Society and Culture

All the items and stories that focus on cultural and social issues in such fields as art, food, handicrafts, religion, customs and traditions, women, cultural heritage, book, lifestyle, and tourism.

Cinema

Iranian filmmakers slam court ruling against actress Azadeh Samadi

IFP Editorial Staff - July 15, 2023

The Iranian Cinema Directors Association and the Iranian Cinema Producers Union have objected to a court ruling against famous actress Azadeh Samadi for ignoring the Hijab rule.

Sport

Most Powerful Man competition held in Iran’s Zanjan

IFP Editorial Staff - July 15, 2023

A competition has been held to identify the most powerful man in Zanjan Province, in Iran’s northwest.

Tourism

Iran tourism: Sahoolan water cave, West Azerbaijan Province

IFP Editorial Staff - July 15, 2023

Sahoolan is a cave in a village with the same name located 42 kilometers southeast of the city of Mahabad, in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province.

Nature and Wildlife

Removal of fishing ban in northern Iranian village, long-time tradition

IFP Editorial Staff - July 14, 2023

Balabisheh Sar village is in Babol’s central district and the Feyzieh County in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran.

Literature

Iranians bid farewell to renowned poet Ahmad Reza Ahmadi

IFP Editorial Staff - July 13, 2023

Large groups of people join a funeral procession for renowned Iranian poet, writer and painter Ahmad Reza Ahmadi, who passed away at the age of 82.

Healthcare

Traditional Iranian medicine: A solution for a healthy lifestyle

IFP Editorial Staff - July 12, 2023

Traditional Iranian medicine is a world class medical school that dates back thousands of years. Despite the adjective “traditional” with which its name is associated, Iranian medicine, like other sciences, is completely consistent with scientific and experimental foundations.

Nature and Wildlife

A flamboyance of flamingos in Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran

IFP Editorial Staff - July 12, 2023

It’s that time of the year again when flamingos flock to wetlands in northwestern Iran. Lake Urmia and its adjacent wetlands are a hospitable environment for large flocks of the flamingos.

Religion

Assyrian Iranians mark thousand-year ceremonies in NW Iran

IFP Editorial Staff - July 10, 2023

Assyrians in the northwestern Iranian province of West Azerbaijan held a thousand-year ritual honoring the Saints of the Church. The event was held on Sunday evening at Mardanial church in Urmia, the provincial capital.

Cultural Heritage

Ancient glassworks found in Japan, South Korea originate from Iran: Museum official

Fatemeh Askarieh - July 9, 2023

An Iranian museum official says archaeological studies show that the glasses found in Japan, South Korea and the span of the ancient Han Empire originate from Iran and its northern province of Gilan.

Religion

Tehran’s streets host 10-km-long celebration march on Eid al-Ghadir

IFP Editorial Staff - July 8, 2023

Iran’s capital, Tehran, hosts a 10-kilometer-long street celebration to commemorate Eid al-Ghadir, one of the most significant holidays for Shia Muslims worldwide.

Sport

Purebred horse festival held in Iran’s Kermanshah Province

IFP Editorial Staff - July 7, 2023

A purebred horse festival has been held in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah, with 100 horses from around the country joining the event.

Food

Iran’s Nan-e Barbari gets 3rd spot on Taste Atlas list of world’s best flatbreads

IFP Editorial Staff - July 7, 2023

Iran’s traditional Nan-e Barbari secures the third spot on the list of the world’s 50 best flatbreads released by Taste Atlas, a popular encyclopedia of local food, traditional restaurants, and authentic recipes worldwide.

Music

Iranian rapper receives death sentence, later commuted to imprisonment: Report

IFP Editorial Staff - July 5, 2023

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was arrested for “provoking violence” during anti-government protests in Iran last year, received a primary death sentence, but the ruling was later commuted to imprisonment, a report says.

IFP Exclusive

Grape harvest in Greater Gazavieh, Iran’s Kuzestan Province

IFP Editorial Staff - July 4, 2023

The grape harvest has started in early June in the Greater Gazavieh village in Karoon city in Iran’s Khuzestan Province and farmers there are doing it at their vineyards.

Tourism

Iran tourism: Lake turning pink

IFP Editorial Staff - July 4, 2023

A “red tide” is overtaking the Maharlou Lake, in Iran’s southwest, rendering the scenery even more beautiful.

Religion

Renowned Iranian singer Chavoshi reacts to desecration of Holy Qur’an in Sweden

Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani - July 1, 2023

Popular Iranian musician and singer Mohsen Chavoshi slams the burning of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden, saying the sacrilegious move is rooted in a failure to distort the divine book of Muslims.

Music

Mob attacks site of live concert in southern Iranian city, injuring two

IFP Editorial Staff - July 1, 2023

A mob has attacked the site of a live concert in the southern Iranian city of Sirjan, Kerman Province, vandalizing the place and injuring two security guards with knives and machetes.

Custom

Pilgrimage ritual on mountain top in northwest Iran

IFP Editorial Staff - July 1, 2023

Every year, as the hot season arrives, the people of Kivi village and its surrounding villages in the Varzaghan Country of East Azarbaijan Province hold a pilgrimage ritual in the first ten days of the summer on top of a mountain called Pirdaghi or the Old Mountain.

Cinema

Veteran Iranian actress Farimah Farjami passes away at 71

IFP Editorial Staff - July 1, 2023

Veteran Iranian actress Farimah Farjami passes away at the age of 71 after a period of illness.

Sport

Official: Iran security body approves motion to let women into football stadiums

IFP Editorial Staff - June 30, 2023

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has approved the entry of women into football stadiums.

Tourism