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2021-02-06 18:40
“Epidemic” exposes liars in Nowhere City
TEHRAN – Iranian director Reza Purtorab is competing at the 39th Fajr Theater Festival with his latest play “Epidemic” that disgraces liars in the imaginary metropolis of Nowhere City.
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2021-02-06 18:36
“Day of Armita” highlights Iranian scientist’s assassination at Fajr Theater Festival
TEHRAN – An Iranian troupe is performing “Day of Armita” about the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Dariush Rezainejad at the 39th Fajr Theater Festival this year.
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2021-02-06 16:01
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Record of Online Concert Viewing Broken in Country
* The largest online concert of the country was highly welcomed held on Feb. 4 on the occasion of birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH), marking Mothers’ Day, through the two applications of “RUBIKA” and “IGap”. In this online concert, it was highly welcomed by about 1.7 million spectators.
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2021-02-05 18:53
Persian translator of Turkish literature Iraj Nobakht dies at 88
TEHRAN – Persian translator of Turkish literature Iraj Nobakht has died. He was 88 years old.
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2021-02-05 18:50
French writer Claire Joubert’s latest book on Hazrat Fatima (SA) published
TEHRAN – The latest book by the Tehran-based French writer and illustrator Claire Joubert has recently been published by Rud-e Abi Publications in Qom.
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2021-02-05 18:49
Fajr Theater Festival’s lineup features over ten plays on Commander Soleimani
TEHRAN – Over 10 plays on Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani have been performed during the 39th Fajr Theater Festival, currently underway in Tehran, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi said on Thursday.
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2021-02-05 18:45
What’s in Tehran art galleries
* Sohrab Gallery is hanging a collection of paintings and drawings by Yahya Ruydel in an exhibition entitled “Ground 2”.
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2021-02-05 18:41
Iranian cineastes express sympathy over death of Ali Ansarian
TEHRAN – Iranian cineastes have expressed their sympathy over the death of actor and former footballer Ali Ansarian who died of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
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2021-02-05 18:37
IRIB official calls “Salman Farsi” international, interreligious series
TEHRAN – Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) deputy managing director has called the Iranian TV series “Salman Farsi” an international and interreligious project.
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2021-02-03 18:41
Sarah Crossan’s “Toffee” at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – Irish writer Sarah Crossan’s novel “Toffee” has recently been published in Persian.
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2021-02-03 18:40
13th Fajr Festival of Visual Arts to open Saturday
TEHRAN – The 13th Fajr Festival of Visual Arts will open in the Saba Art and Cultural Institute on Saturday with more female artists participating this year.
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2021-02-03 18:40
ICRO, Alija Izetbegovic Foundation sign MOU
TEHRAN – A memorandum of understating (MOU) has been signed between Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) and the Alija Izetbegovic Foundation in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo.
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2021-02-03 18:37
Iranian publisher to review Mario Vargas Llosa’s “Harsh Times”
TEHRAN – Setara, the Iranian publisher of the Persian version of Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa’s “Harsh Times”, plans to organize a review session of the novel.
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2021-02-03 18:34
Tehran billboards to depict pediatric patients’ paintings
TEHRAN – Copies of a selection of top works from the 6th International Festival of Pediatric Patients’ Painting (IFPPP) will be showcased on billboards across Tehran.
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2021-02-03 18:28
Iranian movies line up for Waco Family and Faith Film Festival
TEHRAN – A lineup of Iranian movies will be competing in the Waco Family and Faith International Film Festival, which opens tomorrow at the Hippodrome Theatre in Waco, Texas, the organizers have announced.
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2021-02-03 18:22
Insufficient funds key obstacle to war filmmaking: “The Sniper” director
TEHRAN – Ali Ghaffari, director of the war drama “The Sniper”, has said that lack of adequate funding is the main obstacle in the way of the directors trying to make films on the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.
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2021-02-02 19:42
“Rumi’s Secret” unlocked at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Brad Gooch’s “Rumi’s Secret: The Life of the Sufi Poet of Love” has recently been published by Negah Publications.
