Poetry by Imam Ali (AS) appears in Persian
TEHRAN – The Divan of Imam Ali (AS) has recently been published in Persian for the first time in Iran, publisher Rashedin announced on Sunday. Like the Nahj-ul-Balagha, the poems of the divan were...
View ArticleMajid Entezami to compose music in commemoration of war veterans
TEHRAN -- The Sacred Defense Museum has recently commissioned the guest conductor of the Tehran Symphonic Orchestra Majid Entezami to compose a piece in commemoration of the Iranian victims of the...
View Article“Cyrus the Great” hits Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN -- “Cyrus the Great” written by Samuel Willard Crompton has recently been published in Persian. The book, which was translated into Persian by Sara Hashemi, has been printed by Qoqnus...
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Literati meet Supreme Leader
TEHRAN – A group of poets and cultural figures met the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on Saturday evening. Several Persian-speaking poets from India,...
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Tehran gallery hangs rare paintings of Imam Ali (AS)
TEHRAN -- Tehran’s Shokuh Gallery is playing host to an exhibition of rare paintings of Imam Ali (AS), the first imam of the Shia. A collection of 32 paintings depicting portraits of Imam Ali (AS)...
View ArticlePlaywright to pen life story of Iranian football icon Ali Daei
TEHRAN -- Iranian playwright and stage director Chista Yasrebi plans to write the life story of the Iranian football icon Ali Daei in a novel. “The proposal for writing the novel was made by the...
View ArticleChekhov’s “Bear” to raise funds for orphans
TEHRAN – An Iranian theater troupe plans to donate the entire box office receipts of its Tuesday performance of Anton Chekhov’s “The Bear” for the benefit of orphans. Esmaeil Shafiei’s troupe has...
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Paintings worth $600,000 stolen from Tehran private collection
TEHRAN -- Two calligraphic paintings by Mohammad Ehsaii and six other tableaus worth an estimated over $600,000 were burgled from a private collection in northern Tehran last Friday. Owner Mohammad...
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“Modest Reception” stars win best actor awards at Indian filmfest
TEHRAN -- The stars of the Iranian film “Modest Reception” won the best actress and actor awards at the closing ceremony of the 12th Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival in New Delhi, organizers announced on...
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Author Mahmud Golabdareii dies at 73
TEHRAN -- Veteran novelist and short story writer Mahmud Golabdarreii died of respiratory disease at his home in Tehran on Sunday. He was 73. Born in 1939 in Tehran, Golabdareii began his writing...
View ArticleSouth Korean writer to take “Persian Myths Tour”
TEHRAN – South Korean writer Gong Wonkuk, known as the “walking mythologist” in his country, plans to visit Iran and its historical sites during the Persian Myths Tour, which will be running from...
View ArticleIran’s Azadeh Shahmiri on Swiss theater festival jury
TEHRAN – The young Iranian writer/director Azadeh Shahmiri is among the jury members of the Zurich Theater Spectacle, a Swiss festival focusing on modern performing arts and theatrical presentations,...
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Dutch-Japanese couple tie the knot in Persian nomad style
TEHRAN – A Dutch-Japanese couple interested in Persian nomads and their traditional way of living, has made their wish come true recently by holding their wedding ceremony in the Iranian nomad style in...
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Dagestan radio airing Persian “Good Stories”
TEHRAN -- On Sunday Azamat-Media, a popular radio in the Republic of Dagestan, began airing stories from “Good Stories for Good Children”, the fascinating book by the Iranian children’s writer Mehdi...
View ArticleIranian troupe to perform play based on Lorca’s “Yerma” in Belarus
TEHRAN -- “Bitter like Blood in the Veins of Yerma”, a play based on Federico Garcia Lorca’s “Yerma”, is scheduled to be performed by an Iranian troupe at the White Tower International Theater...
View ArticleTMCA’s plan to hold Gunther Uecker exhibit discussed
TEHRAN – German Ambassador Brand Erbel and Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) Director Ehsan Aqaii discussed the museum’s plan to hold the exhibition of the German sculptor and op artist Gunther...
View ArticleDocuments on Iranian Constitutional Movement on display at INLA
TEHRAN -- The Iran National Library and Archives (INLA) is playing host to an exhibition of documents on the Iranian Constitutional Movement. The Iranian Constitutional Movement took place between...
View ArticleFilms from 66 countries submitted to Iran’s New Horizon
TEHRAN -- New Horizon, Iran’s international festival for independent filmmakers, has received submissions from 66 countries for its first edition, which will be held in Tehran from September 2 to 5....
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Photos of zurkhaneh sports on display at Tehran center
TEHRAN -- A collection of photos displaying athletes in some zurkhanehs, traditional Iranian sports clubs, is on display in an exhibition at Tehran’s Arasbaran Cultural Center. The collection is...
View ArticleAsghar Farhadi sends condolences to Iran quake victims
TEHRAN -- Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has sent a message of condolence to the victims of the two earthquakes jolt regions in northwestern Iran on Saturday. “Dear Azeri...
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