Iran’s art community wades into coronavirus fight
Al-Monitor | Sarbas Nazari: Drifting from one Iranian city to another at an exponential rate, the novel coronavirus continues to deal stunning…
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In search of junub, the hippie spirit of Iran’s south
The Guardian – Among Iranian youths, junub carries much more meaning than just its literal definition of south. It has long been…
Iranian cinema grabs 9 awards at Italian Film Days in Cyprus
MNA – The Italian Film Days in Cyprus granted awards to Iranian films in nine different categories in its February 2020 edition.…
Precious stolen work by Persian poet Hafez, now recovered, will be sold
The Guardian | Alison Flood: After much intrigue, one of the earliest copies of the 14th-century author’s revered Divan, illuminated with gold,…
Renowned Iranian tar player dies at 81
FNA – Maestro Houshang Zarif, a great tar player of the contemporary music of Iran, passed away after cardiac arrest at the…
Iranian director wins prize at Berlin festival in absentia
AP — Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s “There Is No Evil” won the Golden Bear prize Saturday for best picture at the Berlin…
Tiss great mosque in Iran’s Chabahar
Tasnim – Tiss Great Mosque is located in Chabahar free zone. It is considered as one of the attractions of this area.…
French Legion of Honour granted to Iranian star Shahab Hosseini
IRNA – Shahab Hosseini, the actor of Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning movies “A Separation” and “The Salesman” has received French Legion of Honour.…
Iran’s Mohammadreza Shajarian not in good health
MNA – The greatest living maestro of Persian classical music, Mohammadreza Shajarian, has been in fragile health conditions in the past 24…
Iran controversial director’s new political drama lambasted by moderates
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Ebrahim Hatamikia, Iran’s award-winning director known for his films on the Iraq-Iran War, has made headlines again with…
Iran’s Fajr Film Festival announces winners
Tasnim – The 38th Fajr Film Festival of Iran announced its winners on Tuesday, with Majid Majidi’s “The Sun” winning the award…
Fashion designers from 9 countries to attend Fajr Fashion Fest.
MNA – Fashion designers and clothing industry managers from nine countries, including Afghanistan, Italy and Turkey, will be taking part at the…
Iranian actors call on Rouhani to allow cinema legend to come home
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Iranian actors are calling on President Hassan Rouhani to allow legendary Iranian actor Behrouz Vossoughi to come home…
Iranian village wins TO DO Award 2020 at Germany
MNA – Esfahak village in Tabas, eastern Iran, has won TO DO Award 2020, a prestigious prize which is annually presented by…
Cineaste: Iranians’ hearts go out with Chinese people
FNA – Renowned Iranian director Majid Majidi issued a public letter where he extended sympathy to the people of China whose country…
Iran to open Marble Palace to tourists after 40 years
Press TV – A century-old palace known for its pure Iranian architecture is set to open to the public after more than…
Iran’s cultural site Persepolis reimagined through minimalist frames
Archdaily – Architect and visual artist Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar has been conceptually combining contemporary landmarks with traditional Iranian houses, palaces and monuments…
Iran’s top cultural event jeopardized by artist boycotts
Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: Confronting a boycott by Iranian artists, the Fajr International Film Festival announced the cancellation of its opening ceremony,…
12th Tehran Auction sells artworks worth $2.4m
Financial Tribune – The 12th Tehran Auction of Iranian artworks on Friday earned 317.17 billion rials ($2.42 million). The auction at Tehran’s…
Stolen ‘Divan of Hafez’ heading to Germany after discovery in UK
Press TV – A stolen 15th-century book by the famed Persian poet Hafez has been recovered by a Dutch art detective after…
Trump’s threat to Iran’s antiquities sets off global uproar
Al-Monitor | Sarbas Nazari: Iran ranks 10th globally on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list of world heritage…
If Trump knew anything about Iran, he would never have threatened its culture
The Washington Post | Hooman Majd: Since the United States killed Qasem Soleimani in Iraq last week, President Trump has only ramped…
Donald Trump’s belligerent threats to Iran’s cultural sites are grotesque
The Guardian | Simon Jenkins: Donald Trump’s threat to destroy the sites of ancient Persia should send a shiver down the spine…
Forough’s birthday shining sparkle of Iranian female poets
IRNA – Iranian poet Forough-Ozzaman Farrokhzad under the pen name of Forough opened up a new chapter in the book of Persian…
Veteran Iranian actress Shahla Riahi dies at 92
Press TV – Veteran Iranian theater, cinema and television actress, Shahla Riahi, who was also the county’s first female director, has passed…
30 percent rise in number of foreign media applying for FIFF
IRNA – Representatives of 25 foreign media applying for covering news on the 38th Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) has increased by…
Iranian woman to receive French Order of Arts and Letters
Iran Front Page – Iranian photographer and gallery manager Anahita Ghabaian Etehadieh has been invited by the French Minister of Culture to…
Welcome ceremony for an ancient Iranian soldier
Press TV – This is a welcome ceremony for an ancient Iranian soldier! This bas-relief of an Achaemenid guard is 2,500 years…
Locals help stork build nest in viral video filmed in Iran
Press TV – A viral video showing local villagers helping a stork build its nest has been widely shared among Iranian social…
Box office earnings rise 25% to $19 million
Financial Tribune – Iran’s box office earnings during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21) stood at…
Iran opens 10th national handicraft exhibition
IRNA – Iran opened its 10th Handicrafts and Traditional Arts Exhibition in southern Bushehr Province, on Monday. First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri participated…
Iran to inscribe Yalda Night on UNESCO heritage list in 2021
MNA – The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Iran is making efforts to have Yalda Night (Shab-e Yalda) inscribed…
Iran’s dotar instrument wins world heritage status
Tehran Times – Iran’s traditional skills of crafting and playing the dotar won world heritage status on Thursday, joining UNESCO’s culture list…
Yalda Night, or how Iranians celebrate the winter solstice
MNA | Marjohn Sheikhi: Yalda Night (or Shab-e Yalda; also, Shab-e Chelleh) is an ancient Persian festival, which basically celebrates the coming of…
Iranians prepare to celebrate Yalda, longest night of year
Press TV – Iranians are preparing to celebrate Yalda Night, an ancient cultural festival marking the arrival of winter and the longest…
Isfahan, the heartland of art and culture screens Cinema Vérité films
MNA – Films of the13th edition of Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité are still being screened in different…
Ghalam-Kari: Another popular art in Isfahan
Tasnim – Ghalamkari, a kind of traditional print that is applied to textile, is one of many handicrafts of Isfahan. The handicrafts…
Annual forum of Persian language held in Moscow
Press TV – All these attendants have devoted their entire life to the Persian language. Persian language experts including linguists from around…
ِDistinguished maestro says Iranians always pay homage to martyrs
IRNA – Distinguished Iranian-Armenian composer and conductor Loris Tjeknavorian said on Tuesday that the Iranian people are to remember martyrs forever through…
ECO states to celebrate Yalda feast in Iran
IRNA – The member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) are to celebrate the Iranian ceremony of Yalda Night (the winter…