Tehran exhibit to highlight connections between Persian calligraphy and fine art

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TEHRAN – An exhibition spotlighting the connections between Persian calligraphy, sculpture and painting will open tomorrow at the Gallery of the Mellat Cinema Complex in Tehran.

 

Works by 29 celebrated Iranian sculptors and painters will be showcased at the exhibit entitled “Range of Meaning”, the gallery announced in a press release on Wednesday.

 

Parviz Tanavoli, Seyyed Mohammad Ehsaii, Nasrollah Afjeii, Ali Shirazi, Sedaqat Jabbari and Iraj Zand are among those whose works will be put on display at the show. 

 

The exhibit will run until July 19 at the gallery located on Vali-e Asr Ave., off Niayesh Highway.

 

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May 29, 2013, 8:49 am

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TEHRAN – A Persian translation of the book “Yes Is More: An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution” by Bjarke Ingels was unveiled during a ceremony here at Tehran’s Art Bureau on Tuesday.

 

“Yes Is More” is the first monograph devoted exclusively to the trailblazing practice of BIG, a Copenhagen-based group of architects, designers and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development.

 

Translator Ali Hamidi Moqaddam, painter and art critic Aidin Aghdashlu, architect Bahram Shirdel, cinema critic Amir Purya and Managing Director of 2A Magazine Ahmad Zohadi attended the unveiling ceremony.

 

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Hamidi Moqaddam said that it took him about two years to translate the book and that he is happy to see great architects and artists attending the ceremony.

 

The book enjoys a simple language and the author has a new insight into architecture, Zohadi stressed.

 

Aghdashlu also delivered a brief speech and said despite its simple language, the book provides a rich context that needs to be understood. “I enjoyed looking at the book and reading part of it, but I still do not know how useful it can be.”

 

“Architecture is of great importance and is considered the highest achievement of mankind, which can be spotted from a distance; it differs from a small palm-sized manuscript,” he added.

 

He also stated, “We should wait and see to what extent the book and its theories can be useful in the society. Personally, I can’t tolerate seeing our mosques being built in the style of a mosque in Cairo; why should we follow their styles, which are of course attractive in their own setting.” He asked.

 

Purya was the last to speak and, comparing the book with cinema, said that the book reveals the backstage process of the formation of many designs in the world; therefore it will have an impact on readers. 

 

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Tehran exhibit to promote Quranic lifestyle

May 29, 2013, 8:50 am

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TEHRAN -- The Quranic way of life has become the main focus of the 21st edition of the International Holy Quran Exhibition, which will be at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla beginning July 5, a few days before the holy month of Ramadan.

 

Speaking in a press conference on Tuesday, Deputy Culture Minister for Quranic Affairs Hojjatoleslam Hamid Mohammadi said that a variety of programs have been arranged for this year’s edition.

 

This year’s exhibit has been organized in over 40 sections, several of which are new, he added.

 

A number of Quranic periodicals, which are being published in the country will be put on display in a new section.

 

In addition, groups of clerics and experts on Quranic issues have been assigned to hold discussions and also to provide consultations for visitors during the month-long event.

 

A new section, which has been organized in collaboration with the Sports and Youth Ministry, will highlight the Quran’s viewpoints on sports.

 

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Proposal to name day after poet Saib of Tabriz approved

May 29, 2013, 8:51 am

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TEHRAN -- Iran’s High Council of Public Culture (HCPC) agreed to the Culture Ministry’s proposal to register a day on the Iranian calendar to be named after the poet Saib of Tabriz (1601-1677), the minister of culture and Islamic guidance announced on Tuesday.

 

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the National Congress of Saib of Tabriz at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall, Mohammed Hosseini said, “We obtained the approval of the council, but we expect the experts on Saib to help choose a day on the calendar.”

 

“His birthday or the anniversary of his death will be registered on the calendar, when the dates are determined,” he added.

 

Saib of Tabriz was one of the greatest masters of a form of classical Arabic and Persian lyric poetry characterized by rhymed couplets and known as the ghazel.

 

Saib was educated in Esfahan, and in about 1626/27 he traveled to India, where he was received into the court of Shah Jahan, the Mogul emperor who built the Taj Mahal.

 

He also spent a few years in Kabul and in Kashmir. After his return, Safavid king Shah Abbas II bestowed upon him the title of King of Poets.

