33 years.

 

Rouhani’s special aide, Hossein Fereidun, and Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization Director Masud Soltanifar along with a number of cultural officials accompanied him during the visit.

 

In an address, Rouhani congratulated the Iranian people for the recovery of artifacts.

 

He called the collection invaluable and said that recovering the artifacts is “a clear manifestation of Iranians’ will and the capability of the country’s legal sector in protecting the rights of the Iranian people.”

 

“The objects, which belongs to our ancestors, show us the plan that we should have for the future and how to use the experiences of the past,” he added.

 

“Organizing the exhibitions, which showcase the ancient civilization of Iran, could relieve notably the atmosphere of Iranophobia in the world,” he stated.

 

The collection, which consists of pottery and metal artifacts, arrived in Tehran on December 25, 2014.

 

The artifacts had been excavated from a 4000-year-old ancient site near the village of Khorvin, over 60 kilometers west of Tehran.

 

With the help of a Belgian diplomat, Yolande Wolfcarius-Maleki, a French national who acquired Iranian nationality by marriage in 1965, transferred the artifacts to Belgium 35 years ago.

 

Wolfcarius-Maleki loaned the collection to the Department of Archaeology at Ghent University. In 1981, Iran filed a lawsuit in Brussels court against the French woman after being informed about artifacts at the university.

 

Subsequently, the artifacts were confiscated pursuant to the court’s ruling and the collection was transferred to the Cinquantenaire Museum until the court reached its final decision.   

 

Wolfcarius-Maleki died, but her heirs pursued the case.

 

In 1998, the court rejected Iran’s claim on the artifacts. However, Iran filed an appeal in a court in Liège, where Wolfcarius-Maleki’s heirs won the legal case. 

 

Iran filed an appeal in the supreme court of Liège and the court reversed the lower court’s order in October 2014 and ruled that antiquities must be sent back to Iran.

 

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Art news in brief

January 17, 2015, 12:12 pm

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“Social Learning Theory” to be tested at Spanish festival

TEHRAN -- Iranian director Purya Heidari-Ureh’s “Social Learning Theory” will go on screen at the Lanzarote International Film Festival (FICL), which will be held in Spain from March 16 to 28. 

 

The film is about the social behavior children display in their games.

 

Islamic studies center to honor translator Mohammad Qazi

TEHRAN -- The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia (CGIE) in Tehran will commemorate the veteran Iranian translator Mohammad Qazi (1913–1998) in August 2015.

 

His works will be discussed during the ceremony, which will probably be held on August 3, which is his birthday.

 

Iranian envoy meets Slovenian culture minister 

TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to Slovenia, Morteza Darzi-Ramani, visited the Slovenian minister of culture, Julijana Bizjak Mlakar, in Ljubljana on Friday.

 

Ways for the expansion of cultural relations were discussed during the meeting. 

 

Berlinale to screen another Iranian film 

TEHRAN – Iranian director Hamed Rajabi’s “A Minor Leap Down” will premiere at the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival -- Berlinale, which will open on February 5.

 

A co-production of Iran and France, the film is about a woman who in the fourth month of her pregnancy realizes the fetus inside her womb has died. Nevertheless, she decides to keep silent.

 

“Atom-Heart Mother” by Iranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh and “Taxi” by Jafar Panahi will also go on screen at the festival.

 

“1-0” among New York filmfest’s lineup 

TEHRAN – Iranian director Saman Hosseinpur’s short film “1-0” will go on screen at the 17th BAMkids Film Festival, which will be held in New York on February 7 and 8.

 

The film, which is a joint production of Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, is about a little boy who gets so excited watching soccer that he forgets he’s right in the middle of getting a haircut.

 

The festival is organized annually by the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).

 

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TEHRAN – The Arab American National Museum in Michigan is hosting an exhibition of typography works by ten Iranian and Arab artists.

 

The exhibition, which opened at the museum’s Lower Level Gallery on November 26, 2014, runs until February 5.

 

Iranian artist Puya Jahanshahi and U.S.-based Syrian graphic designer Maece Seirafi are the curators of the showcase.

 

The 10 artists come from diverse Middle Eastern backgrounds, but all live in California and use the Persian and Arabic alphabets in their designs. 

