Music

Bob Dylan: Shakespeare of Songwriters or a Popular Artist?

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The awarding of Nobel Prize to the American songwriter Bob Dylan has been criticized by many literati, writers and poets who argue the Swedish Academy has unfairly categorized musicians and songwriters under the title of literary figures. However, the decision has its own proponents.
Literature

Giving Nobel Prize in Literature to Bob Dylan Is Like ‘Pinning Medal on Everest’

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The Swedish Academy award American singer and song-writer Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize in Literature; however, the prize has become controversial.
IFP Coverage

Mr. Sama Stages Concert in Tehran

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"Mr. Sama ensemble" directed by Amirhossein Hosseinnia and accompanied by a group of Sama performers from Konya and Morocco staged a concert at Tehran's Roudaki Hall on September 26.
Literature

Sa’adi, Globally-known Persian Poet from Shiraz

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The mausoleum of Sa’adi, known also as the Sadiyeh, is one of the major tourist attractions of Shiraz which draws huge number of Iranians and non-Iranians.
Literature

Iran’s Culture, Poets and Dishes in Eyes of Non-Iranian Persian Language Learners

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250 Persian language learners who have visited Iran with their own eyes believe that their preconceptions about Iran are not true.
Art

Iranian Woman Wins UNESCO Photo Contest

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian photographer Sara Mardani won the UNESCO international photo competition, which aimed to promote reading books and spread the message of tolerance.
Selected

Turkey Claiming Possession of Rumi with Hollywood’s Help

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In an interview with Sobh-e Now, the Iranian director Shahram Asadi talks about Turkey’s plans to claim possession of famous Persian poet, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, including their ongoing plan to produce a film about his life with Hollywood’s help.
Media Wire

Khamenei: JCPOA Breaches by US Must Be Publicized by Poets

IFP Media Wire -
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called for measures, both by politicians and artists, to let the public know about America’s treasonable conduct in terms of honouring its commitments under the JCPOA, a nuclear deal between Iran and six countries.
Media Wire

Leader and President Offer Condolences over Death of Poet Hamid Sabzevari

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani offered their condolences over the death of Hamid Sabzevari, an Iranian poet who is mostly known for the works he wrote about the Islamic Revolution.
Books

1000 Poets Object to Iran-Turkey’s Joint UNESCO Submission of Rumi’s Masnavi

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1000 Persian-speaking poets and literati signed a statement, entitled “Rumi Is a Poet from Balkh to Konya”, to voice their objection to a recent move by Iran and Turkey to jointly register the book Masnavi by the renowned poet Rumi in UNESCO, ignoring his birthplace Afghanistan.
Literature

Paintings Inspired by Persian Carpets on Show in Tehran

Golrokh Askarieh -
A new exhibition of paintings, inspired by the wonderful motifs and attractive colours of Persian carpets, has opened at Tehran’s Etemad Gallery.
Theatre

Behrouz Gharibpour’s Next Puppet Show Based on Omar Khayyam

Golrokh Askarieh -
The director of the Aran Puppet Theatre Group, Behruz Gharibpur, has focused on the life story of the Persian mathematician, astronomer and poet Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) in his operatic puppet show, which is scheduled to be performed in Tehran in the near future.
Education

Persian Language Promotion in Portugal to Help Diplomatic Ties: Zarif

Emad Askarieh -
In a meeting on Saturday May 28 with Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister George Oliveira in Tehran, Iran’s FM Zarif stressed the role of language education in expanding relations between the two countries.
Cultural Heritage

May 17 – Omar Khayyam Day Celebrated in Iran

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To much of the world and certainly to English-speaking readers, he is the poet of beautiful Rubaiyat (quatrains), but Omar Khayyam is also known and loved by Iraniand as a great philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer.
IFP Exclusive

Ferdowsi Commemoration Day – The Founder of Modern Persia

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Among classic Persian poets, there are none who have given as much richness to the nation’s language and literature as Ferdowsi has. His place...
Cultural Heritage

Iran Commemorates Poet Ferdowsi

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian cultural centers in Tehran and Mashhad are commemorating Abulqasem Ferdowsi, the poet of the Persian epic masterpiece Shahnameh, during a six-day celebration which began on Monday.
Books

Iranian and Italian Cultural Officials Meet at Tehran Book Fair

Golrokh Askarieh -
Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) Director Seyyed Abbas Salehi met with the Italian Deputy Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism Antimo Cesaro.
Books

Tehran International Book Fair

Golrokh Askarieh -
IFP: The Tehran International Book Fair is well underway in its new home at Shahr-e Aftab (Sun City) south of the capital, Tehran. Visitors...
Books

Rouhani Opens Tehran Int’l Book Fair

Golrokh Askarieh -
President Hassan Rouhani on opened the 29th Tehran International Book Fair, being held in Shahr-e Aftab (Sun City) Exhibition Complex in south of the capital.
Art

Shiraz to Display Gunther Uecker’s Paintings Inspired by Hafez

Emad Askarieh -
A collection of paintings by German sculptor and op artist Gunther Uecker, all inspired by ghazals of Persian poet Hafez, will be displayed in an exhibition in Shiraz opening on May 1.
Literature

Shakespeare’s commemoration ceremony to be held in Shahr-e Ketab

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Coinciding with World Book Day, the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare will be held at Shahr-e Ketab (Book City) Cultural Institute in Tehran.
IFP Exclusive

Attar’s Mausoleum in Nishapur

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The well-known Persian poet and mystic, Farid Ud-din Attar Nishapuri, was born in c. 1145, and martyred in c. 1221. His mausoleum is located in Khorasan Razavi province, in the city of Nishapur.
Hard News

Australian Storyteller: Iranian storytelling is genuine, graceful

Fatemeh Askarieh -
An Australian storyteller said that Iranian storytelling is genuine and graceful and this style of storytelling should be taught in Australia.
Hard News

Iran names 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominees

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is an annual children's literature award, established in 2002 in honor of Swedish children's books writer Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren.
Literature

Shahnameh Reflects Genealogical Iranian Unconscious

Emad Askarieh -
Mir Jalaleddin Kazzazi, a Persian literature professor and a Shahnameh expert, says Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh explains a type of unconscious which has its roots in the lineage of the Iranians.
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