Persian language foundation established in Tehran on Sadi Day
TEHRAN – A foundation for the Persian language was established in Tehran on Sunday, which was Iran’s National Sadi Day. The foundation, which was named after the Persian poet Sadi, is planned to...
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Iranian film collects awards at Moscow festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian film “The Interpretation of a Dream” directed by Reza Daduii won three awards at DetectiveFEST, the international film festival of detective films and television programs in...
View ArticleAnother Persian translation of “Désirée” hits bookstores
TEHRAN -- Another Persian translation of the popular novel “Désirée” has recently been published by Ofogh in Tehran. Translated by Keyvan Abidi Ashtiani, the two-volume book is a part of the classic...
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Literati to celebrate National Sadi Day
TEHRAN -- Poet Sadi, the author of the classical Persian masterpieces Gulistan and Bustan, will be commemorated in Iran today, which is National Sadi Day. The Iranian people and literati attend a...
View ArticleTehran museum to display Polish posters
TEHRAN -- A collection of posters created by the Polish graphic designers will go on display during a exhibition, which will open at the Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum on April 26. Sixty...
View ArticleIranian, Russian film institutes sign MOU
TEHRAN -- Iran’s Visual Media Institute (VMI) and the Union of Russian Filmmakers (URF) have signed a memorandum of understanding in Moscow on Saturday. The MOU was signed by VMI Director...
View Article“Orange Suit” director declares candidacy in city council elections
TEHRAN -- Dariush Mehrjuii, the director of the environment-themed movie “The Orange Suit”, is preparing to campaign in the upcoming city council elections expected this year in June. He plans to...
View ArticleIran, Armenia to boost cultural relations
TEHRAN -- Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini and Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia Hasmik Poghosyan discussed the expansion of cultural relations during a...
View ArticlePersian language foundation established in Tehran on Sadi Day
TEHRAN – A foundation for the Persian language was established in Tehran on Sunday, which was Iran’s National Sadi Day. The foundation, which was named after the Persian poet Sadi, is planned to...
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Iranian film collects awards at Moscow festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian film “The Interpretation of a Dream” directed by Reza Daduii won three awards at DetectiveFEST, the international film festival of detective films and television programs in...
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National Library and Archives to safeguard historical Persian carpet patterns
TEHRAN -- Iran National Library and Archives (INLA) will safeguard the historical Persian carpet patterns, which are held at the Iran Carpet Company. According to an agreement signed between the two...
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Director withdraws from “Welcome to Tehran” project over official bureaucracy
TEHRAN -- Director Mehdi Naderi has withdrawn from “Welcome to Tehran” over Iranian cultural officials’ denial to qualify foreign actors for the film project, which was to explore problems tourists...
View ArticleIranian doc to compete in ethnographic filmfest in Edinburgh
TEHRAN -- The Iranian documentary “Lion Tomb” is an entry in the competition section of the 13th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film in Edinburgh, Scotland. Directed by Mahvash...
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Zurich gallery displays works by Iranian artist
TEHRAN -- An exhibition of works by Iranian artist Katayun Ruhi is currently underway at the AB Gallery in Zurich, Switzerland. Entitled “Ut Poesis Picture”, the collection is a combination of...
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Geneva theaters screening “It’s a Dream”
TEHRAN -- Two theaters in Geneva, Switzerland, have screened “It’s a Dream” by Iranian director Mahmud Ghaffari. “Screenings have been in progress at the theaters since four weeks ago and I will try...
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German orchestra to perform Kayhan Kalhor’s work during Palestinian tour
TEHRAN -- The Dresden Symphony Orchestra (Dresdner Sinfoniker) is scheduled to perform the Symphony for Palestine by the Iranian composer Kayhan Kalhor together with Palestinian and Azerbaijani...
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Pakistani poet appointed president of ECO Cultural Institute
TEHRAN -- Pakistan’s award-winning poet, academic and littérateur, Iftikhar Hussain Arif, has been appointed the president of the ECO Cultural Institute (ECI). ECI is the cultural wing of the...
View ArticleIranian artists to deliver speechs at Polish poster exhibit in Tehran
TEHRAN --- Iranian graphic designer Ebrahim Haqiqi and painters and art critic Aidin Aghdashlu are scheduled to deliver speeches at the opening ceremony of a poster exhibition of a group Polish...
View ArticleIranian satirist plans to publish his books in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The Iranian satirist and poet Shahram Shakiba has announced his plans to publish his books in Afghanistan in the future. “Due to the official restriction on publications in Iran, I prefer...
View ArticleIran’s Qorbani, Kalhor to perform in Austria
TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani and kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor will be giving a concert at the Festival 4020 in Linz, Austria on April 27, 2013. Santur virtuoso Ali Bahrami-Fard and...
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