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Iran plans to nominate Hushang Moradi Kermani for Hans Christian Andersen...
TEHRAN -- The Children’s Book Council of Iran plans to nominate Hushang Moradi Kermani for the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2014. “He’s got a very profound outlook on Iran. He combines memories with...
View ArticleAhamadinejad previously approved “Laleh” film project: official
TEHRAN -- A member of Iran’s High Council for Cinema said on Wednesday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has previously approved the U.S.-based Iranian filmmaker Asadollah Niknejad’s the plan to make...
View ArticleIranian foundation holds contest in honor of “The Little Prince” author
TEHRAN -- An Iranian literary foundation has organized a story-writing contest for children in commemoration of “The Little Prince” author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The Cheragh-e Motale’eh Literary...
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UNESCO to examine registration of Iran’s carpet washing ritual
TEHRAN -- The UNESCO is scheduled to scrutinize the ritual of the carpet washing in Mashhad Ardehal to register it on its list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Iran’s Cultural...
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Iran celebrates registration of Kashan carpet weaving and Fin Garden on...
TEHRAN -- The registration of the Fin Garden and Kashan’s traditional skills of carpet weaving on UNESCO lists was celebrated in a ceremony in the town of Kashan, Isfahan Province on Wednesday....
View ArticlePersian calligraphic paintings on display at Dubai’s XVA Gallery
TEHRAN – Dubai’s XVA Gallery is currently playing host to an exhibit of calligraphic paintings by Iranian artist Fereidun Omidi. Entitled “Demolition”, the show runs until September 10. “Omidi...
View ArticleTehran exhibit to explore evolution of Quran calligraphy
TEHRAN – The evolution of Quranic calligraphy will be shown in an exhibition scheduled to open at the Malek National Museum and Library in Tehran on Sunday. Forty copies of the sura of Al-Fatiha,...
View ArticleIranian cineastes and poets condemn Myanmar’s massacre of Muslims
TEHRAN – Several Iranian cineastes and a group of poets have condemned the recent massacre of thousands of Myanmar Muslims by the country’s Buddhists. Millions of Muslims who are considered a...
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Hassan Kasaii’s swansong unveiled
TEHRAN -- The last album by Hassan Kasaii was unveiled during a commemoration ceremony held for the recently deceased ney (reed flute) virtuoso at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Wednesday. The album,...
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U.S. director Scott J.T. Frank to make doc on tragedy of Iran Air Flight 655
TEHRAN -- The U.S. documentarian and telefilm producer Scott J.T. Frank plans to make a documentary about the downing of an Iranian airliner by a U.S. warship in the Persian Gulf in 1988. He...
View ArticleMPs raise objection to “Laleh” film project
TEHRAN -- Members of the Majlis Cultural Committee have threatened to impeach the minister of culture and Islamic guidance over the ministry’s plan for making “Laleh”, a film about the first Iranian...
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Iron Age graves discovered in northern Iran
TEHRAN -- Fifteen graves dating back to the Iron Age have recently been discovered near the town of Rudsar in the northern Iranian province of Gilan. A team of archaeologists discovered the graves...
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Iranian movie to compete in Montreal filmfest
TEHRAN -- The Iranian film “Hatred” directed by Amir Dormishian will compete at the Montreal World Film Festival, which will be held from August 23 to September 3. The film, which was shot in...
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“The World’s Religions” hits Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “The World’s Religions” by General Editor Christopher Partridge is now available at Iran’s bookstores. Released by Qoqnus Publications in Iran, the original book was...
View ArticleIranian couple to hold art shows in several countries
TEHRAN -- An Iranian couple will be holding joint art exhibitions in Georgia and Iraqi Kurdistan in October. A collection of paintings and calligraphic-paintings by Azizollah Golkarzadeh and...
View ArticleIranian couple to hold art shows in several countries
TEHRAN -- An Iranian couple will be holding joint art exhibitions in Georgia and Iraqi Kurdistan in October. A collection of paintings and calligraphic-paintings by Azizollah Golkarzadeh and...
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Book City to review “Nationalism and Modernism in Iran and Turkey”
TEHRAN -- “Nationalism and Modernism in Iran and Turkey”, which has recently been published in Iran is scheduled to be reviewed during a meeting at Tehran Book City on Sunday. Written by Nader...
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France’s top honor granted to Iranian actress Leila Hatami
TEHRAN -- France has honored the celebrated Iranian actress Leila Hatami with an Ordre des Arts et des Lettres medal. She recently received the medal from French Ambassador Bruno Foucher in Tehran,...
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Fajr audience favorite “Snow on the Pines” to hit Iranian theaters in fall
TEHRAN -- The social drama “Snow on the Pines” will hit Iranian silver screens in autumn this year. The movie, which won a Crystal Simorgh for the Audience Favorite Film at the 30th Fajr...
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Iranian writer compiling biography of Ahmadreza Ahmadi
TEHRAN -- An Iranian writer is compiling a biography of the renowned Persian poet and children’s author Ahmadreza Ahmadi. Rasul Rakhsha interviewed Ahmadi and other literati to write the biography,...
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