Tehran cultural centers to host Week of Kindness toward Gaza
TEHRAN – The cultural centers affiliated with the Art and Cultural Organization of the Tehran Municipality will host a program entitled “The Week of Kindness toward Gaza” that opens today.
Sportsmen, photographers, clerics, physicians and representatives of a number of international organizations have been invited to take part in the program in which the recent brutal attacks in Gaza will be discussed.
Documentary “Iranian Ninja” screened at Mexican university
TEHRAN -- The Iranian documentary “Iranian Ninja” by director Marjan Riahii was screened at the University Center for Film Studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico on Thursday.
A discussion panel attended by the director was also held after the film screening.
The documentary chronicles the struggles of Khatereh Jalilzadeh who teaches young girls how to twirl nunchucks and launch dropkicks in Tehran.
Writer Simin Behbahani in coma
TEHRAN – Writer and poetess Simin Behbahani has fallen into a coma.
The 87-year-old writer, who has been suffering from a heart problem over the past few years, has been admitted to a Tehran hospital, a number of Persian news websites announced on Thursday.
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