Serbian students to learn Persian language at school
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia has announced that Persian language courses will be held at schools across Belgrade in the coming school year of...
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“Second Revolution” to explore 1979 Iran hostage crisis
TEHRAN -- Former director of the Cinema Organization of Iran, Javad Shamaqdari is making preproduction arrangements for producing a docudrama entitled “The Second Revolution”, which will chronicle the...
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Iranian provinces to host Imam Reza Intl. Festival TEHRAN – The 13th Imam Reza International Festival will be held in Tehran and other provincial capitals from July 23 to August 26. The Islamic...
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Book on Leader’s vision of Islamic theology, global peace published in U.S.
TEHRAN – A book containing a number of discourse, articles and writings of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Islamic philosophical theology and praxis of global...
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Afghan immigrants watch “A Few Cubic Meters of Love” in Tehran
TEHRAN – Over 100 Afghan immigrants living in Tehran sat to watch “A Few Cubic Meters of Love”, a drama on migration and love, at Tehran’s Sepideh Cinema on Tuesday. The film has been directed and...
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Iranian translator Keikavus Jahandari dies TEHRAN – Iranian translator of the German language Keikavus Jahandari, famous for his translation of “Steppenwolf” by German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse...
View ArticleIranian illustrator receives Nami Concours 2015 award
TEHRAN -- Iranian illustrator Hassan Amekan has received the Green Island Award of the 2nd edition of Nami Concours 2015, for his illustration of “Zal and Phoenix”. The Green Island award is a...
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Scholars review “Travelogue” in Shiraz
TEHRAN -- Scholars reviewed and discussed “Travelogue” written by Iran’s Deputy for Handicrafts of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Bahman Namvar-Motlaq during a session...
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Afghan photographers hang works at ECO Cultural Institute
TEHRAN – An exhibition of photos by Afghan photographers featuring the daily lives of Afghan immigrants in Iran has opened at the ECO (Economic Cooperation Organization) Cultural Institute (ECI) in...
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Another Persian translation of “Yerma” published TEHRAN – A new Persian version of Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca’s “Yerma” has recently been published by Afraz Publications in Tehran....
View ArticleKerman folklore musician Yusef Salimi dies at 56
TEHRAN -- Kerman folklore musician and singer Yusef Salimi died of a lung disorder at the Imam Khomeini Hospital in the southern Iranian town of Jirof. He was 56. Salimi was one of 36 masters of...
View ArticleIranian institutions to hold cartoon contest on The Holocaust
TEHRAN -- Iran’s House of Cartoon and the Sarcheshmeh Cultural Complex plan to hold another international contest on the theme of Holocaust denial in the near future. The 2nd International...
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Serbian city to host Iranian Cultural Week
TEHRAN – Nis, the largest city in southern Serbia, will be hosting the Iranian Cultural Week during February. The decision to hold the cultural week, which will open on February 17, was announced...
View ArticleRubaiyat of Omar Khayyam published in five languages
TEHRAN -- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the masterpiece of the Persian mathematician, astronomer and poet, Omar Khayyam Neyshaburi, has recently been published in the five languages of Persian,...
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Iranian Biennial of Photography kicks off in Tehran museum
TEHRAN -- The 13th Iranian Biennial of Photography was inaugurated at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) on Sunday. The biennial has been organized by the National Iranian Photographers’...
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Children’s Book Festival announces nominees
TEHRAN -- The 17th Children’s Book Festival has announced the nominees for the Story Section and the Translated Story Section. The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young...
View ArticleTehran museum to host Urban Sculpture Biennial
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Qasr Garden Museum will be hosting the 4th Urban Sculpture Biennial, which will open on February 1. A collection of 221 sculptures will go on display at the biennial, which has...
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Painting * Miniature paintings by a group of artists will be put on display in an exhibition at Persian Idea Gallery from January 30 to February 4. The artists are Elnaz Sabbaqpur, Homeira Abdi,...
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University of Tubingen, Iranian institute sign MOU
TEHRAN – A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between Germany’s University of Tubingen and Iran’s Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT). The MOU was signed by...
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Iran, Portugal sign cultural agreement
TEHRAN – Iran and Portugal have signed a cultural agreement to boost and reinforce bilateral cultural relations. The agreement has been signed by Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali...
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