 

The works were created by Iranian artists Kurosh Beigpur, Sam Anvari, Paymon Pojhan, Ebrahim Pustinchi, Puya Jahanshahi and Shila Shakuri, and Arab graphic designers Yusef al-Ahmad, Milka Broukhim, Maece Seirafi and Reem Hammad.

 

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Iranian publishers berate Charlie Hebdo’s insulting cartoon on Prophet Muhammad (S)

January 17, 2015, 12:23 pm

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TEHRAN – Over 150 Iranian publishers have strongly censured the French satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo, for publishing an insulting cartoon of Prophet Muhammad (S) on the cover of its latest edition last week.

 

In a statement issued on Friday by the publishers, all of which are members of the Union of Islamic Revolution Publishers, they asked Muslims to unify against actions insulting to Islam.  

 

In addition, a group of art and cultural figures condemned the French magazine in their recent talks with different Persian media.

 

TV host Nima Karami said that he condemns any actions of extremism and Islamophobia under the name of religion, adding, “Here, Daesh [Arabic acronym for ISIL] terrorists and all those who write articles against Islam and the Prophet of Islam (S) are condemned”.

 

Satirist Reza Rafi said that any action performed out of absolute violence is condemned by Islam, and this is against the approach of the Prophet (S) who has came for dialogue and has brought the message of kindness.

 

Actor Majid Mozaffari also stated his condemnation and said, “They (the French magazine) have no knowledge of our beliefs and religious issues. We have never insulted their beliefs in our magazines, since it is unbecoming for us to insult. They will sure see the aftermath of their obnoxious actions.” 

 

The first edition of Charlie Hebdo published on Tuesday since nine of its contributors were murdered has a cover showing the Prophet Mohammad and the slogan, “Tout est pardonné,” French for “All is forgiven”.

 

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London hosting conference on protecting Iranian cultural heritage

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TEHRAN – The Asia House of London is playing host to an international conference on protecting Iranian cultural heritage.

 

Entitled “From Persepolis to Isfahan: Safeguarding Cultural Heritage”, the three-day conference has been organized by the Iran Heritage Foundation and will come to an end today, the foundation announced.

 

According to the organizer, the conference is reviewing the extent of the damage to monuments and archaeological sites in Iran to raise awareness of the problem and to chart the best practice worldwide.

 

Director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor and the Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum Martin Roth presented their articles on protecting cultural heritage across the Middle East on the first day.

 

On the second day, Deputy Director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (ICHTHO) Mohammad-Hassan Talebian and Pierfrancesco Callieri from Bologna as well as Laurenzi Tabasso from Italy reviewed recent diagnostic investigations on the stone monuments of the Persepolis terrace.

 

Remy Boucharlat from Lyons, France will discuss rescue excavations in the Sivand Dam in southern Iran’s Fars Province today.

 

Dariush Borbor from Tehran will review threats to cultural heritage from urban development in Iran, and Prof. Jukka Jokilehto from the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) will also talk about urban conservation from Persepolis to Isfahan today.

 

The conference will conclude with a question and answer panel with the audience in attendance.

 

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Iranian and Lebanese musicians team up to perform in Paris

January 18, 2015, 11:49 am

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TEHRAN – Iranian tar player Azad Mirzapur along with two Lebanese oud players Charbel Rouhana and Elie Khoury will give a joint concert at the Theatre Des Abbesses in Paris on January 31.

 

The three will perform an oriental mix at the concert, Mirzapur told the Persian service of MNA on Sunday.

 

The concert has been divided into three parts with solo performance of oud, tar, and a combination of Arab and Iranian music, he said.

 

Mirzapur added that the surprising point is that his compositions are based on Arab music, while Rouhana’s compositions are rooted in Persian music.

 

Composer and member of the Beirut Oriental Ensemble, Rouhana is also famous for having created a new oud learning method. 

 

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Fajr theater festival announces intl. lineup

January 18, 2015, 11:54 am

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TEHRAN – The 33rd Fajr International Theater Festival announced the international lineup on Saturday.

 

Twenty five theater troupes, 19 of which are from Iran, will compete in this section of the festival.

 

The plays “Tehran-Rome-Amsterdam-London” by the Iranian director Arvand Dasht-Aray, which is a joint production of Iran and the Netherlands, and the joint production of Iran and Italy “Human Castle”, by Iranian director Ali Shams, are among the competitors.

