Mashhad photo exhibit explores Ramadan rituals in China
TEHRAN – An exhibition displaying a collection of photos of the rituals Chinese Muslims perform every year during the holy month of Ramadan is currently underway in the northeastern Iranian city of...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Multimedia * The Jorjani Gallery is playing host to an exhibition of multimedia artworks created by Niaz Azadikhah. The exhibition runs until July 21 at the gallery located at 4 Khayyam Alley off...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New DVD of recitation of entire Quran released
TEHRAN – A DVD containing a recitation of the entire Holy Quran, which was performed by Iranian Quran reciter Seyyed Abbas Mirdamad, was unveiled during a ceremony on Wednesday. Entitled “The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Archaeologists delve into Persepolis sewage system again
TEHRAN -- The second season of archaeological excavation has recently begun in Persepolis to unearth the rest of the sewage system in the Achaemenid city in southern Iran. Twenty meters of a canal...
View ArticleIranian cineastes urge Internet users to avoid illegal downloads
TEHRAN -- over 200 Iranian cineastes have signed a petition, asking Internet users to avoid illegal downloads of their works. They asked the audiences to respect the rights of producers and creators...
View ArticleIntl. conference to discuss doc films’ contribution to Iranian archaeology
TEHRAN – Filmmakers and experts from around the world will come together for an international conference in Tehran in January 2015 to discuss the contributions of documentary films to Iranian...
View ArticlePieces by Iranian composer to highlight Hotel Elefant repertoire
TEHRAN -- Hotel Elefant, a New York-based ensemble, will perform several compositions by Iranian composer Sahba Aminikia in its September concert “speakOUT” in New York. The ensemble will perform...
View ArticleIran revising Internet-control bill
TEHRAN -- The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance announced on Sunday that Iran’s bill on controlling Internet websites is being amended by a team of experts and officials. Based on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Producer seeks investors for Iran hostage crisis project
TEHRAN -- Another cineaste was added to a group of several Iranian filmmakers who are dreaming of producing a film on the Iranian occupation of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979, as producer Iraj...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tehran Vocal Ensemble collects medals at World Choir Games
TEHRAN – The Tehran Vocal Ensemble received three medals at the 8th World Choir Games, which was held in Riga, Latvia from July 9 to 19. The a cappella ensemble, which is led by conductor Milad...
View ArticleIranian cineastes urge Internet users to avoid illegal downloads
TEHRAN -- over 200 Iranian cineastes have signed a petition, asking Internet users to avoid illegal downloads of their works. They asked the audiences to respect the rights of producers and creators...
View ArticleIntl. conference to discuss doc films’ contribution to Iranian archaeology
TEHRAN – Filmmakers and experts from around the world will come together for an international conference in Tehran in January 2015 to discuss the contributions of documentary films to Iranian...
View ArticlePieces by Iranian composer to highlight Hotel Elefant repertoire
TEHRAN -- Hotel Elefant, a New York-based ensemble, will perform several compositions by Iranian composer Sahba Aminikia in its September concert “speakOUT” in New York. The ensemble will perform...
View ArticleIran revising Internet-control bill
TEHRAN -- The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance announced on Sunday that Iran’s bill on controlling Internet websites is being amended by a team of experts and officials. Based on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Producer seeks investors for Iran hostage crisis project
TEHRAN -- Another cineaste was added to a group of several Iranian filmmakers who are dreaming of producing a film on the Iranian occupation of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979, as producer Iraj...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tehran Vocal Ensemble collects medals at World Choir Games
TEHRAN – The Tehran Vocal Ensemble received three medals at the 8th World Choir Games, which was held in Riga, Latvia from July 9 to 19. The a cappella ensemble, which is led by conductor Milad...
View ArticleTV series to spotlight cyber attack on Iranian nuclear sites
TEHRAN – Iranian producer Rasul Lotfi plans to make a TV series that will center on a cyber attack on the nuclear sites in Iran. Entitled “Red Windows”, the series is based the story of the Stuxnet...
View ArticleArt news in brief
“The Beginner’s Goodbye” appears in Persian TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist Anna Tyler’s “The Beginner’s Goodbye” has been published in Iran. The book...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kashan historical house converted into museum of Persian dolls and toys
TEHRAN – The historical house of Allameh Jafar Feizi in the central Iranian city of Kashan has been converted into a museum of Persian dolls and toys. A collection of 110 dolls and 100 toys has been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Archaeologists find bizarre burials in Burnt City
TEHRAN -- An archaeological team, which has been assigned to reconstruct the ancient society of the 5200-year-old Burnt City in a new research project, have found several bizarre burials. “From 1200...
View Article