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2021-08-04 18:54
Archaeologists discover Seljuk-era structure in Ardabil
TEHRAN – During their recent excavations in Ardabil, Iranian archaeologists have discovered some architectural remains, which are estimated to date from the Seljuk era (1037–1194).
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2021-07-14 18:26
Ayatollah Araki: Islamic society’s power depends on returning to divine identity
TEHRAN - Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, a member of the Assembly of Experts, has said if the Islamic society wants to be strong, it must return to its faith and divine identity.
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2021-06-28 18:50
Classical love story Khosrow and Shirin adapted for modern novel on revolution
TEHRAN – Iranian writer Khosro Babakhani has adapted Nezami’s classical Persian love story Khosrow and Shirin for a modern novel of the same title, which is set in Iran of 1979 in the heat of the Islamic Revolution.
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2021-05-26 19:07
Play depicting Shahrokh Zargham’s change from reprobate to revolutionary on stage
TEHRAN – Director Reza Bahrami’s troupe is performing a play based on a true story that recounts how the 1979 Islamic Revolution transformed Shahrokh Zargham from a lowlife into an honest and fervent revolutionary.
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2021-03-06 22:46
By Mohammad Mazhari
Extremists exploit religious tensions to achieve parochial goals: Nigerian scholar
“Violent extremism is a transnational challenge”
TEHRAN - A Nigerian scholar believes that inter and intra-religious tensions help extremist groups to exploit the situation and attract the youth to advance their narrow-minded goals.
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2021-03-02 17:27
By Mohammad Mazhari
MBS seems hasty for normalization with Israel: ex-Japanese diplomat
TEHRAN – A former Japanese diplomat says that Saudi de facto leader Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is enthusiastic about normalizing Riyadh’s ties with Tel-Aviv despite the fact that most Saudi people have a negative view towards Israel.
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2021-03-01 18:49
By Mohammad Mazhari
Jalaluddin Rakhmat was victim of slander by takfiris: Indonesian professor
‘The nature of Islam in Indonesia is a peaceful Islam’
TEHRAN – Jalaluddin Rakhmat, a top Sia figure in Indonesia, lived under harassment and slander by takfiris, especially in recent years, an Indonesian academic says.
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2021/02/19
By Afifah Ahmed
Jalaluddin Rahmat founded modern Sufism
On Monday afternoon, I received a short message from a friend of mine containing sad news that Jalaluddin Rahmat had passed away.
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2021/02/15
By Batool Subeiti
Ten rays for the dawn of a nation
The Islamic Republic is the identity of Iran. Indeed, the world acknowledges religion as a system of governance for the individual. It is seen as a way to organise an individual’s life.
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2021-02-12 12:00
Days of the Revolution
Throwback to days leading up to Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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2021-02-11 10:30
By Amir Mohammad Esmaeili
Islamic Revolution a brilliant example of triumph over imperialism: American professor
TEHRAN - David Yaghoubian, a professor of history at California State University San Bernardino, tells the Tehran Times that the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979 serves as a shining example for all people and movements around the world who seek to maintain “hard-won independence and sovereignty”.
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2021-02-11 10:25
Rouhani says world indebted to Iran for helping remove Trump
TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the people of the world are greatly indebted to the Iranian nation for helping bring about the departure of former U.S. President Donald Trump through resistance in the face of his pressure campaign.
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2021-02-11 10:25
Iranians hold motorcade rallies to celebrate anniversary of Revolution
TEHRAN - Millions of Iranians from all walks of life took to the streets in their cars and motorbikes to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
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2021-02-11 10:25
Islamic Revolution triumphed in Yemen: ambassador
TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution of Iran has successfully inspired the Yemeni people to stage their own Islamic revolution, Iran’s envoy to Yemen said.
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2021-02-09 14:20
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran a successful model for the region: ex-Lebanese minister
TEHRAN – Noting that the world is looking to Iran as an inspiring example for Islamic movements, former Lebanese labor minister Tarad Hamadeh says that the Islamic Republic founded a successful model for the region.
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2021-02-07 17:12
IRCS develops services significantly after Islamic Revolution
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is one of the most effective and credible international relief organizations, having the largest number of young volunteers, providing medical care in several countries, and producing pharmaceutical products, medical and relief equipment.