 

Saib’s reputation is based primarily on some 300,000 couplets, including his epic poem Qandahar-nama (“The Campaign Against Qandahar”). His “Indian style” verses reveal an elegant wit, a gift for the aphorism and the proverb, and a keen appreciation of philosophical and intellectual exercise.

Photo: A bust of poet Saib of Tabriz in Isfahan

 

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“Hate the Sin” named best at Game Connection Asia

May 29, 2013, 8:51 am

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TEHRAN -- “Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner”, an Iranian 2D puzzle-platform game, has won the Best Project Award at the Game Connection Asia 2013, which was held in Shanghai, China on May 28 and 29.

 

The game was developed by the New Folder Team under the auspices of the Iran Game Development Institute.

 

Amir-Abbas Meysami, Parvaneh Farazandeh, Shirin Abdolhamidi, Hanieh Jahanshahi, Arash Meknat and Mehrdad Malek-Ahmadi are the members of the team.

 

Game Connection Asia 2013 was held at the Longmont Hotel in Shanghai. This event, held three times each year in Europe, the U.S., and Asia, allows video game professionals to meet, do business together, connect with new industry professionals, and socialize in an environment conducive to transacting business.

 

Since 2001 Game Connection has been the place to be for video games professionals. Each year key players from the games industry gather three times – in Europe, in the US and in Asia – to meet, do business together, connect with new industry professionals and socialize in a lively environment.

 

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Iranian scholar compiling U.S. docs on Iran-Iraq war

May 31, 2013, 8:02 am

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TEHRAN -- An Iranian scholar said that he is currently compiling documents on the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which are kept at three universities in the United States of America, for publication in Iran.

 

“In my previous studies, I felt the need to research the U.S. official outlook on the eight-year war, which was imposed upon Iran,” Erfan Qaneifard told the Persian service of ISNA on Thursday.

 

The issues such as inciting Saddam Hussein to wage war against Iran, the Western states’ full support of Iraq, and getting the Persian Gulf Arab states united against Iran have been the focus of this study, he added.

 

In addition, reports on Iran’s capabilities in the military, financial, and security areas have been taken into consideration.

 

He said that there is also much classified information about Iranian commanders and officials, but scholars are still not allowed to have access to it.

 

“There are also documents showing how the brave Iranian combatants fought shoulder to shoulder and sacrificed themselves for their country in the war,” Qaneifard stated.

 

“Reading some of the documents brings tears to the eyes of every Iranian,” he added.

 

He expressed his hope that Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance would allow him to publish the information in a book after the compilation of the data is complete.

 

He is author of “After 60 Years”, the memoirs of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, which was published in three volumes.

 

His credits also include “Trapped in the Event”, an interview with former Savak director Parviz Sabeti, and “The Storm of the Events”, about a Savak secret agent in Iraqi Kurdistan.

 

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May 31, 2013, 7:33 am

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Silk screen print

 

* The Aan Gallery is currently playing host to an exhibition of silk screen prints by Khosrow Hassanzadeh.

 

The exhibition will be running until June 12 at the gallery located at 40 Seoul St. off Vanak Sq.

 

Painting

 

* An exhibition of paintings by Peyman Shafieizadeh is underway at Tehran’s Mohsen Gallery.

 

The exhibit will be running until Monday at the gallery located on Naji St., near Farzan St., off East Mina Blvd. in the Zafar neighborhood.

 

* Dey Gallery is exhibiting a collection of paintings by Sahar Salehi.

 

The exhibit, which opened last Friday will be running until Monday at the gallery located at 130 Atefi St, off Vali-e Asr Ave.

 

* Paintings by Saeid Abdolhosseini are put on show since last Friday.

 

The exhibit will come to an end on Monday. The gallery is located at 12 Naeimi, Mirza Shirazi St., off Motahhari Ave.

 

* Behrang Samadzadegan is displaying a collection of his paintings in the Aran Gallery.

The exhibit will continue until June 11 at the gallery located at 12th Dey Alley, off North Kheradmand Street.

 

Sculpture

 

* An exhibition of sculptures displaying trees, animals and people are on show at the Barg Gallery.

 

The exhibit will be running until June 6 at the gallery located at No. 13 Jamali St., off Vafamanesh Ave. in Heravi Square.

