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Leader writes commendation for memoirs of captivity
TEHRAN -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has written a commendation for “I’m Alive”, which is the memoirs of Masumeh Abad during her long captivity in Iraq...
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Iranian vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian to receive France’s highest honor
TEHRAN -- The living legend of Iranian traditional music Mohammadreza Shajarian will receive the medal of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in Paris next week. Speaking at a ceremony the Iranian...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Photo * Mohsen Gallery is playing host to a joint exhibition of photography by Jubin Mir-Eskandar and Namdar Shirazian. The exhibit, which opened on Friday, will be running until June 25 at the...
View ArticleBahman Farmanara gets green light for staging “Man for All Seasons”
TEHRAN – The celebrated Iranian director Bahman Farmanara has finally obtained the approval of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to stage “Man for All Seasons”. Iranian cultural officials...
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Moscow festival to screen Iranian film on World War II
TEHRAN – An Iranian A film on the Allied occupation of Iran during World War II “Give Back” (also known as “The Restitution”) will go on screen at the 36th Moscow International Film Festival. The...
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Iranian Artists Forum honors filmmaker Nasser Taqvaii
TEHRAN – The Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) honored Nasser Taqvaii, a filmmaker famous for his ingenious style, during a ceremony on Thursday. Cineastes Masud Kimiaii, Saeid Pursamimi, Ashkan Khatibi,...
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Iran Cinema Organization director visits Polish Television president
TEHRAN -- Iran Cinema Organization Director Hojjatollah Ayyubi met Polish Television (TVP) President Juliusz Braun last week. The meeting was held at Braun’s office in Warsaw on Tuesday. Ayyubi...
View ArticleIranian filmmaker holding workshops in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Majid Movasseqi has been invited to hold workshops in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The invitation was extended by the Social Association of Afghan Journalists in...
View ArticleIran to hold Quran week in Kazakhstan
TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural attaché’s office in Kazakhstan will be holding Quran week, which will open in Almaty on the first day of Ramadan on June 29 this year. A collection of Quran translations in...
View ArticleTehran theater to host performance satirizing Qajar court
TEHRAN – A troupe, which will be directed by Rahmat Amini, is scheduled to perform “Jijak Alishah”, a play by Zabih Behruz (1891–1971) which satirizes the Qajar court. The play will be staged at...
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“I’m Not Angry!” wins awards at Shanghai filmfest
TEHRAN -- The Iranian social drama “I’m Not Angry!” has won prizes at the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival. The film received the Asian New Talent Award for Best Film and Reza Dormishian was...
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L.A. gallery to display Arabic, Iranian typography and calligraphy works
TEHRAN -- A modern collection of Arabic and Iranian typography and calligraphy works is scheduled to be put on display in an exhibition, which will open June 26 at the Inside/Outside Gallery of the...
View ArticleIranian and Russian musicians to perform at Moscow festival
TEHRAN – Neyanbun virtuoso Mohsen Sharifian, who is the leader of the Iranian band Lian, and percussionist Farhad Safari will be giving a performance with Russian pianist Aleksey Sergunin on June 28...
View ArticleRichard Frye cremated in Boston
TEHRAN – The body of American Orientalist Richard N. Frye, who had wished to be buried in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, was cremated in Boston on June 8. The family of Professor Frye finally...
View Article“The Big Clay Jar” to appear in English, Swedish
TEHRAN – Iranian children’s writer Hushang Moradi Kermani’s “The Big Clay Jar” will be published in English and Swedish in the near future. The U.S. translator Caroline Croskery is currently...
View ArticleIranian, Turkmen dotar virtuosos teaming up for concert tour
TEHRAN – The Iranian dotar virtuoso Kamyar Fanian and the Turkmen dotar virtuoso Agh Morad Charief plan to hold a concert tour in Iran during August. They will give performances in Tehran, Isfahan,...
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Iranian cartoonist wins second prize at Turkish competition
TEHRAN -- Iranian artist Mojtaba Heidarpanah has won the second prize at the 31st Aydin Dogan Cartoon Competition. Winners were announced during a ceremony in Ankara on June 18, the Hurriyet Daily...
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Controversial Iranian film on Shia saints gets nod for screening
TEHRAN -- The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has authorized the controversial film “Hussein, Who Said No”, which is about Imam Hussein (AS), his family and the tragedy of Ashura, to...
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International Holy Quran Exhibition kicks off
TEHRAN – The 22nd edition of the International Holy Quran Exhibition was inaugurated in the Sacred Defense Garden Museum in Tehran on Tuesday. This is the first time the exhibit has been set up in...
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Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi commemorated in Tehran
TEHRAN – The Persian literary monthly Bokhara commemorated Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901), the greatest Italian opera composer of the 19th century, during a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday....
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