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2021-06-27 18:35
Stories teaching Iranian children personal, social rights based on UN convention
TEHRAN – A book series composed of two Persian stories teaching children their personal and social rights based on information from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) has been published.
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2021-06-26 18:36
Shorts from Iran line up for Fribourg Intl. Film Festival
TEHRAN – Four short movies from Iranian filmmakers will be competing in the Fribourg International Film Festival, which will take place in Fribourg, Switzerland from July 16 to 25.
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2021-06-26 18:32
Iranian movies win awards at Light to the World Intl. Youth Film Festival
TEHRAN – Iranian movies have won awards at the Light to the World International Youth Film Festival in Rybinsk, Russia.
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2021-06-26 18:28
Iran publishes book revealing motives behind U.S. invasion of Iraq
TEHRAN – The Iranian Culture Center in Baghdad has recently published a book that reveals the aims the U.S. had in the invasion of Iraq.
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2021-06-25 18:38
Vera Brosgol’s “Be Prepared” published in Persian
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Vera Brosgol’s “Be Prepared” has been released by Elmi Farhangi Publications.
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2021-06-25 18:35
Danish biennial Socle du Monde displaying works by Mahsa Karimizadeh
TEHRAN – Works by Iranian sculptor Mahsa Karimizadeh are on view at the Socle du Monde Biennale now underway in the Danish city of Herning.
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2021-06-25 18:33
“Khayyam Fountain” goes for Sharjah Art Foundation showcase
TEHRAN – “Khayyam Fountain”, one of the last masterworks created by Iranian artist Monir Shahrudi Farmanfarmaian (1924-2019), has been showcased at the Sharjah Art Foundation in the United Arab Emirates.
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2021-06-23 18:37
Tehran theater to host “Fools”
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Mehregan Theater will be playing host to theatergoers for a reading performance of American playwright Neil Simon’s comic fable “Fools” on Saturday.
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2021-06-23 18:34
Hyderabad children showcase impression of Shiraz at painting exhibit “A Color from the East”
TEHRAN – An exhibition opened in Shiraz on Tuesday displaying a collection of paintings by a group of schoolchildren in Hyderabad who have drawn their impressions of the southern Iranian city.
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2021-06-23 18:27
“Iran” documentary maker Hamid Mojtahedi dies at 80
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Hamid Mojtahedi, the man behind the “Iran” documentaries that recorded a large number of historical and religious sites in his homeland for 20 years, died on Tuesday at the age of 80, his son Amir-Hossein said.
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2021-06-22 18:41
Book Cartoon biennial receives over 6,000 submissions
TEHRAN – The 5th edition of the International Biennial Book Cartoon Contest has received over 6,000 submissions from 57 countries, the organizers announced on Tuesday.
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2021-06-22 18:37
Arabic translation of General Soleimani’s autobiography “I Feared Nothing” released
TEHRAN – An Arabic translation of Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani’s autobiography “I Feared Nothing” has been released at the 22nd Iraq International Book Fair in Baghdad.
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2021-06-22 18:32
“Release from Heaven” ready for release in Iran
TEHRAN – The Revayat Cultural Foundation plans to release its acclaimed 2017 animated movie “Release from Heaven” in Iran in the near future.
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2021-06-21 18:24
“Holy Bread”, “Radiograph of a Family” praised by ZagrebDox audience
TEHRAN – Iranian documentaries “Radiograph of a Family” and “Holy Bread” are among the top ten favorite films selected by the audience at ZagrebDox, the organizers of the Croatian international documentary festival announced on Sunday.
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2021-06-21 18:21
“Ballad of a White Cow” wins Berlinale Competition Audience Award
TEHRAN – Iranian drama “Ballad of a White Cow” co-directed by Behtash Sanaeiha and Maryam Moqaddam has won third place in the 2021 Berlinale Competition Audience Award, the organizers announced on Sunday.
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2021-06-21 18:18
Iran honors Japanese scholar Ryuichi Sugiyama for studies on Imam Reza (AS)
TEHRAN – Iran has honored Japanese scholar Ryuichi Sugiyama for his comprehensive studies on the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Imam of the Shia.
