American love poems to appear in Persian
TEHRAN – Love poems from Richard Brautigan’s collection “It’s Raining in Love” and Langston Hughes’ “Love Is a Bright Star” have been translated into Persian by Alireza Behnam. Nashr-e Ahuraii will...
View Article“Fateless” to hit Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of the Hungarian author Imre Kertész’s “Fateless” will be published in Iran in the near future. Translated by Alireza Keyvaninejad, the book will be released by Mahi...
View ArticleMusician donates antique Russian violin to Tehran museum
TEHRAN -- The veteran Iranian violinist Bozorg Lashgari has donated an antique Russian violin to the Music Museum of Iran. He presented the violin on his 90th birthday, which was celebrated Thursday...
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Cannes Jury Prize-winner “A Screaming Man” reviewed in Tehran
TEHRAN – The Jury Prize winner of the Cannes Film Festival in 2010, “A Screaming Man”, was reviewed Thursday during a session at the Iranian House of Cinema (IHC) in Tehran. The Chadian director...
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Entezami Museum to feature 150 years of Iranian theater
TEHRAN -- One hundred and fifty years of Iranian theater will be put on display at the Entezami Museum, which is scheduled to open in Tehran on May 17, designer Behruz Gharibpur said on Thursday....
View ArticleIranian people, literati to celebrate National Sadi Day
TEHRAN – Groups of Iranian people and literati are scheduled to come together at Fars National Library and Archives in Shiraz to commemorate Sadi, the creator of the classical Persian masterpieces...
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Iranian short film to go on screen at Cannes festival
TEHRAN -- The Iranian movie “The Night the Earth Stopped” will go on screen at the Short Film Corner of the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival, which will be held from May 14 to 25. Directed by Puya...
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German poetry discussed at Tehran meeting
TEHRAN – German poetry was discussed at a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday evening. The meeting entitled the German Poetry Night was organized by the Persian literary monthly Bokhara at the Mahmud...
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Paris Museum of Modern Art to showcase Persian works
TEHRAN – Works by Iranian artists will be put on display in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (Musée d’Art Moderne) in Paris in May. The exhibition entitled Unedited History reflects the art...
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Dubai gallery to explore rose and nightingale in contemporary Iranian art
TEHRAN -- The Jamm Gallery in Dubai plans to spotlight the rose and the nightingale in contemporary Iranian art during an exhibition, which will run from April 24 to May 29. Works by Navid...
View ArticleIran to be guest of honor at Florence handicraft fair
TEHRAN – Iran will be the guest of honor at the 78th International Handicrafts Trade Fair, which will be held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy from April 24 to May 1. Iran will present...
View Article“Shadows Roam Wherever They Want” heading to Bangkok filmfest
TEHRAN – The Iranian documentary “Shadows Roam Wherever They Want” is scheduled to be screened at the 12th Annual World Film Festival of Bangkok, which will be held from October 17 to 26. Directed...
View ArticlePlays by Václav Havel appear in Persian
TEHRAN – Persian versions of several plays by Czech dramatist Václav Havel have recently been published in Iran. “Protest and Four Other Plays”, “Mountain Hotel”, “Guardian Angel”, “Motomorphosis”,...
View ArticleIranian films line up for Berlin festival
TEHRAN – Six Iranian films will compete in the 29th Black International Cinema Berlin, which will be held from May 7 to 11. The films are “End of Season 3” directed by Soran Fahim, “Almond” by...
View ArticleIran seeks registration of five books on UNESCO list
TEHRAN -- Iran has recently applied for registration of five rare books on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register list. The five books have been proposed by the Iranian National Commission for...
View ArticleLeader asks eulogists to avoid highlighting differences among Muslims
TEHRAN -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has asked eulogists and religious poets to avoid highlighting the differences among Muslims. Speaking at a meeting...
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Tehran Book City Institute to host weeklong commemoration of Tolstoy
TEHRAN -- The Russian novelist and social critic Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1828–1910) will be commemorated during a weeklong program at Tehran’s Book City Institute next week. The program entitled...
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Artists to express ‘what’s on their minds’ in video art project
TEHRAN – Seven artists will be holding a series of video installations entitled “What’s on Your Mind?” at Tehran’s Aryana Gallery from April 25 to May 1. Reza Kianian, Amir Esbati, Samira...
View ArticleECO Cultural Institute to host exhibition of Iranian handicrafts
TEHRAN – A collection of exquisite Iranian handicrafts will go on display in an exhibition at the Economic Cooperation Organization’s Cultural Institute in Tehran. Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism...
View ArticleIranian Quran reciter, memorizer to compete in Tunisian contest
TEHRAN – Iranian reciter Mohammad Noruzi and memorizer Peyman Ayazi will participate in the 4th Tunis International Quran Memorization and Recitation Competition. The contest will be held in the...
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