 

“Flight over the City” by Narine Grigoryan from Armenia and “Odyssey Complex” by Felix Mathias Ott from Germany and three other plays from Oman, Russia and the Netherlands will also compete in this section. 

 

“Death of the Salesman” by director Nader Borhani-Marand, “Only for Me” by Chista Yasrebi, “Comment” by Yusef Bapiri and “Oliver Twist” by Asghar Khalili are among the Iranian entries of the section.

 

The festival will be held from January 21 to February 1 in Tehran.

 

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Veteran stage and screen actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz honored

January 18, 2015, 11:44 am

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TEHRAN -- Veteran stage and screen actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz was honored on Saturday during a ceremony attended by a large number of cineastes and fans held at Tehran’s Arasbaran Cultural Center.

 

Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, 84, has played several memorable roles in Iranian cinema. Among his credits are “Mother” and “Love-Stricken” by Ali Hatami.

 

Speaking at the ceremony, Iranian National Commission for UNESCO Director Mohammadreza Saeidabadi recited selections of poetry by Ferdowsi and Rumi, and presented the poems to Keshavarz and said, “We will do our best to introduce our art and cultural figures to the world more.”

 

Iranian Theater Forum Managing Director Iraj Raad was called on stage to talk about the actor.

 

He regarded Keshavarz as one of the great actors who is famous for his humanity, adding, “Keshavarz has a specific voice. He is a capable actor and also helps the youth.

 

“His power, his special appeal, his independence and his ability to perform diverse roles enabled him to communicate with the audience better,” he added.

 

The ceremony continued with screening excerpts of films in which he had played a role such as Ali Hatami’s “Mother.”

 

Film critic Akbar Aalami in his short speech referred to the roles the master had played in, including the TV series “My Uncle Napoleon” by Nasser Taqvaii (1976).

 

Actor Jamshid Hashempur and Akbar Zanjanpur also appeared on stage to talk about their friend Keshavarz.

 

Pianist Saman Ehteshami performed pieces from the two TV series Keshavarz had played in, “Patriarch” by Akbar Khajuii and “Hezar-Dastan” by Ali Hatami.

 

Keshavarz was the last who went on stage despite his illness and expressed his thanks to all the participants in his friendly words.

 

Addressing the participants, he said, “If I did something, you were the source of inspiration and I would suggest that the youth who are interested in acting should try to get to know their country better.

 

“They should learn to be noble, the youth should learn to love their country,” he concluded.

 

Born in 1930 in Isfahan, Keshavarz began his stage acting career in 1948 and entered the world of cinema with “Night of the Hunchback” by Farrokh Ghaffari in 1964.

 

He has so far acted in many famous hits including “Mother”, “Kamalolmolk” and “Delshodegan” by Ali Hatami, and “Through the Olive Trees” by Abbas Kiarostami.

 

His roles in TV series such as “Sarbedaran” and “Hezar-Dastan” are also significant.

 

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Iranian publishers berate Charlie Hebdo’s insulting cartoon on Prophet Muhammad (S)

January 17, 2015, 12:23 pm

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TEHRAN – Over 150 Iranian publishers have strongly censured the French satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo, for publishing an insulting cartoon of Prophet Muhammad (S) on the cover of its latest edition last week.

 

In a statement issued on Friday by the publishers, all of which are members of the Union of Islamic Revolution Publishers, they asked Muslims to unify against actions insulting to Islam.  

 

In addition, a group of art and cultural figures condemned the French magazine in their recent talks with different Persian media.

 

TV host Nima Karami said that he condemns any actions of extremism and Islamophobia under the name of religion, adding, “Here, Daesh [Arabic acronym for ISIL] terrorists and all those who write articles against Islam and the Prophet of Islam (S) are condemned”.

 

Satirist Reza Rafi said that any action performed out of absolute violence is condemned by Islam, and this is against the approach of the Prophet (S) who has came for dialogue and has brought the message of kindness.

 

Actor Majid Mozaffari also stated his condemnation and said, “They (the French magazine) have no knowledge of our beliefs and religious issues. We have never insulted their beliefs in our magazines, since it is unbecoming for us to insult. They will sure see the aftermath of their obnoxious actions.” 

 

The first edition of Charlie Hebdo published on Tuesday since nine of its contributors were murdered has a cover showing the Prophet Mohammad and the slogan, “Tout est pardonné,” French for “All is forgiven”.

 

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