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2021-02-02 19:40
Iranian Artists Forum to host Intl. Art Festival of Resistance
TEHRAN – The sixth International Art Festival of Resistance will open at the Iranian Artists Forum on February 8 with a top selection of artworks in the forms of poster, sculpture, typography, illustration, cartoon and caricature.
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2021-02-02 19:39
Makhtum-Qoli Faraghi’s sculpture to embellish hometown Gonbad-e Qabus
TEHRAN – A concrete sculpture of Iranian-Turkmen poet Makhtum-Qoli Faraghi (Magtymguly Pyragy, 1733-1790) will be set up at Gonbad-e Qabus, a major square in the northern province of Golestan.
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2021-02-02 19:38
Iranian, Turkish media officials meet in Ankara
TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Culture Minister for Press Affairs Mohammad Khodadi met with Turkish Presidency’s Deputy Director of Communication Çagatay Özdemir in his recent visit to Turkey.
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2021-02-02 19:33
Book analyzing Gen. Soleimani’s leadership qualities published
TEHRAN – A book giving a scientific analysis about Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani’s leadership qualities has recently been published.
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2021-02-02 19:27
Where Is Friend Kiarostami?: Pompidou Center, MK2 Films to review oeuvre of Kiarostami
TEHRAN – The Pompidou Center in Paris and the French company MK2 Films have teamed up to exhibit an oeuvre of Abbas Kiarostami, the world-renowned Iranian artist who was an old hand in numerous art media, in a program named “Where Is Friend Kiarostami?”
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2021-02-02 19:22
By Ali-Akbar Jenabzadeh
Doc tells future generations truth of war against terrorism in Syria
TEHRAN – Following the outbreak of the war against terrorism in Syria, an all-out effort began by certain media outlets to portray the facts on the war upside down. The criminal and the victim were transposed in the narrative provided by those outlets to justify the illegal engagement of countries like the U.S. and its allies in the war. Since then, numerous Iranian and non-Iranian filmmakers have tried to produce documentaries and movies about the reality of the crisis. One of those documentary filmmakers is Vahid Farahani who has recently completed his film “Why Syria?”. He believes that to properly study the issue, it should be considered from many different angles.
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2021-02-01 19:06
“About Average” by Andrew Clements at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Andrew Clements’ “About Average” has recently been published by Afarinegan Publications.
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2021-02-01 19:05
Three Iranian shorts to compete in Italy’s Cefalu festival
TEHRAN – Three Iranian short films with the central themes of immigration will be competing in the Cefalu Film Festival, which will be running from May 1 to August 31, producer Peyman Shahmohamamdi announced Monday.
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2021-02-01 19:03
Fajr visual arts festival to celebrate birthday of Hazrat Fatima (SA) with “Shadow of Tooba”
TEHRAN – A selection of artworks by top female artists of all the previous editions of the Fajr Festival of Visual Arts will be shown in the virtual exhibit “Shadow of Tooba” to celebrate the birthday of Hazrat Fatima (SA), the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (S).
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2021-02-01 18:59
IIDCYA to introduce Islamic Revolution photographers to children
TEHRAN – The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) plans to introduce five Iranian photographers famous for their photos of the early days of the Islamic Revolution to children.
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2021-02-01 18:37
“Philosopher of the Heart” published in Persian
TEHRAN – “Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Soren Kierkegaard” by Clare Carlisle has recently been published in Persian.
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2021-02-01 18:34
Crazy Body director Yasser Khaseb gives nod to national heroes in “Sky Wall”
TEHRAN – Yasser Khaseb, director of the Iranian theater troupe Crazy Body, plans to acknowledge national heroes and those people who sacrificed themselves for the country in a performance entitled “Sky Wall”.
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2021-02-01 18:31
Asiavision honors IRIB for timely coverage of news on Gen. Soleimani assassination
TEHRAN – Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has received the award for Outstanding Coverage of Breaking News for reporting of Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani’s assassination at the Asiavision Annual Awards.