Photos on acid attack stir Time readers’ sympathy
TEHRAN -- A photo essay on an acid attack in Iran has provoked sympathy of Time readers. The readers of the American weekly have written comments, sympathizing with the victims of the attack. The...
View ArticleIran to publish book on Russian Orientalist Minorsky
TEHRAN -- Iran’s cultural attaché’s office in Moscow plans to publish a book on the life story of the Russian Orientalist and Iranologist Vladimir Minorsky (1877-1966). The Iranian scholars Gudarz...
View ArticleAlireza Qorbani to give concert in Vienna
TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani is scheduled to perform a concert at the Ehrbar Hall in Vienna on February 1. Iran’s Persian Art Music Ensemble will accompany him during the concert,...
View ArticleArabic translation of modern Persian poetry on the way
TEHRAN – Iranian poet and translator Musa Bidaj is currently rendering a collection of modern Persian poetry into Arabic. Works by over 30 poets from various generations have been selected for “The...
View ArticleIRIB will review “Argo”, but won’t screen it
TEHRAN -- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) announced on Sunday that it will not screen “Argo”. IRIB Deputy Director Ali Darabi said on Friday that its Namayesh Channel, which is...
View Article“Shadow Show” juxtaposes elements of Persian and European art
TEHRAN – A Dublin-based Iranian painter has blended some Iranian and European elements in her latest collection entitled “Shadow Show”. Roxana Manuchehri’s collection is currently on display in an...
View ArticleBook on history of polo to be published in Iran
TEHRAN -- A book exploring the history of polo as an original Iranian game will be published in Iran in the near future. “Polo is not an ordinary game for me, but it is an aspect of ancient Iranian...
View ArticleFajr filmfest announces foreign lineup for special screenings
TEHRAN – A lineup of foreign films will be screened in the Special Section of the 31st Fajr International Film Festival, organizers announced on Thursday. Films from 12 countries including Taiwan,...
View ArticleRumi belongs to Iran and the entire world: Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that the Persian mystic and poet Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273) belongs to Iran and the entire world. Speaking at a conference entitled Shams’s...
View ArticleIranian TV execs mulling over screening of “Argo”
TEHRAN -- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) is currently considering the possibility of screening “Argo”, the Hollywood thriller about the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to bring...
View ArticlePhotos on acid attack stir Time readers’ sympathy
TEHRAN -- A photo essay on an acid attack in Iran has provoked sympathy of Time readers. The readers of the American weekly have written comments, sympathizing with the victims of the attack. The...
View ArticleIran to publish book on Russian Orientalist Minorsky
TEHRAN -- Iran’s cultural attaché’s office in Moscow plans to publish a book on the life story of the Russian Orientalist and Iranologist Vladimir Minorsky (1877-1966). The Iranian scholars Gudarz...
View ArticleAlireza Qorbani to give concert in Vienna
TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani is scheduled to perform a concert at the Ehrbar Hall in Vienna on February 1. Iran’s Persian Art Music Ensemble will accompany him during the concert,...
View ArticleArabic translation of modern Persian poetry on the way
TEHRAN – Iranian poet and translator Musa Bidaj is currently rendering a collection of modern Persian poetry into Arabic. Works by over 30 poets from various generations have been selected for “The...
View ArticleIRIB will review “Argo”, but won’t screen it
TEHRAN -- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) announced on Sunday that it will not screen “Argo”. IRIB Deputy Director Ali Darabi said on Friday that its Namayesh Channel, which is...
View Article“Shadow Show” juxtaposes elements of Persian and European art
TEHRAN – A Dublin-based Iranian painter has blended some Iranian and European elements in her latest collection entitled “Shadow Show”. Roxana Manuchehri’s collection is currently on display in an...
View ArticleBook on history of polo to be published in Iran
TEHRAN -- A book exploring the history of polo as an original Iranian game will be published in Iran in the near future. “Polo is not an ordinary game for me, but it is an aspect of ancient Iranian...
View ArticleIran to publish book on Russian Orientalist Minorsky
TEHRAN -- Iran’s cultural attaché’s office in Moscow plans to publish a book on the life story of the Russian Orientalist and Iranologist Vladimir Minorsky (1877-1966). The Iranian scholars Gudarz...
View ArticleAlireza Qorbani to give concert in Vienna
TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani is scheduled to perform a concert at the Ehrbar Hall in Vienna on February 1. Iran’s Persian Art Music Ensemble will accompany him during the concert,...
View ArticleArabic translation of modern Persian poetry on the way
TEHRAN – Iranian poet and translator Musa Bidaj is currently rendering a collection of modern Persian poetry into Arabic. Works by over 30 poets from various generations have been selected for “The...
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