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Iranian doc to go on screen at Turkish festival TEHRAN –Iranian filmmaker Mostafa Razzaq Karimi’s documentary “Memories for All Seasons” will go on screen at the 18th Rendezvous Istanbul International...
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Multimedia * A group exhibition of paintings and sculptures and digital art by 36 artists including Amir Azar, Anush Ebrahimi, Nazila Jahangir and Parham Qalamdar will open in the Atbin Gallery on...
View ArticleIran, Tajikistan sign cultural MOU
TEHRAN – Culture ministers of Iran and Tajikistan have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost art and cultural activities. The MOU was inked by Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic...
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Islamic world suffering from lack of media knowledge, information gap:...
TEHRAN -- Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati has lamented over the shortage of media knowledge and the information gap in the Islamic world. He addressed the opening...
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Another Spanish version of “Da” ready for publication
TEHRAN – Another Spanish translation of the Iranian bestselling war novel “Da” have been completed. Maryam Haqrusta, who is the assistant professor of Latin American studies at the University of...
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Iranian readers to enjoy “Treasury of China’s Wisdom” TEHRAN – A Persian translation of “Treasury of China’s Wisdom: A Story Book for Everyone” by Chinese author Tang Chinghua has been published in...
View ArticleIranian artist among finalists of Mexican biennial
TEHRAN – Iranian sculptor Maryam Ashkanian is among the finalists of the Biennial of the Frontiers (Bienal de las Fronteras), which is held in Mexico City, Mexico. Her works are competing at the...
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Painting * An exhibition of paintings by Naser Mohammadi is underway at Shila Gallery. The exhibit runs until December 10 at the gallery located at 2 Gilan Alley, off Vali-e Asr Ave, near...
View ArticleOIC mulling over plan to establish radio and television union
TEHRAN -- Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati has said that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is mulling over a plan to establish a union for the radio and...
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Iranian, Indian virtuosos to perform in New York in March
TEHRAN – Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and Indian sitar virtuoso Shujaat Husain Khan plan to perform Persian and Indian improvisations at their New York concert on March 22, 2015. Indian...
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What’s in art galleries
Painting * An exhibition of paintings by Naser Mohammadi is underway at Shila Gallery. The exhibit runs until December 10 at the gallery located at 2 Gilan Alley, off Vali-e Asr Ave, near...
View ArticleOIC mulling over plan to establish radio and television union
TEHRAN -- Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati has said that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is mulling over a plan to establish a union for the radio and...
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Iranian, Indian virtuosos to perform in New York in March
TEHRAN – Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and Indian sitar virtuoso Shujaat Husain Khan plan to perform Persian and Indian improvisations at their New York concert on March 22, 2015. Indian...
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Tehran meeting to discuss new studies on Sassanid bas-reliefs TEHRAN -- New studies on Sassanid bas-reliefs will be discussed during a session entitled “A New Look at Sassanid Bas-Reliefs” in Tehran...
View ArticleTehran exhibit highlights culture of Iranian Kurds
TEHRAN – Iranian artist Mikail Rahmani has displayed a variety of his artworks, highlighting the contemporary culture of Iranian Kurds, in a solo exhibit at Tehran’s Seen Gallery. Photos, statues,...
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Winners of Nelson Mandela poster exhibit announced
TEHRAN – Winners of the international exhibition of posters focusing on the liberation struggle icon Nelson Mandela were announced during a ceremony held at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran...
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Iranian film fuses ISIS kidnapping drama with love story
TEHRAN -- Iranian director Abbas Rafei has blended the story of a kidnapping by the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) in Rablah, Syria, with a love story in his latest film “Songs of My...
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Tehran institute to review Iranian author’s book on Thailand TEHRAN – Tehran’s Book City Institute plans to review Iranian writer Amir-Saeid Elahi’s book “The Society and Culture of Thailand” during a...
View Article80 Iranian ensembles apply for Fajr Intl. Music Festival
TEHRAN – Eighty Iranian ensembles have applied to participate in the 30th Fajr International Music Festival to be held in Tehran during February 2015. The finalists will be announced later by a...
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National Biennial of Persian Painting kicks off in Tehran
TEHRAN -- Ninth edition of the Iranian National Biennial of Persian Painting was inaugurated at Tehran’s Saba Art and Cultural Institute on Saturday evening. Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic...
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