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Iranian children’s writer Azar Yazdi literary award established
TEHRAN – Two Iranian organizations have jointly established a literary award named after the children’s writer Mehdi Azar Yazdi (1921-2009), the author of the Persian bestseller “Good Stories for Good...
View ArticleTehran theater to reflect Camus’ “Misunderstanding”
TEHRAN -- Albert Camus’ play “The Misunderstanding” will be performed at the Se-Noqteh Theater in Tehran on July 21. Mohammad-Mehdi Shahi will direct the play, which will be performed by Farzaneh...
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Installation * An exhibition of installations by Peyman Sha’afi is currently underway at the Aan Gallery. The exhibition runs until June 23 at the gallery located at 40 Seoul St. off Vanak Sq....
View ArticleIranian director stages shadow play based on Tim Burton’s poem
TEHRAN – The Iranian director Ramin Sayyardashti plans to stage a shadow theater based on a poem from “The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy”, a poem collection by renowned American director/writer Tim...
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“The Rabbits” hits Iranian bookstores TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Australian children’s book writer John Marsden’s “The Rabbits” has been published in Iran. The book was translated into...
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TripAdvisor grants Certificate of Excellence to tomb of Hafez
TEHRAN -- TripAdvisor, a U.S. travel website that provides directory information and reviews of travel-related content, has granted a Certificate of Excellence to the tomb of Hafez in the southern...
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Majid Majidi censures human rights organizations’ silence on Israeli crimes...
TEHRAN -- The Oscar-nominated Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi has strongly criticized international human rights organizations’ silence over the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. “Down with and shame on...
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Iranian Artists Forum to hang works by Swiss painter TEHRAN – Paintings by the Swiss artist and social activist Simon Selbherr will be put on display in an exhibition at the Nami Gallery of the...
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President Rouhani honors Quran activists
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian Quran activists were honored by President Hassan Rouhani during a ceremony on Saturday evening. The ceremony took place in the Sacred Defense Garden Museum, where the...
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Leader asks poets to preserve cultural identity
TEHRAN -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has asked poets to preserve cultural identity. “Of course, the main function of a poem is to influence the minds and...
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Strindberg’s “The Father” welcomed in Iran TEHRAN – The second edition of a Persian translation of “The Father” written by Swedish playwright and author August Strindberg has been published in Iran....
View Article“Memoirs of the Actor in a Supporting Role” goes on stage in Tehran
TEHRAN -- A theater troupe, directed by Mohammad Rahmanian, performed a reading of “Memoirs of the Actor in a Supporting Role” at the Niavaran Cultural Center on Sunday night. The play has been...
View ArticleTehran, Isfahan host international Persian poets
TEHRAN -- A group of Persian-language poets and literati from several countries attended the 1st International Conference of Persian Language Poets held in Tehran and Isfahan from July 12 to 14....
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Paris-based Iranian master of minimal art hangs 3D collection in Tehran
TEHRAN – A 3D collection by the Paris-based Iranian master of minimal art Peyman Sha’afi is on display in an exhibit at Tehran’s Aun Gallery. A selection of 10 paintings created on 3D canvases in...
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Iranian documentarian focuses on emerging Afghan hip-hop band
TEHRAN -- Iranian filmmaker Majid Movasseqi recently completed shooting a documentary about an emerging quartet of young rappers in Kabul. During his visit to Kabul in early July, he stumbled upon...
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Leader asks poets to preserve cultural identity
TEHRAN -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has asked poets to preserve cultural identity. “Of course, the main function of a poem is to influence the minds and...
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Strindberg’s “The Father” welcomed in Iran TEHRAN – The second edition of a Persian translation of “The Father” written by Swedish playwright and author August Strindberg has been published in Iran....
View Article“Memoirs of the Actor in a Supporting Role” goes on stage in Tehran
TEHRAN -- A theater troupe, directed by Mohammad Rahmanian, performed a reading of “Memoirs of the Actor in a Supporting Role” at the Niavaran Cultural Center on Sunday night. The play has been...
View ArticleTehran, Isfahan host international Persian poets
TEHRAN -- A group of Persian-language poets and literati from several countries attended the 1st International Conference of Persian Language Poets held in Tehran and Isfahan from July 12 to 14....
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Paris-based Iranian master of minimal art hangs 3D collection in Tehran
TEHRAN – A 3D collection by the Paris-based Iranian master of minimal art Peyman Sha’afi is on display in an exhibit at Tehran’s Aun Gallery. A selection of 10 paintings created on 3D canvases in...
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