 

* An exhibition of sculptures and paintings by Yusha Bashir and Amir Mokhber are on display at the Etemad Gallery.

 

The show will continue until June 2 at the gallery located at 4 Bukan St. off Sadeqi Qomi St., near Yasser Square in the Niavaran neighborhood.

 

Photo 

 

* Axkhaneh Shahr, Iran’s photo museum in Tehran, is displaying a series of photos and daguerreotypes (an old type of photograph) by Mohammad Mohammadzadeh.

 

The exhibit will take place on Monday. A workshop on daguerreotype has also been arranged on Monday at the museum, which is located on Bahar Shiraz St. near Haft-e Tir Square.

 

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May 31, 2013, 7:36 am

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TEHRAN -- The Iranian film “Crossword” by Babak Habibifar will go on screen at the Strawberry Shorts, a film festival that opened in Cambridge on Friday. 

 

Babak Habibifar and Ali Araqchi make up the cast of the three-minute film.

 

Strawberry Shorts is a new film festival that has grown out of the annual film screenings held as part of the Strawberry Fair, which begins today.

 

Over 150 independent short films are screened at the festival, which was established in 2004. 

 

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Computer game on liberation of Khorramshahr unveiled in Qom

May 31, 2013, 8:03 am

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TEHRAN -- A computer game about the liberation of Khorramshahr was unveiled during a ceremony in Qom on Thursday.

 

Entitled “Destruction Operations 2: Battle of Khorramshahr”, the game has been produced by several young seminary students of Qom in collaboration with Iran’s National Foundation for Computer Games.

 

The game portrays how the port city of Khorramshahr, which was captured by Iraq on October 26, 1980, was liberated through the major operation called Beit-ul-Moqaddas on May 24, 1982.

 

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini and director of Qom Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance Morteza Esmaeili-Taba attended the event.

 

Speaking at the ceremony, Hosseini said that Iranian forces fought against the enemy to promote Islam, and different artistic tools can be used to transfer knowledge of their bravery and culture of martyrdom to today’s younger generation.

 

He expressed his satisfaction over the participation of seminary students in producing computer games and added, “Seminaries can help in art productions and technologies with their high Islamic and religious potentials.

 

“We can introduce the rich Islamic culture to the world, making use of Islamic elements and symbols in computer productions,” he added.

 

Esmaeili-Taba also stated that there are good potentials in Qom Province for the production of animations and computer games.
 

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Iranian director Taha Karimi dies in road accident

May 31, 2013, 8:04 am

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TEHRAN -- Iranian director Taha Karimi died in a road accident in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on Wednesday. He was 37.

 

His body was transferred to Iran on Thursday, and he was buried at the Soleiman-Beg Cemetery in his hometown Baneh, Kordestan Province, on Friday, his publicist Mansur Jahani announced in a press release.

 

Jahani gave no details about the accident.

 

His funeral was attended by director/actor Qotbeddin Sadeqi, who starred in Karimi’s “The Qandil Mountains”, and Keyvan Yusefi, the cinematographer of the film. 

 

He was a cinema graduate of Tehran’s University of Art. 

 

He directed several films, most of which focus on the life of Kurdish people in the region. He has resided in Sulaymaniyah since two years ago.

 

“I Am a White Mercenary” was his latest film, which is about Saeid Jaf, who claims to be a ‘Kurdish Schindler’ responsible for saving thousands of Kurds during Saddam Hussein’s infamous Al Anfal genocide in 1988.

 

His credits also include “Oil, the Cancer of My City”, and “White Mountains”. 

 

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June 1, 2013, 7:51 am

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The fusion concerts performed by the Iranian ensemble Hamsaz and Indian tabla virtuoso Darshan Anand in Tehran in 2011 will be released on DVDs this summer.

 

“Those were typically dialogues between Iranian and Indian music,” Hamsaz leader and setar virtuoso Masud Sho’ari told the Persian service of MNA on Saturday.

 

“We also used classical guitar in some pieces during the concerts,” he added.

 

Sho’ari’s son, Sina, played guitar and oud in the concerts, which were performed at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center on August 11 and 12, 2011.

 

The repertoire of the groups included the five selections “Dialogue”, “The Sun”, “A New Meeting”, “The Song of Night” and “Reconciliation”.

