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All News about Iranian Culture – A land of ancient traditions, famous for its art and poetry, Iran’s modern life is packed with cultural events of all sorts. Here you can find reports, interviews and opinion on art, music, literature, cinema, theatre, and more.

Iran in Pictures

World’s Most Precious Quran Unveiled in Tehran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The world’s most precious handwritten Quran was unveiled after 18 years on Monday June 13 at the opening ceremony of the 24th International Holy...
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 14

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 24 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Media Wire

Theatre Performance Inspired by Albert Camus to Take the Stage in Tehran

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A play based on the works of Albert Camus, called The State of Plague and created by theatre artist Tino Salehi, has been scheduled for this autumn at Tehran’s Iranshahr Theatre Hall.
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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.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 13

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 24 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iran in Pictures

‘Bagshy’ Turkmen Musicians

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Baghshy are traditional musicians in the north-east of Iran who have helped classical Turkmen music to survive to this day. Their mystical music, stemming...
Media Wire

Iran Takes Part in Milan Architecture and Design Triennial

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Iran took part in the 21st architecture and design triennial in Milan, entitled '21st Century,' for the first time.
Media Wire

Photographer Awarded PSA 3D Photography Prize

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A former Iranian Young Cinema Society (IYCS) trainee has received a gold medal in the 3D Photography Prize, held by the Photographic Society of America.
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Veteran Iranian Photographer Bichareh Dies in Los Angeles

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Asghar Bichareh, perhaps the oldest photographer active in Iranian cinema, died on Saturday, June 11, in the US city of Los Angeles at the age of 89.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 12

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Media

Sorry for Any Inconvenience: Iran Front Page Website Is Upgrading

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The brand new version of Iran Front Page website is now available, and readers are now redirected to our new domain, IFP News. The new...
Art

Red Ribbon Festival on HIV/AIDS

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The First International Red Ribbon Festival to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS is underway at Tehran’s Mellat Cinemaplex Gallery.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 11

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 25 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Media Wire

Iranian Singer Habib Mohebian Passes Away

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Iranian vocalist Habib Mohebian, popularly known as Habib, died on Friday June 10 at the age of 63.
Media

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 9

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Books

Precious Quran Manuscript to Be Unveiled

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One of the most precious manuscripts of the holy Quran will be unveiled during the 24th International Holy Quran Exhibition, in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani.
Africa

Ivory Coast Welcomes Iran’s Peace Ambassadors Mobile Museum

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The first Iranian private mobile museum, affiliated to the Pars Children Culture-Building International Institute, was warmly welcomed in Ivory Coast.
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.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 8

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Art

Pop-Up Art in Tehran

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An art exhibition at two venues in Tehran was held earlier this month, in a follow-up of an international project titled No Man’s Art Pop-Up Gallery (NMAG).
Iran in Pictures

Tehran Symphony Orchestra

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Tehran Symphony Orchestra, as seen in this June 6 concert, were led by new conductor Shahrdad Rouhani. They performed Sergei Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto,...
Parliament

Parliament Speaker Larijani Rejects BBC Report on Imam Khomeini

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani heaped scorn on the BBC for its recent baseless report on correspondence between Imam Khomeini and former US president Jimmy Carter, slamming the story as a crafty move to legitimize normal relations between Iran and the US.
Selected

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 7

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Media

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 6

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, held his first meeting with the members of Iran’s new Parliament. During the session, which...
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 5

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 24 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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