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2021-02-06 22:22
Exhibit features indigenous Iranian handicrafts, cuisines, and textiles
TEHRAN – An exhibition of local Iranian handicrafts, cuisines, and handwoven textiles has opened to the public in the city of Sardasht, West Azarbaijan province.
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2021-02-06 17:21
Relief Foundation to inaugurate over 9,000 houses for the deprived
TEHRAN –Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation will provide 9,305 housing units to the deprived families during Ten-Day Fajr celebrations (January 31-February 10, marking the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution).
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2021-02-01 21:33
Post-Islamic Revolution stamps to go on show in Tehran museum
TEHRAN - Collections of postage stamps, which have been issued since the 1979 Islamic Revolution onwards, will be put on show at the Post and Communications Museum in downtown Tehran.
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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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2021-01-31 18:17
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Health sector growth after Islamic Revolution
TEHRAN – After the Islamic Revolution (1979), many advances have been made in the health sector, namely, increased medical facilities, increased life expectancy and reduced infant and maternal mortality, growth of medical universities, and upgraded medical equipment.
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2021-01-31 16:53
Iranian Army says Islamic Revolution has inspired freedom-seeking nations
TEHRAN - The Army says the 1979 Islamic Revolution has inspired the justice-seeking and freedom-seeking nations around the world, the Army said in a statement released on Saturday, Fars reported.
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2021-01-11 10:23
By Javad Heirannia
Professor enumerates problems in Islamic world but promises bright future
TEHRAN – A professor from the George Washington University elaborates on the problems facing the Islamic world, ranging from injustice, division, corruption, cronyism, bad governance, dictatorship, reliance on foreign powers, oblivious to the plight of their citizens, resistance against peaceful reform, indifference toward injustice against Muslims in Palestine and in countries where they are in minority, etc.
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2020-12-21 22:53
Friday Mosque of Neyriz; one of the earliest in Iran
TEHRAN- Once quite flourishing in ancient times, Neyriz used to be one of the largest communities of Muslims. Located in Fars province in southern Iran, Neyriz is close to a salt lake and some stone quarries where its inhabitants are working today.
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2020-12-14 19:16
Veteran photojournalist Sobhanqoli Kohanbani dies at 76
TEHRAN – Veteran photojournalist Sobhanqoli Kohanbani, who was mostly famous for his photo collections of the Islamic Revolution and the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, died on Sunday at his home in Tehran. He was 76.
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2020-11-03 17:58
Archaeological survey resumed at ancient hill with Bronze Age relics northwest Iran
TEHRAN – The second archaeological survey has recently commenced at Tappeh Gerdi-Gouran months after the ancient mount situated in Iran’s northwestern Piranshahr county yielded relics and vestiges from the Bronze Age.
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2020-09-29 18:23
Play to portray lowlife Shahrokh Zargham who was metamorphosed by Islamic Revolution
TEHRAN – Director Reza Bahrami is preparing a play on Shahrokh Zargham, a lowlife who was transformed almost overnight under the influence of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and was martyred during the Iran-Iraq war.
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2020-09-21 21:04
Ayatollah Khamenei dispels misperceptions about Sacred Defense
TEHRAN – During a speech on the occasion of the beginning of the Sacred Defense on Monday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei addressed a variety of issues concerning the eight-year war the former Iraqi regime imposed on Iran.
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2020-08-12 00:07
By Afshin Majlesi
20 wonderful, must-see cultural sites in Iran
If you ask foreign visitors to Iran about the most characteristic future they discovered during excursions in the ancient land, the most possible answers may be somewhat like these: “It is the friendliest country on Earth with loads of warm-hearted welcome!”; “It is the jewel in Islam’s crown in terms of architecture”; “Being home to fascinating cultural heritage sites”; or “a land where echoes of ancient civilizations still resonate down through the ages!”
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2020-08-03 23:30
Mashhad museum sets up exhibit dedicated to journalism
TEHRAN – An exhibition dedicated to media correspondents and the history of journalism in Iran will open to the public at Khorasan Great Museum, which is located in Mashhad, northeast Iran.
