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Sami Yusuf sings for “Muhammad (S)”
TEHRAN -- Iranian-born British singer Sami Yusuf has performed a song for “Muhammad (S)”, Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s blockbuster about the childhood of Prophet of Islam. Yusuf sang the...
View ArticleIIDCYA donates book to Germany’s Fantastic Library of Wetzlar
TEHRAN – Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) has donated 32 Persian books to the Fantastic Library of Wetzlar in Germany. The books were presented to...
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Iranian photojournalist publishes book on Bosnian war
TEHRAN – Iranian photojournalist Mohsen Rastani has published a selection of his photos on the Bosnian War (1992-1995), the most devastating conflict in Europe since the end of World War II, 20 years...
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Finnish graphic designer Kari Piippo to display works in Tehran
TEHRAN – Finnish graphic Designer Kari Piippo is scheduled to display a collection of his works in an exhibition, which will open at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran on November 28. The exhibit...
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“The Pearl” picked as best film at Minsk festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian movie “The Pearl” won the Award for Best Film for Children at the 21st Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad”, the organizers announced on Tuesday. Directed by Sirus...
View ArticleIranian, Polish officials discuss expansion of cinematic relations
TEHRAN – Director of the Cinema Organization of Iran Hojjatollah Ayyubi and Polish State Secretary for Culture Monika Smolen have discussed ways to expand cinematic collaboration. The two officials...
View Article“We Have a Guest” at Iranian theaters
TEHRAN -- Mohammad-Mehdi Asgarpur’s family drama “We Have a Guest” is scheduled to go on screen at Iranian movie theaters today. The film starring Parviz Parastuii, Ahu Kheradmand, Behruz Shoeybi...
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Iranian ensemble to give concerts in Konya TEHRAN – Iran’s Ayan ensemble will give performances in Konya from November 10 to 14. The ensemble, which is led by vocalist Hajir Mehrafruz, will...
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IRIB will bring media elite together to enhance activities: new director
TEHRAN -- Mohammad Sarafraz, the new director of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, says he plans to bring media elite together in order to enhance the activities of the institution. Sarafraz made...
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Iranian culture minster asks media of Islamic world to promote unity, peace
TEHRAN -- Iranian Minster of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati has asked media agencies in the Islamic world to promote unity, peace, and development among the Muslim nations. Speaking during a...
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Sami Yusuf sings for “Muhammad (S)”
TEHRAN -- Iranian-born British singer Sami Yusuf has performed a song for “Muhammad (S)”, Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s blockbuster about the childhood of Prophet of Islam. Yusuf sang the...
View ArticleIIDCYA donates book to Germany’s Fantastic Library of Wetzlar
TEHRAN – Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) has donated 32 Persian books to the Fantastic Library of Wetzlar in Germany. The books were presented to...
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Iranian photojournalist publishes book on Bosnian war
TEHRAN – Iranian photojournalist Mohsen Rastani has published a selection of his photos on the Bosnian War (1992-1995), the most devastating conflict in Europe since the end of World War II, 20 years...
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Finnish graphic designer Kari Piippo to display works in Tehran
TEHRAN – Finnish graphic Designer Kari Piippo is scheduled to display a collection of his works in an exhibition, which will open at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran on November 28. The exhibit...
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“The Pearl” picked as best film at Minsk festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian movie “The Pearl” won the Award for Best Film for Children at the 21st Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad”, the organizers announced on Tuesday. Directed by Sirus...
View ArticleIranian artists display works in exhibition of Islamic art in Dallas
TEHRAN -- Several Iranian artists are displaying their works at the third Annual Juried International Exhibition of Contemporary Islamic Art at the LuminArté Gallery in Dallas, Texas in the United...
View ArticleBook on Arbi Avanesian’s career in theater and cinema unveiled in Tehran
TEHRAN – A book on the career of the German-based Iranian playwright and stage and screen director Arbi Avanesian was unveiled Thursday during a ceremony at the Film Museum of Iran in Tehran....
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France to honor Iran’s Lili Golestan with Order of Academic Palms
TEHRAN -- The Iranian translator and director of the Golestan Gallery in Tehran, Lili Golestan, will be honored with the Order of Academic Palms by France. She will receive the decoration from...
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Pop singer Morteza Pashaii dies at 30
TEHRAN – Iranian pop singer Morteza Pashaii died of gastric cancer at Tehran’s Bahman Hospital on Friday morning. He was 30. He had occasionally been receiving treatment since December 2013, when he...
View ArticleIranian director to stage play on Sinjar massacre
TEHRAN – The veteran Iranian dramatist and director Qotbeddin Sadeqi plans to stage a play on the Sinjar massacre that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) carried out in the town in...
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