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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...
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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 ArticleIranian, Spanish singers to perform together at Austrian festival
TEHRAN -- Iranian vocalist Mohammad Motamedi and Spanish flamenco singer Rosario La Tremendita will give a performance at Glatt & Verkehrt, Austria’s largest festival for traditional music, in...
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Iran’s Center for Strategic Research revising plan for cinema development TEHRAN -- The Center for Strategic Research (CSR) has been assigned the task to review the Plan for Organizing and...
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Tehran cinema complex offers free admission to promote movie going
TEHRAN -- The Azadi Cinema Complex in Tehran announced on Tuesday that henceforth, its theaters will offer free admission every day for the first screening. The decision has been made to encourage...
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Iranian artists gathering to say “Gaza Is Not Alone”
TEHRAN -- Iranian artists will come together this evening at the Art Bureau in Tehran for a meeting entitled “Gaza Is Not Alone” to express their solidarity with the people of Gaza, which have been a...
View ArticleAssociation of Iranian Journalists will reopen with new name: official
TEHRAN -- The cultural advisor of President Hassan Rouhani has said that the Association of Iranian Journalists will reopen with a new name. “The fact that the community of journalists of Iran has...
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Malek library opens Russian section TEHRAN – Tehran’s Malek Museum and Library has recently opened a new section for books in the Russian language. The section contains over 150 books, about half...
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Niki Karimi criticizes world’s silence on Israeli crimes in Gaza
TEHRAN – Iranian actress-cum-director Niki Karimi has expressed her criticism over the world’s silence on the ongoing Israeli crimes in Gaza. “It is very strange to me that in today’s world of...
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DEFC to screen Indian docs in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) plans to hold an Indian documentary film festival in Tehran from August 3 to 6. Seven Indian documentaries will go on screen during the...
View ArticleFour new films hit theaters to brighten up Eid al-Fitr
TEHRAN -- Four new films have premiered in Iranian theaters a week early to better brighten up Eid al-Fitr, the celebration marking the end of the month of Ramadan, which falls on July 29 this year....
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ICO senior advisor to arbitrate in “Laleh” project dispute
TEHRAN -- The senior advisor of the Iran Cinema Organization (ICO), Alireza Rezadad, has been selected by the organization to arbitrate in disputes over financial issues and ownership of “Laleh”, the...
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Ardeshir Salehpur appointed secretary of Fajr Intl. Theater Festival
TEHRAN – Theater scholar, dramatist and director Ardeshir Salehpur has been appointed as the secretary of the 33rd Fajr International Theater Festival. The appointment was announced Thursday in a...
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“Tales” to vie for Golden Lion at Venice filmfest
TEHRAN – Iranian director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad’s drama “Tales” will compete for a Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. The film is composed of seven short episodes, in which...
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Iranian cineastes show solidarity with Palestinians at Quds Day demo in Tehran
TEHRAN – A large group of Iranian cineastes attended the International Quds Day demonstration in Tehran on Friday to show their solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine. Actors Atila...
View ArticleTehran tuning up for hot summer days
TEHRAN – Tehran is getting tuned up for the hot summer days bringing a big surprise for music lovers with over 10 different concerts ranging from traditional to pop and classic. Young pianist Arman...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Painting * The Tarrahan-e Azad Gallery is currently playing host to an exhibition of paintings by Morteza Asadi. The exhibition runs until July 30 at the gallery located at 41 Salmas Square, off...
View ArticleSohrab Purnazeri joins Arab musicians for Austrian concert
TEHRAN – The Iranian kamancheh virtuoso and vocalist Sohrab Purnazeri has joined a group of Arab musicians in the Austrian city of Krems to perform a concert today at the Glatt & Verkehrt, the...
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IIDO director laments chasm between Iranian society and ideals of Islamic...
TEHRAN – The director of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization (IIDO) has lamented about the wide gap that exists between Iranian society and the ideals of the Islamic Revolution. “The...
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Let’s display Iran’s pacifism to the world through art and culture: Rouhani
TEHRAN -- President Hassan Rouhani has called on Iranian artists and literati to prove Iran’s genuine belief in pacifism to the world by means of art and culture. Speaking during a meeting with...
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