New collections by Iranian artists to spotlight Israeli crimes in Gaza
TEHRAN – A group of 80 Iranian artists plans to created works on the theme of the Israeli war on Gaza. The works will be put on display in an exhibition entitled “… Until Freedom” at Tehran’s...
View ArticleIran to support film projects on Israeli war on Gaza, ISIL terrorist actions
TEHRAN – The Iran Cinema Organization (ICO) plans to support film projects, which will focus on the Israeli war on Gaza and terrorist attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). “The...
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Iran opposes concert gender segregation
TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati has said that the government is opposed to gender segregation at concerts. He made the remarks during a meeting with the...
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Baluchi musician Shir Mohammad Espandar honored
TEHRAN -- Iranian Baluchi musician Shir Mohammad Espandar was honored for his lifetime achievements during a ceremony on Saturday evening. Some officials and a large number of cultural figures...
View ArticleTehran exhibit to display intl. cartoonists’ works on Gaza
TEHRAN -- Tehran’s Palestine Museum of Contemporary Art will hang a collection of cartoons by international cartoonists on the theme of the Israeli war on Gaza in an exhibition, which opens tomorrow....
View ArticleIranian theater troupes to perform at Swiss festival
TEHRAN – Two theater troupes from Iran will give performances at the 35th Zurich Theater Spectacle, an international festival, which is held in Switzerland every year in summer. The Mehr Theater...
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“Today” to go on screen at Toronto filmfest TEHRAN – The Iranian drama “Today” will go on screen at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival, which will be held from September 4 to 14....
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Works by Iranian graphic designers beelining to Moscow Golden Bee
TEHRAN – Works by 37 Iranian graphic designers have been selected by the organizers of the 11th edition of the Russian international biennial of graphic design -- Golden Bee, which will be held in...
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Veteran actor Entezami and family ask UN to stop Israeli war on Gaza
TEHRAN -- Veteran Iranian actor Ezzatollah Entezami and member of his family went to the United Nations Office in Tehran on Monday and asked the organization to stop the Israeli war on Gaza. A...
View ArticleIranian novel on life of Prophet Muhammad (S) appears in Turkish
TEHRAN -- A Turkish version of Iranian writer Mohammadreza Sarshar’s novel on the life of Prophet Muhammad (S) has been published in Turkey. “That Which That Orphan Saw” (“Peygamberimizin Hayati...
View ArticleIran to hold cartoon competition on Gaza
TEHRAN -- The Iranian House of Cartoon (IHC) has organized an international competition of cartoon on the theme of the Israeli war on Gaza. The competition will be held in the two sections of...
View ArticleNew award named after Japanese Iranologist Toshihiko Izutsu
TEHRAN – Keio University in Japan has established a new research award named after the Japanese Iranologist and Islamologist Professor Toshihiko Izutsu (1914-1993). Japanese researchers who have...
View ArticleObscura Festival displays Iranian photographer’s series “Mothers of Patience”
TEHRAN -- Iranian photographer Fatemeh Behboudi’s series “Mothers of Patience” is currently on display at the Obscura Festival 2014, Malaysia’s leading photography festival, which opened in Penang on...
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Iranian, Turkish virtuosos to perform in Izmir TEHRAN – Iranian Kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and the Turkish baglama virtuoso Erdal Erzincan will give a concert in Izmir, Turkey. They will...
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Strategic research center to formulate new plan for music in Iran
TEHRAN -- The Center for Strategic Research (CSR) has been assigned the task of formulating a new plan to replace the Plan for Music in Iran, which was made by cultural officials under former...
View ArticleIran to hold cartoon competition on Gaza
TEHRAN -- The Iranian House of Cartoon (IHC) has organized an international competition of cartoon on the theme of the Israeli war on Gaza. The competition will be held in the two sections of...
View ArticleNew award named after Japanese Iranologist Toshihiko Izutsu
TEHRAN – Keio University in Japan has established a new research award named after the Japanese Iranologist and Islamologist Professor Toshihiko Izutsu (1914-1993). Japanese researchers who have...
View ArticleObscura Festival displays Iranian photographer’s series “Mothers of Patience”
TEHRAN -- Iranian photographer Fatemeh Behboudi’s series “Mothers of Patience” is currently on display at the Obscura Festival 2014, Malaysia’s leading photography festival, which opened in Penang on...
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Art news in brief
Iranian, Turkish virtuosos to perform in Izmir TEHRAN – Iranian Kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and the Turkish baglama virtuoso Erdal Erzincan will give a concert in Izmir, Turkey. They will...
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Strategic research center to formulate new plan for music in Iran
TEHRAN -- The Center for Strategic Research (CSR) has been assigned the task of formulating a new plan to replace the Plan for Music in Iran, which was made by cultural officials under former...
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