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Tehran concerts to introduce new musical instrument
TEHRAN -- A new wind instrument, named the yasnai, will be introduced during concerts that are being organized by tar virtuoso Kayvan Saket. Mohammad Beigi, the creator of the instrument, will play...
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TIBF faces sales slump in foreign section
TEHRAN -- Sales have slumped by 50 percent in the international section of the 26th Tehran International Book Fair in comparison with the figures for the previous edition of the event, the director of...
View ArticleTehran hosting meeting of ACD culture ministers
TEHRAN –Tehran is hosting a two-day meeting of ACD (Asia Cooperation Dialogue) culture ministers and high ranking officials, the first session of which began on Tuesday. Representatives from 32...
View ArticleTehran center to screen South Korean thrillers
TEHRAN -- The Arasbaran Cultural Center will screen two short thriller films from South Korea this evening. “Hide and Seek” by Huh Jung and “Lizard Girl” by Choi Si-young will go on screen at the...
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Tehran concerts to introduce new musical instrument
TEHRAN -- A new wind instrument, named the yasnai, will be introduced during concerts that are being organized by tar virtuoso Kayvan Saket. Mohammad Beigi, the creator of the instrument, will play...
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TIBF faces sales slump in foreign section
TEHRAN -- Sales have slumped by 50 percent in the international section of the 26th Tehran International Book Fair in comparison with the figures for the previous edition of the event, the director of...
View ArticleIran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan establish joint cultural organization
TEHRAN -- Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan have established an organization, which will be a center for art and cultural collaborations among the Persian speaking nations. Iranian Minister of...
View ArticleIntl. conference on Prophet Muhammad (S) honors filmmaker Majid Majidi
TEHRAN -- Iranian filmmaker Majid Majid was honored at the International Conference of Diplomacy and Soft Power in the Seerah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S), which opened on Wednesday in Tehran....
View ArticleIranian calligraphers win at IRCICA competition
TEHRAN – Iranian calligraphers have won all the awards in the nastaliq section of the 9th International Calligraphy Competition organized by the Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture...
View ArticleIranian, Georgian scholars discuss expansion of cultural relations
TEHRAN -- Iranian and Georgian scholars discussed the expansion of cultural relations between the two countries during a meeting at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair on Tuesday. The Iranian...
View ArticleDirector makes doc on Sadi’s influence on French revolutionary Lazare Carnot
TEHRAN – An Iranian director has made a documentary that highlights the Persian classical poet Sadi’s influence on Lazare Carnot (1753–1823), an administrator in successive governments of the French...
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Tehran exhibition explores Islamic art
TEHRAN -- Collections featuring various aspects of Islamic art were put on display in an exhibition at the Abolfazl Aali Gallery of Tehran’s Art Bureau on Tuesday. Paintings and works of calligraphy,...
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What’s in Art Galleries
Painting * An exhibition of abstract paintings by Hossein Cheraghchi is currently underway at the Golestan Gallery. The exhibit runs until May 15 at the gallery located at 34 Kamasaii St. in the...
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Iranian photographer Sadeq Tirafkan dies at 48
TEHRAN -- Iranian photographer Sadeq Tirafkan, famous for his photomontages, died in Toronto on Thursday at the age of 48. He had been suffering from brain cancer over the past few years. Tirafkan...
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National Library of Tatarstan donates books and CDs to INLA
TEHRAN – The National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan donated a collection of books and CDs to the Iran National Library and Archives (INLA) on Thursday. The donation was made during a ceremony...
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Game depicting Iranian hero who fought against British colonialism hitting...
TEHRAN – A computer game, which depicts a resistance movement organized by Raeis-Ali Delvari in the southern Iranian region of Tangestan during the early twentieth century, will be released this summer...
View Article26th Tehran International Book Fair wraps up
TEHRAN -- The 26th Tehran International Book Fair concluded during a ceremony at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla on Saturday. Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini and a number...
View ArticleIranian ensemble to perform at Tajik festival
TEHRAN -- An Iranian ensemble led by vocalist Vadud Moazzen is scheduled to give a concert at the Shashmaqam Music Festival in Tajikistan. The festival opened during a ceremony at the Sadriddin Aini...
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Quranic stories published in Russian
TEHRAN -- The Russian translation of “Ahsan ul-Qisas”, a book containing Quranic stories, has recently been published in Latvia and distributed in Russia. The book has been written by Iran-based Arab...
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Iranian center to screen four docs at Cannes Film Market
TEHRAN -- Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) will screen four documentary films at the Cannes Film Market, which will be held from May 15 to 24. The documentaries are “I Am a...
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