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Iranian children to enjoy “Magic Tree House”

TEHRAN – The first series of U.S. author Mary Pope Osborne’s “The Magic Tree House” has been published in Persian in Iran.

 

Huri Adl-Tabatabaii translated the series, which was published by Nokhostin.

 

“Magic Tree House” consists of two series, the first of which is composed of 28 volumes. The books tell the story of two children on numerous adventures and missions with a magical tree house in order to help free Morgan from a spell, solve four ancient riddles to become Master Librarians, and save four ancient stories from being lost forever.

 

Iran, Tajikistan discuss holding joint cultural festival in Japan 

TEHRAN – The Iranian cultural attaché in Japan, Ali Madadi, and the Tajik cultural attaché in the country, Golibjon Gulov, have discussed the holding of a joint cultural festival in Japan during a meeting, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Sunday.

 

The festival will be organized based on cultural affinities between Iran and Tajikistan, Madadi and Gulov said at the meeting.

 

No date was mentioned for the cultural festival. 

 

Iran travelogue of Azeri woman published in Baku 

TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Attaché’s Office in Baku has recently published a book containing the dairy written by an Azeri woman during her visits to several holy sites across Iran.

 

Entitled “On the Way to Pilgrimage”, the book was written by Zarifa Novruzova, and was unveiled during a ceremony in Baku. The author and several Iranian Azeri scholars attended the ceremony.

 

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