 

Hamsaz and Anand gave concerts during the 27th Fajr International Music Festival in Tehran in February 2012.

 

They also collaborated on the album “In the Shadow of the Wind”, a fusion of Iranian, Indian and Western music, in 2007.

 

Anand previously accompanied Iranian pop singer and guitarist Dariush Khajenuri during several performances.

 

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Imam Khomeini’s life story to unfold in “Valley of Yellow Flowers”

June 1, 2013, 7:11 am

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TEHRAN – An Iranian troupe will perform “The Valley of Yellow Flowers”, a play about the life story of the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, at the Qashqai Hall of Tehran’s City Theater Complex this evening.

 

The play, which will be directed by Mehdi Haselpur, is an adaption of “Three Opinions about the Man Who Came from Nowhere”, a novel written by Iranian writer Nader Ebrahimi (1936-2008), the theater complex announced in a press release on Saturday.

 

“Like many other world politicians, Imam Khomeini has not been portrayed on stage very much,” Haselpur told the Persian service of MNA on Friday.

 

“It was interesting for me that an author like Ebrahimi has written such a book on Imam Khomeini,” he added.

 

Bahman Abbaspur, Kiumars Qanbari-Azar, Hamed Dowlatabadi, Mina Panahi and Mohsen Roshani are the main members of the cast of the play, which will be on stage until June 14.

 

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Iranian film to compete in Czech festival

June 1, 2013, 7:57 am

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TEHRAN -- The Iranian film “Bardou” will go on screen at the 53rd Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youths in the Czech Republic.

 

Directed by Hadi Mohaqqeq, “Bardou” will be shown in the Panorama section of the festival, which is being held in the city of Zlin from May 27 to June 1.

 

The film is about Bardou, a 16-year-old teenager who has recently lost his father. He lives in arid lands along with his ill mother and his younger brother. 

 

He has to become a man in order to deal with difficulties and get what is rightfully his.

 

The festival is one of the largest and oldest festivals of its kind in the world. The structure of the festival’s program is centered first and foremost on the target group of children and youths. 

 

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June 1, 2013, 7:58 am

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TEHRAN -- The celebrated Iranian actor/director Hamid Jebeli will be the special guest of the Eastern Breeze International Film Festival, which will be held in Toronto in October, organizers have announced on their website.

 

The organizers also plan to screen and review “Son of Mary”, “White Dream” and “Autumn“, which were directed by Jebeli, on the sidelines of the event. 

 

In addition, Jebeli is scheduled to hold a four-day workshop for groups of young filmmakers during the festival, which will be held from October 18 to 30.

 

The Canadian-based Iranian photographer and filmmaker Puyan Tabatabaei is the secretary of the festival.

 

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30th International Quran Competition kicks off in Tehran

June 1, 2013, 7:58 am

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TEHRAN -- The 30th International Quran Competition was inaugurated at the Summit Conference Hall in Tehran on Friday.

 

Reciters and memorizers from over 70 countries are participating in this year’s competition, the State Endowment and Charity Affairs Organization announced on Saturday.

 

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini, Chairman of the Supreme Leader’s office Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, and Iran’s State Endowment and Charity Affairs Organization Director Hojjatoleslam Ali Mohammadi attended the opening ceremony.

 

Sheikh Anwar Shahat Anwar and Sheikh Yahya Raghib Sharkawi, two famous Quran reciters from Egypt, are also the guests of honor this year and are scheduled to recite Quran during the weeklong event.

 

Ikmal Zaidi bin Hashim from Malaysia, Rizwan Darwish from Syria, Junaidin Idris from Indonesia, Adel Khalil Mahmoud from Lebanon, and Abdel Monem Ahmed Mohammad from Sudan are some of the foreign members of the panel for the 30th International Quran Competition. 

 

Amir Aqaii, Reza Mir-Musaii, Mohammad Haj-Abolqasem, Mohammadreza Lotfiniai, and Mohammadreza Sotudehnia are among the Iranian jury members, and Iranian reciter Abdorrasul Abaii will be presiding over the panel.

 

Hashem Soltan-Nejad and Vahid Vakili from Iran will compete in the memorization and recitation categories during the event.

 

A seminar on Quranic research has also been arranged on the side section of the event.

