TEHRAN – A collection of 50 Islamic fashions has been put on display in an exhibition at the 21st International Holy Quran Exhibition, which is currently underway at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla.
The exhibition has been organized by the Fashion National Foundation to promote Islamic costumes, Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Hamid Shahabadi said in a press release on Saturday.
The foundation has tried to make use of Iranian costume designers and producers to make chadors based on traditional Iranian costumes promoting the culture of hijab, the Islamic dress code, he said.
He regarded the chador a better hijab and said that this exhibit provides the chance for designers to become more familiar with new models.
The Fashion National Foundation is affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
Moreover, the General Office for Dramatic Arts has arranged over 80 theater performances to be staged during the 21st International Holy Quran Exhibition.
Plays with religious themes along with street performances have been warmly received by visitors during the previous editions of the exhibit, an official from the office Mahmud Farhang said.
He added that storytelling has been added to street theater performances telling the stories of the prophets.
Performances of naqqali, a style of storytelling dedicated to epic stories from the Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh have also been arranged, he said.
In addition, an exhibition of photos depicting theater performances of previous editions of the exhibit has also been set up at the Quran Exhibit which runs until August 4.
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