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2021-06-20 18:39
“Sun Children” picked for CineMasters Competition at Munich festival
TEHRAN – Iranian director Majid Majidi’s latest movie “Sun Children” has been selected to be showcased in the CineMasters Competition of the Munich International Film Festival – Filmfest Munchen in Germany.
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2021-06-20 18:35
Arabic translation of “A Glimpse of Iran’s Literary Past” introduced at Baghdad book fair
TEHRAN – An Arabic translation of prominent Iranian historian Abdolhossein Zarrinkub’s “A Glimpse of Iran’s Literary Past” has been introduced during a special meeting by its Iranian publisher at the 22nd Iraq International Book Fair in Baghdad.
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2021-06-20 18:32
Shanghai festival honors “The Contrary Route” director Abolfazl Jalili, star Puyan Shekari
TEHRAN – Iran’s Abolfazl Jalili won the Golden Goblet for best director for his drama “The Contrary Route” at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) on Sunday while his film’s star Puyan Shekari was honored as best actor at the prestigious Chinese event.
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2021-06-19 18:35
Book on German literati inspired by Hafez poetry published
TEHRAN – Berlin-based Iranian scholar Nasser Kanani’s book scrutinizing the German literati influenced by Persian poet Hafez has been published in Germany.
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2021-06-19 18:32
Iranian director Ali Shams to stage Shahnameh story in Rome
TEHRAN – Iranian director Ali Shams has announced his plan to stage a story from the Persian epic masterpiece Shahnameh in Rome.
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2021-06-19 18:25
IRIB brings Chinese “Imperial Doctress” to Iranian homes
TEHRAN – Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has purchased the rights for the Iranian broadcast of the Chinese 2016 TV series, “The Imperial Doctress”.
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2021-06-18 18:45
Popular Iranian TV series “The Father” dubbed for Indian viewers
TEHRAN – “The Father”, a popular Iranian TV series directed by Behrang Tofiqi, has been dubbed into Hindi for viewers in India.
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2021-06-18 18:43
Kronos Festival premieres vocalist Shahram Nazeri’s “Kavuki”
TEHRAN – Celebrated Iranian vocalist Shahram Nazeri’s passionate Kurdish love song “Kavuki” premiered on Wednesday online at the Kronos Festival in the United States.
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2021-06-18 18:35
Doc “Qasr-e Qand” features operation that led to death of Ansar al-Furqan’s leader
TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Eslamzadeh has directed a documentary named “Qasr-e Qand” that features how Jalil Qanbarzehi, the leader of the terrorist militia group Ansar al-Furqan, was killed by Iranian forces in an intelligence-military operation.
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2021-06-16 18:25
Biuk Mirzai portrays Fidel Castro in “A Guest from the Caribbean”
TEHRAN – Actor Biuk Mirzai takes on the role of Cuban political leader Fidel Castro in “A Guest from the Caribbean”, a romance drama under production by actor-cum-director Behzad Farahani.
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2021-06-16 18:22
Tuti Books wins Bologna prize for best Asian children’s publisher of the year
TEHRAN – Tuti Books, a major publication house based in Tehran, won the BOP - Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year in Asia, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) announced on its opening day on Monday.
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2021-06-16 18:19
Iran registers 1 Aban on national calendar as historian Abulfazl Bayhaqi day
TEHRAN – Iran has honored Persian historian and litterateur Abulfazl Bayhaqi by registering 1 Aban on the national calendar after his name as the father of Persian prose.
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2021-06-15 18:54
New Persian-Armenian dictionary unveiled by Sadi Foundation
TEHRAN - A new Persian-Armenian dictionary compiled by Tigran Davtyan has been published by the Sadi Foundation.
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2021-06-15 18:50
Photographer dusts off, highlights Afghan women’s beauty forgotten amid war
TEHRAN – Tehran-based Afghan photographer Fatimah Hossaini has put the spotlight in her latest collection on the beauty of her homeland’s women that for years has been hidden under the rubble of war.
