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Statue of Omar Khayyam to be set up in Manhattan
TEHRAN – A statue of Persian classic poet Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) is scheduled to be installed in Manhattan, New York City. Created by the Iranian sculptor Hossein Fakhimi, the two-meter tall...
View ArticleIranian House of Cinema to slim down annual celebration to increase commitments
TEHRAN – The Iranian House of Cinema plans toeconomize on expenses in organizing the 16th Iran Cinema Celebration in order to increase its commitments to members’ welfare and to establish an...
View ArticleU.S. supports Hollywood companies producing biased movies: official
TEHRAN -- The secretary of the 13th Resistance International Film Festival, an Iranian festival that screens movies on people’s movements against world arrogance, has said that after World War II, the...
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Photos by Michel Setboun on display at Tehran exhibit
TEHRAN – Works by French photojournalist Michel Setboun, who is famous for photos of Imam Khomeini in exile in France and his coverage of the demonstrations that led to the victory of the 1979 Islamic...
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What’s in art galleries
Multimedia * Works by 80 prominent calligraphers, painters, miniaturists and illuminators containing 110 exquisite artworks on Imam Reza (AS) are currently on display in an exhibition at Shokuh...
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Tehran’s Book City commemorates J.R.R Tolkien TEHRAN – The Garmdareh branch of the Book City Institute in Alborz Province commemorated the 41st anniversary of the death of English writer J.R.R Tolkien...
View ArticleChinese puppeteers to perform at Tehran festival
TEHRAN – Three Chinese troupes are scheduled to stage a wide repertoire of shows at the 15th Tehran International Puppet Theater Festival – Mobarak. Jiangxi, Jinjiang, and Haining have selected...
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Iranian Assyrian architect David Oshana commemorated in Tehran
TEHRAN – The Iranian Assyrian architect David Oshana (1929-2014) was commemorated during a ceremony at Tehran’s Qasr Garden Museum on Tuesday. Oshana’s widow along with a number of architects,...
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Hamavayan, Kamkars, Pallett perform at Tehran Music Festival
TEHRAN -- Iranian bands Hamavayan, Kamkars and Pallett performed during the Tehran Music Festival, which opened at the Qajar era Masudieh Building located in the Baharestan neighborhood on Wednesday...
View ArticleTurkish academics visit Tehran
TEHRAN – A high-level delegation of Turkish university officials and academics arrived in Tehran on Friday to discuss further cooperation with Iranian universities. The officials and academics are...
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Art news in brief
Works by Iranian artist on display at Istanbul gallery TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings and calligraphic paintings by Iranian artist Arash Golzari-Hosseini is currently underway at the Meryem Afra...
View ArticleIranian directors to hold workshops in Estonia
TEHRAN -- Five Iranian stage directors will hold workshops at the NGO Mondo, one of main civil associations, which deals with global education, in Tallinn, Estonia. Mahin Sadri, Homayun Ghanizadeh,...
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Resistance filmfest announces documentary lineup
TEHRAN – The 13th Resistance International Film Festival announced its lineup for the documentary section on Saturday. Eighteen documentary films by directors from the U.S., France, Lebanon, Syria...
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Director advises men to see “Lady”
TEHRAN -- Iranian actress-cum-director Tina Pakravan has advised men to watch her directorial debut feature “Lady” in order to improve their understanding about the “genuine Iranian woman”. “This is...
View ArticleTurkish academics visit Tehran
TEHRAN – A high-level delegation of Turkish university officials and academics arrived in Tehran on Friday to discuss further cooperation with Iranian universities. The officials and academics are...
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Art news in brief
Works by Iranian artist on display at Istanbul gallery TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings and calligraphic paintings by Iranian artist Arash Golzari-Hosseini is currently underway at the Meryem Afra...
View ArticleIranian directors to hold workshops in Estonia
TEHRAN -- Five Iranian stage directors will hold workshops at the NGO Mondo, one of main civil associations, which deals with global education, in Tallinn, Estonia. Mahin Sadri, Homayun Ghanizadeh,...
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Resistance filmfest announces documentary lineup
TEHRAN – The 13th Resistance International Film Festival announced its lineup for the documentary section on Saturday. Eighteen documentary films by directors from the U.S., France, Lebanon, Syria...
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Director advises men to see “Lady”
TEHRAN -- Iranian actress-cum-director Tina Pakravan has advised men to watch her directorial debut feature “Lady” in order to improve their understanding about the “genuine Iranian woman”. “This is...
View ArticleGhazaleh Bigdelu realizes childhood dreams in illustrations
TEHRAN – Illustrator Ghazaleh Bigdelu has said that her illustrations are mainly reflections of her childhood dreams. “When I was a child, I wanted to see some pictures that were not done by the...
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