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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.

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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 24

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 26 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Cinema

Culture Minister Congratulates Iranian Winners at Cannes

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Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati offered his congratulations to Asghar Farhadi and Shahab Hosseini, who won the Best Screenplay and Best...
Environment

Street Posters to Promote Environmental Culture

Golrokh Askarieh -
Environmental catastrophes affect almost all aspects of our lives and one way or another we are all responsible for what we have done to the Earth. We all share the same earth and are fully responsible for what we do on it.
Books

Iraqi War Veteran: Saddam Ordered Us to Kill All Iranians in Khorramshahr

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Iraqi Colonel Khalid Salman Mahmoud Kazemi, a ranking officer in the Iraqi-imposed war in the 1980s, has published his memoirs of the bloody war, including the operation to seize Iran’s strategic port city of Khorramshahr.
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Our Blindness towards Iran

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In a travel piece written for Paris news magazine L’Obs, Jean-Claude Guillebaud shares his reflections on his recent visits to Iran, where he was...
Art

Stained-Glass Museum in Tehran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A museum displaying stained-glass windows has been set up in a historical house in Tehran on Sa’adi Street.
Cinema

Asghar Farhadi, Shahab Hosseini Awarded at Cannes Film Festival

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Iranian Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi and actor Shahab Hosseini won the rewards for the best screenplay and the best actor at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, respectively.
Cinema

Asghar Farhadi’s Latest Film Warmly Received by Critics in Cannes

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“The Salesman”, the latest film by acclaimed Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, has received great reviews by film critics who watched the film in the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, and is said to have a great chance for winning the Palme d'Or as well as other awards in the prestigious festival.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 21

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 18 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 19

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 17 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Cinema

Green Film Festival Director Hopes for Event’s Continuation

Golrokh Askarieh -
Farhad Tohidi, director of the 5th Green International Film Festival that was held after a 10-year hiatus, expressed his hope that the environmental film festival would continue in coming years.
Human Rights

Play to Explore Love Story between Afghan Migrant and Iranian Gypsy

Golrokh Askarieh -
Director and actor Ayyub Aqakhani plans to stage a play about a love story between an Afghan migrant and an Iranian gypsy woman.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 18

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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.
Cinema

Iranian Director Wins Young Talent ‘Women in Motion’ Award at Cannes

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian writer and director Ida Panahandeh, received this year's award for young talent jointly with two other young directors last night on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival.
Art

International Museum Day Celebrated in National Museum

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Masoud Soltani, the Head of the Cultural Heritage Organization, inaugurated a ceremony on Tuesday in Iran’s National Museum to commemorate World Museum Day, internationally held on May 18
Selected

Famous Artworks to Embellish Tehran for Second Year

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Copies of famous works of art, including many by prominent Western and Iranian artists, will appear next week on billboards and tableaus across the capital city of Tehran.
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.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 17

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Art

ICOM President to Celebrate Intl. Museum Day in Tehran

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The president of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), Hans-Martin Hinz, will attend a ceremony to mark International Museum Day, which will be held at the National Museum of Iran on May 18.
Art

Tehran Experimental Art Week – Photos

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The third edition of the Tehran Experimental Art Week was launched on Thursday May 12, at the Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran.
Books

Iran and Russia’s Cultural Ties Much Deeper Than You Think

Golrokh Askarieh -
With the 29th Tehran Intl. Book Fair wrapped up, Mehr conducted an interview with Sergey Kaykin, head of Russia's International Book Exhibitions and Fairs, who represented Russia as the guest of honour at TIBF 2016.
Cinema

Green Film Official Hails DiCaprio’s Reaction to Lake Urmia Crisis

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The director of an ongoing Iranian international film festival about the environment has appreciated the mention made by the Oscar-winning star Leonardo DiCaprio of Iran’s Lake Urmia.
Asia

Yonhap CEO Highlights Prospects for Yonhap-IRNA Cooperation

Golrokh Askarieh -
Park No-hwang, the Head of the South Korean News Agency (Yonhap), stressed the need for strengthening Tehran-Seoul media ties.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Cinema

Asghar Farhadi Dismisses Reports on Qatari Investment on His Latest Film

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Renowned Iranian director, known for his Oscar-winning film “A Separation”, categorically denied a recent report that claimed Qataris have produced or invested in his latest film, “The Salesman”, which is going to compete in the Cannes Film Festival.
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