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Fajr theater festival to honor veteran stage artists
TEHRAN – The 33rd Fajr International Theater Festival will honor four stage artists for their lifetime achievements during the closing ceremony tonight. Actor Jafar Vaali, actress Badrossadat...
View ArticleCurtains up for Fajr Film Festival at Tehran theaters
TEHRAN -- The 33rd Fajr Film Festival opened during a ceremony at Tehran’s Milad Tower last evening. The ceremony began with reading a message from Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali...
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Ten foreign groups to perform at Fajr music festival
TEHRAN – Ten foreign groups will perform 15 concerts during the 30th Fajr International Music Festival, which will be held in Tehran from February 13 to 20. The groups are from Germany, Austria, the...
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Flutist Forugh Karimi to hold master classes in Tehran TEHRAN – Vienna-based Iranian musician and flutist Forugh Karimi will hold master classes at Tehran’s Shahrashub Music Institute from February 12...
View ArticleAlireza Qorbani’s new album “Drops of Rain” released
TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani’s new album entitled “Drops of Rain” has recently been released in Tehran. The album, which contains pieces composed and performed by brothers Sohrab and...
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Fajr theater festival to honor veteran stage artists
TEHRAN – The 33rd Fajr International Theater Festival will honor four stage artists for their lifetime achievements during the closing ceremony tonight. Actor Jafar Vaali, actress Badrossadat...
View ArticleCurtains up for Fajr Film Festival at Tehran theaters
TEHRAN -- The 33rd Fajr Film Festival opened during a ceremony at Tehran’s Milad Tower last evening. The ceremony began with reading a message from Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali...
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Parisian center to hold Persian calligraphy exhibition
TEHRAN – The Patronage Laïque Jules Valles Center in Paris will host an exhibition of Persian calligraphy from February 9 to March 13. A collection by Bahman Panahi will be showcased at the...
View ArticleTehran to host meeting of Iranian, Afghan literati
TEHRAN – The 5th Meeting of Iranian and Afghan Literati will be held in Tehran in late February. The meeting is held biennially, Mohammad Sarvar Rajaii, the director of the Afghanistan Literature...
View ArticleIranian cineastes condemn Charlie Hebdo’s insulting cartoons on Prophet...
TEHRAN – A large number of Iranian cineastes, who attended the opening ceremony of the 33rd Fajr Film Festival in Tehran on Saturday, signed a statement to censure the French satirical weekly, Charlie...
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Swedish children to enjoy “A Heart Bigger than the World”
TEHRAN – A Swedish translation of “A Heart Bigger than the World” by Iranian children’s book author Erfan Nazar-Ahari has recently been published in Sweden. Nazar-Ahari attended a ceremony at the...
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New York museum to display works by Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian
TEHRAN – The Guggenheim Museum in New York will be hosting an exhibition of mirror works and drawings by Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian, which will be held from March 13 to June 3. Entitled...
View ArticleTehran to host meeting of Iranian, Afghan literati
TEHRAN – The 5th Meeting of Iranian and Afghan Literati will be held in Tehran in late February. The meeting is held biennially, Mohammad Sarvar Rajaii, the director of the Afghanistan Literature...
View ArticleIranian cineastes condemn Charlie Hebdo’s insulting cartoons on Prophet...
TEHRAN – A large number of Iranian cineastes, who attended the opening ceremony of the 33rd Fajr Film Festival in Tehran on Saturday, signed a statement to censure the French satirical weekly, Charlie...
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Swedish children to enjoy “A Heart Bigger than the World”
TEHRAN – A Swedish translation of “A Heart Bigger than the World” by Iranian children’s book author Erfan Nazar-Ahari has recently been published in Sweden. Nazar-Ahari attended a ceremony at the...
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New York museum to display works by Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian
TEHRAN – The Guggenheim Museum in New York will be hosting an exhibition of mirror works and drawings by Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian, which will be held from March 13 to June 3. Entitled...
View ArticleMembers of Iranian Strategy Council for International Cinematic Affairs selected
TEHRAN -- Cinema Organization of Iran (COI) Director Hojjatollah Ayyubi has selected the members of the Iranian Strategy Council for International Cinematic Affairs, which implements policies of the...
View ArticleIran seeks registration of natural, historical sites in UNESCO
TEHRAN – Iran has recently submitted two documents on the Lut Desert and Iranian aqueducts (qanats) for registration on UNESCO’s list of the Natural World Heritage Sites and the World Heritage List....
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Benyamin to link Valentine’s Day with Sepandarmazgan in London, Tehran
TEHRAN -- Logan Hall of the University of London and Tehran’s Milad Tower will host fans of Iranian pop star Benyamin for concerts, which aim to forge link between Valentine’s Day and Sepandarmazgan,...
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Gilaki music ensemble to perform in Moscow
TEHRAN -- Gil and Amard, an ensemble from the northern Iranian province of Gilan, will perform several concerts of Gilaki folk music in Moscow. The concerts, which have been organized by the Iranian...
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