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Bani-Etemad’s APSA prize up for auction to benefit homeless women
TEHRAN -- The jury grand prize that Iranian filmmaker Rakhshan Bani-Etemad won for “Tales” at the 8th Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2014 will go on sale during an international auction to raise funds...
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12 nations seek UNESCO’s approval for new Noruz file
TEHRAN -- Twelve countries are seeking UNESCO’s approval to register a new file on Noruz, the ancient celebration of the Iranian New Year that begins on the first day of spring, on its List of the...
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“Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” to go on screen at Melbourne conference TEHRAN - Iranian filmmaker Puran Derakhshandeh’s family drama “Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” will go on screen during the Conference on...
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Antoin Sevruguin’s photos of Persepolis published in book
TEHRAN -- The photos of Persepolis taken by Georgian photographer Antoin Sevruguin (1830-1933) during the 19th century have been published in book form in Iran. The book entitled “Persepolis through...
View ArticleWinners of Fajr Intl. Poetry Festival announced
TEHRAN – Winners of the 9th Fajr International Poetry Festival were announced during a ceremony at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Saturday. The book entitled “On the Silk Road” by the late Mohammad...
View ArticleLetter 31 of Nahj-ul-Balagha of Imam Ali (AS) published in Japanese
TEHRAN – A Japanese translation of Letter 31 of the Nahj-ul-Balagha of Imam Ali (AS) has been published in a book in Iran. The book was unveiled during a ceremony at the Nahj-ul-Balagha...
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Stage director Manijeh Mahamedi honored
TEHRAN -- Manijeh Mahamedi, stage director, translator and university educator, was honored for her lifetime achievements during a ceremony held at Tehran’s Sangelaj Hall on Saturday. A number of...
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Painting exhibit to raise funds for people with cancer TEHRAN - Iranian painter Bahram Dabiri will showcase his latest collection in an exhibition at Seyhun Gallery No. 1 to raise funds for people...
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Vocalist Shahram Nazeri honored in Albania
TEHRAN- Iranian vocalist Shahram Nazeri was honored for his lifetime achievements in traditional Iranian music during a meeting in Berat, Albania on Saturday. The meeting entitled “Cultural...
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No country immune to censorship of books: official
TEHRAN -- MP Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, who is also the director of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature, has said that there is no country that does not engage in censorship of books....
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Japanese Iranologist Tsuneo Kuroyanagi commemorated in Tokyo
TEHRAN – The late Japanese Iranologist Tsuneo Kuroyanagi, the founder of the Department of Persian Studies at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, has been commemorated during a ceremony held at...
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Toronto Intl. Film Festival to review Iranian cinema
TEHRAN -- Iranian cinema is being reviewed during a program by the organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival. The month-long program entitled “I for Iran” opened at the cinematheque of...
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‘You will never know the truth about Iran unless you have been there’
Marvin Hooft, 27, born and raised in the Netherlands. From September till November 2014 he has backpacked trough Iran with a close friend. “I have studied media psychology in the Netherlands and...
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Istanbul festival to screen Iranian movies TEHRAN – Three Iranian films will be competing in the 34th Istanbul International Film Festival, which is scheduled to be held in the Turkish city from April...
View ArticleIranian, German experts to excavate “archeologists’ lost paradise”
TEHRAN -- A team of Iranian and German archaeologists will head to Jiroft in southern Iran in the near future to excavate the 5000-year-old site, which is known as the “archeologists’ lost paradise.”...
View ArticleRussian author of Iranian origin Fazil Iskander honored in Moscow
TEHRAN – Russian author of Iranian origin Fazil Abdulovich Iskander was honored during a ceremony held at the Moscow Public Library on Monday. Fazil Iskander is the most famous Abkhaz writer,...
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Poetic visual art pieces of Arash Shirinbab on display in Tehran
TEHRAN – U.S.-based Iranian young artist and calligrapher Arash Shirinbab is displaying a collection of his recent poetic visual art pieces at the Gallery of Fine Arts of Tehran’s Sadabad Cultural...
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Female directors make most popular movies of the year
TEHRAN – “The City of Mice 2”, “Ceasefire 2”, and “Track 143”, three movies produced by Iranian directors, were on top of the list of Iran’s most popular films of the year. The list was announced...
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‘You will never know the truth about Iran unless you have been there’
Marvin Hooft, 27, born and raised in the Netherlands. From September till November 2014 he has backpacked trough Iran with a close friend. “I have studied media psychology in the Netherlands and...
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Istanbul festival to screen Iranian movies TEHRAN – Three Iranian films will be competing in the 34th Istanbul International Film Festival, which is scheduled to be held in the Turkish city from April...
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