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Journey to the Republic of Korea
SEOUL -- I arrived at Incheon International Airport on August 15. It was 4:25 p.m. local time. The interpreter, Kwak Saera, was waiting for me at the airport holding a placard with my name written on...
View ArticleKazakh festival to screen “Don’t Worry Sara”
TEHRAN -- The Iranian movie “Don’t Worry Sara” will go on screen at the 8th Eurasia International Film Festival, which will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from September 17 to 22. Elaheh Hesari,...
View ArticleFour foreign scholars receive nominations for Jalal Sattari Award
TEHRAN – Five nominations for the Jalal Sattari Award, a nongovernmental Iranian honor for ritual performance, have been announced with four of them are from foreign countries. Norwegian folk singer...
View Article“Acrid” to compete in Duhok filmfest in Iraq
TEHRAN – “Acrid”, an Iranian family drama by writer and director Kiarash Asadizadeh, will be competing in the 2nd Duhok International Film Festival, which takes place in Duhok, a city in the Kurdistan...
View ArticleIranian House of Cinema to reopen today
TEHRAN -- The Iranian House of Cinema (IHC) will reopen today during a ceremony after about a two-year forced shutdown, Iran Cinema Organization Managing Director, Hojjatollah Ayyubi, who is also the...
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Islamic scholar Abdolmohammad Ayati dies at 87
TEHRAN -- Iranian Islamic scholar Abdolmohammad Ayati, mostly known for his translations of the Holy Quran and Imam Ali’s Nahj-ul-Balagha, died at Tehran’s Imam Hussein Hospital at the age of 87....
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Homayun to give concerts in Vietnam
TEHRAN – The Iranian ensemble Homayun directed by conductor Mehran Mehrnia will be leaving Iran on September 25 to give concerts in Vietnam. Vocalist Amir Asna-Ashari will accompany the band in their...
View ArticleVeteran painter Nasser Ovissi’s works reproduced in book
TEHRAN -- A book containing a large number of the U.S.-based Iranian painter Nasser Ovissi’s works was published in Tehran and released on Thursday. “Paintings of Ovissi: Selective Works of Nasser...
View ArticleMalaysia Art Expo to hang Iranian artworks
TEHRAN -- Works by twelve Iranian artists will go on display at the 7th Malaysia Art Expo, which will be held from September 19 to 22. Paintings by Mina Hedayat, Fatemeh Mofarrahi, Atusa Zolqadr,...
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Iranian director to stage “Antigone” at Polish festival
TEHRAN -- Iranian director Homayun Ghanizadeh will stage “Antigone” with an Estonian cast at the Dialog Festival, which will be held from October 11 to 18 in Wroclaw, Poland. Anderson Ago, Raimo...
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Iranian artists to display works at Kuwaiti exhibit
TEHRAN – Iranian artists Majid Abbasi Farahani and Shadi Noyani will be displaying their works at an art exhibition, which will open today at the Contemporary Art Platform in Kuwait. Entitled “In the...
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Cartoons disclose Qajar king’s harem
TEHRAN – An exhibition of cartoons on women in the harem of the Qajar king Nasser ad-Din Shah (1831-1896) will open at Tehran’s Silk Road Gallery on September 20. A collection of 14 cartoons by...
View ArticleKorean artists coming to establish “Friendship with the People of Tehran”
TEHRAN -- A group of South Korean artists will be arriving in Tehran today to implement a program entitled “Friendship with the People of Tehran”. The ten-day program has been organized based on a...
View ArticleUkraine orchestra, Iranian choir record university song
TEHRAN – The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and Iran’s Avasa Choir Group have recorded a song for Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University. The song, which was performed in August, will be...
View ArticleIranian ensemble to perform at Barcelona festival
TEHRAN -- The traditional Iranian music ensemble Tariqat will be giving a concert at the 12th Asia Festival, which will be held in Barcelona from September 20 to 24. The ensemble, led by Hossein...
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Iran-Indonesia joint photo exhibit opens in Jakarta
TEHRAN – A joint exhibition of photos by photojournalists Mojtaba Heidari from Iran’s Mehr News Agency and Puspa Perwitasari from Indonesia’s Antara News Agency was inaugurated in Jakarta on Saturday....
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Iranian culture minister, Azeri official meet in Tehran
TEHRAN -- Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati met Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations of Azerbaijan Elshad Iskandarov in Tehran on Saturday....
View ArticleNew director of National Museum of Iran appointed
TEHRAN -- Mahnaz Abdollahkhan Gorji, an expert on manuscript books, has been appointed to the National Museum of Iran (NMI). The appointment was announced by the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and...
View ArticleWinners of Jalal Sattari Awards announced
TEHRAN – Three winners of the Jalal Sattari Awards, a nongovernmental Iranian honor for ritual performance, were announced during the opening ceremony of the 16th International Traditional and Ritual...
View ArticleKonya dervishes to accompany Shams in Tehran concerts
TEHRAN – The Iranian Sufi music ensemble Shams conducted by Keikhosro Purnazeri will be giving concerts here at Tehran’s Milad Tower for several nights running from October 31 to November 2....
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