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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.

Books

Farabi does not draw a line between music and math

Emad Askarieh -
A new translation of Al-Musiqa al-Kabir by prominent Iranian scientist Farabi has been launched.
Cinema

Artists commemorate Hamid Samandarian

Emad Askarieh -
The Iranian artistic community has honored the memory of renowned theater director Hamid Samandarian. A July 14th issue of Iran Daily – a Tehran-based English-language newspaper – ran a short report on the ceremony to mark the occasion.
Cinema

Iranian artists express regret over Gaza massacre

IFP Media Wire -
Two Iranian artists have stated utter grief over the Zionist regime’s crimes in the Gaza Strip.
Art

A tour of the largest private arts museum in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Saba Museum owned by Pasargad Bank is home to precious works of arts.
Cinema

Birthplace to hit the screen after a six-year ban

Emad Askarieh -
Birthplace, a movie banned for six years, secures permission for public screening.
Cinema

National Cinema Day to return to official calendar

Emad Askarieh -
Iran Cinema Organization appeals for the reinstatement of National Cinema Day on the country’s official calendar.
Media

CNN, NBC Reporters Removed After Covering Zionist Offensive

IFP Media Wire -
The American news network CNN has removed its correspondent Diana Magnay from covering the Zionist regime’s deadly offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip after she covered Israelis’ cheering of the bombing of Gaza.
Books

Persian translation of world’s first surrealist novel ended

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‘Nadja’, the most celebrated work by the outstanding French author André Breton and the first surrealist novel in the world which has been translated into Persian by Abbas Pejman, will be published.
Books

Iranian Books to Be Presented at Frankfurt Book Fair 2014

IFP Media Wire -
A number of Iranian publishers and literary associations are slated to participate in the 66th edition of Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 in Germany.
Art

Iran anti-war photos exhibited in French museum

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti’s works have been showcased at the anti-war photo exhibition in France.
Books

The 10th edition of Dowlatabadi’s three-volume novel released

IFP Media Wire -
The 10th edition of ‘Passed Times of the Elderly’ a three-volume novel by the leading Iranian writer Mahmoud Dowlatabadi was published by Nashr-e Cheshmeh Publication institute.
Music

Local singers come to podium live in Ramadan

Emad Askarieh -
In month of praying and fasting, Iranian local singers come to podium across the capital and the southern island of Kish.
Cinema

Iranian animation ‘Mice City 2’ to be screened on Eid al-Fitr

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian animation ‘Mice City 2’ producer has said the movie was already produced to be shown on Eid al-Fitr.
IFP Exclusive

7500-Year-Old Motifs Inspire Modern Fabric Designers

Emad Askarieh -
A group of fabric designers have created a collection inspired by motifs used on pottery previously discovered at the 7500-year-old Sialk Tepe near the central Iranian city of Kashan.
Visual Arts

Tehran Museum Mounts Photo Exhibition on Iran-Iraq War

Emad Askarieh -
A collection of photos depicting the 1980s Iran-Iraq war has been showcased during an exhibition mounted in Tehran’s Palestine Museum of Contemporary Art.
Music

Iranian musicians in Brazil for cultural ‘adventurism’

Emad Askarieh -
A group of Iranian composers and musicians will travel to Brazil to participate in a program intended to promote global peace through the World Cup.
Books

Iranian ancient legends contribute to a novel

Emad Askarieh -
Two Iranian ancient legends, ‘Chel Gis’ (Persian for ‘forty plaits of hair’) and ‘Bahram Gur’ (a Sasanian king) will be incorporated into a novel.
Art

Hormuz Island to host next GNAP

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Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf will host the Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) in 2015, said an environmental artist.
Cinema

Peyman Moadi selected for Shanghai film festival jury

Emad Askarieh -
The celebrated Iranian actor/director/writer Peyman Moadi has been selected for the international jury of the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival, announced the organizers.
Music

Iranian-Austrian Symphony Orchestra to perform in Tehran

Emad Askarieh -
A joint Symphony Orchestra of Iranian and Austrian musicians is slated to present programs in the Iranian capital city of Tehran.
Visual Arts

Turkish cultural festival presented in Tehran

Emad Askarieh -
Turkish cultural festival presented in Tehran , A number of Turkish artworks have been presented during a cultural exhibition held in Tehran’s Saba Art and Cultural Institute.
Literature

German Iranologist honored in Tehran

Emad Askarieh -
The Persian literary monthly Bokhara paid tribute to German Iranologist Heidemarie Koch, author of “Persepolis, Shiny Capital of the Persian Empire”, during a ceremony in Tehran on Thursday.
Cinema

Asghar Farhadi to head APSA jury

Emad Askarieh -
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) announced long time APSA Academy member and internationally renowned Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi as President of the International Jury for the 2014 Awards in December.
Media

Rouhani Asks for Promotion of Muslim Media to Show True Face of Islam

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined the necessity for reinforcing media and news corporations in the Muslim states in a bid to display the true face of Islam to the world.
Art

Persian carpet registered as worldˈs intellectual property

IFP Editorial Staff -
Five brands of Iranian hand-woven carpets have been registered as the worldˈs intellectual property, the head of Iranˈs National Carpet Center announced.
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