 

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Russian translation of Imam Khomeini’s Exegesis of Surah al-Fatiha introduced in Moscow

June 2, 2013, 7:05 am

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TEHRAN -- A Russian translation of Imam Khomeini’s Exegesis of the Surah al-Fatiha was introduced during a ceremony at the Iranian cultural attaché’s office in Moscow on Saturday.

 

Translated into Russian by Kabil Shah Idrisof and edited by Russian Islamologist Tofiq Ibrahimov, the book was published by Nauchnye Publications in Moscow last year, Iranian cultural attaché’s office reported in a press release on Sunday.

 

Idrisof, Ibrahimov, Iran’ cultural attaché Abuzar Ebrahimi and several cultural figures attended the ceremony.

 

Ebrahimi gave a brief speech about the significant characteristics of Imam Khomeini, the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

 

Ibrahimov also expressed hope that the translation can help introduce Islamic thoughts and opinions to Russian society.

 

In addition, Idrisof said that the book contains the holy verses, as well as Quranic concepts, which made it a hard task for translation.

 

He hoped the book would help make Russian individuals more familiar with the thoughts and ideas of Imam Khomeini.

 

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Dubai gallery to display works by Iranian calligraphers

June 2, 2013, 7:13 am

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TEHRAN -- Works by Iranian calligraphers Maryam Gholami and Mohammadreza Honarvar, and a team of Arab calligraphers will be put on display in an exhibition, which will open at Ara Gallery in Dubai on June 4.

 

Entitled “A Verse Imprinted, Islamic Arts”, a selection of calligraphic works inspired by the Holy Quran, and hadiths by Prophet Muhammad (S) will be showcased in the exhibit, the gallery announced on its website.

 

Abdul Razzaq Mahmoud, Eman Al Bastaki, Fatma Al Bagali, Majid Al Yousef, Mohammed Allan, Mowafaq Basal, and Musab Al Douri are among the Arab artists whose works have been selected for the show.

 

The exhibit, which will run until August 31, has been arranged in collaboration with the Dubai Arabic Calligraphy Center and Sheikh Majid Bin Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.

 

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“Taboor” to try its luck at Brazilian festival

June 2, 2013, 7:13 am

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TEHRAN -- Iranian director Vahid Vakilifar’s “Taboor” will be competing in the Olhar de Cinema, an international film festival that will be held in the Brazilian city of Curitiba from June 6 to 14.

 

“Taboor” is about a man who seeks to protect his hypersensitive body from a daily rise in temperature caused by pervasive electromagnetic waves.

 

The French company DreamLab Films is the distributor of this film.

 

The film won several international awards including the Critic’s Prize at the 15th Deauville Asian Film Festival in France in March 2013.

 

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Poster and photo festival on Imam Khomeini opens in Tehran

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TEHRAN -- The third edition of a poster and photo festival, which highlights various aspects of the personality of the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, opened in Tehran on Saturday.

 

A large number of artists attended the opening ceremony of the Eye of the Heart Festival of Posters and Photos at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF).

 

“The Image of Imam Khomeini” and “Imam Khomeini and the People” are the central themes of the festival, which has been organized by the Institute for Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini’s Works. 

 

A total of 36 posters and 45 photos were showcased in the exhibition at the IAF.

 

“The art of the great founder of the Islamic Republic was that he attracted every group with every taste,” IAF Director Majid Sarsangi said during his speech at the opening ceremony.

 

The ceremony came to an end with the announcement of the winners of the festival.

 

Es’haq Aqaii, Mona Ghaffari and Marzieh Heidarzadeh were honored in the photo section, and Vahid Bahrami, Masud Shakibaii and Mehdi Musavi won the prizes in the poster category.
 

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Imam Khomeini commemorated in New Delhi, London

June 2, 2013, 7:15 am

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TEHRAN -- The anniversary of the death of the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, was commemorated during ceremonies in New Delhi and London.

 

The character traits of Imam Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution’s influence over the world were discussed during a meeting at Iran’s House of Culture in New Delhi on Saturday.

 

The ceremony was organized by the Embassy of Iran in the city.

 

A number of Indian officials delivered speeches at the ceremony, which was attended by groups of local people.

 

The Islamic Center of England in London hosted a conference on Imam Khomeini on Sunday.

 

Imam Khomeini’s influence on the politics of the 21st century was scrutinized during the conference.
 

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