International Book Fair begins in Tehran the Iranian Capital on Saturday the 7th of August 2010. Modern and ancient scripts of the Holy Qur’anic, translation and commentaries by scholars were on display during the annual event. Also on display were pens, inks and other items such skin bags for the Holy Qur’an. Ihsanul Mannan a [...]

More than thirty Iranologists and Persian language scholars from 12 countries have been invited to visit the 23rd Tehran International Book Fair. “The guests will visit the book fair during their one-week stay and attend conferences, which will be held on the sidelines of the event,” director of the Center for the Promotion of Persian [...]

Iran is to hold the 23rd Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) to provide a venue for international publishers to offer their latest published works. The TIBF is regarded as one of the important international gatherings in the publishing industry and the most significant publishing event in Asia and the Middle East. The book fair will [...]

More than 900 international publishers are set to participate in the 23rd Tehran International Book Fair, which is held annually in the Iranian capital. “Some 25,000 square meters of the fair is allocated to foreign publishers, from which China has reserved the maximum space of 100 square meters,” Tehran Times quoted head of the event’s [...]

Veteran Iranian director Shahrokh Bahrololoumi is making a documentary about Cuba’s recent history starting from 1959. Fifty-One Years of Independence covers the Latin American country’s music, as well as Cuban interest in Iranian music and traditions such as the Persian New Year (Nowruz) celebrations. “Cuba is a byword for its dance and architecture; every corner [...]

Iran’s 4th Fajr International Poetry Festival has kicked off in the city of Bushehr, hosting poets from Persian-speaking countries. Participating in the event are some 678 poets, who will compete in the categories of blank verse, classic poetry and children’s poetry. “Some 12,090 entries have been submitted to the festival, which will be judged by [...]

28th Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) was inaugurated on Saturday evening at the gathering hall of Milad tower in Tehran, IRI capital, with 27 films competing for Crystal Phoenix award. There were some tributes for several artists in the opening ceremony and some others will be honored in the course of the festival. Ali Kasmaee, [...]

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Hamedan Friday morning to attend the International Festival on Avicenna Theosophia being held in this western province. He is scheduled to attend a special ceremony of the festival envisaged to honor the great Iranian scientist and philosopher, including a ceremony to unveil a special stamp designed for the occasion. President [...]

An advisor of Iranian president on Friday highlighted the country’s scientific achievements after the victory of the Islamic revolution, saying that Tehran is ready to present them to other countries. In a meeting with Zimbabwean Interior Minister Jesus Matsewei Koolh in Harare on Friday, President’s Advisor for Cultural Affairs and Head of National Library Ali [...]

The final round of the Quran competition designated for Iran’s armed forces will take place November 17. Lieutenant Mahdi Meidani, who is in charge of the Quran Center of Iran’s army told IQNA that the personnel of all military forces including air, grand and naval, who managed to make it to the final round of [...]

Veteran Iranian muezzin Hossein Sobhdel died of lung disease at his home in Tehran on Wednesday morning. He was also famous for his composition “Khomeini, O Imam”, a famous song praising the late Imam Khomeini that was performed during the early days of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. Sobhdel was well acquainted with Iranian traditional music, [...]

Iranian photographer Ali Samei won the PSA Gold Medal at the North Jersey International PJ Exhibition. The award is presented by the Photographic Society of America which is the world’s largest patron of international photographic exhibition. His photo “Mourning” won the golden medal and an Honorable Mention Ribbon of the festival went to his another [...]

The 18th Nationwide Conference on Prayers was inaugurated by reciting the Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran’s message to the conference which is named “Prayer, Mosque, and the Youth.” In his message, Imam Ali Khamenei appreciated efforts to hold the conference especially naming it after the youth. Imam Khamenei referred to familiarizing the youth with [...]

The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) will be playing host to the 7th International Academic and Applied Book Fair from November 15 to 19. Some 49,000 books from different academic disciplines, including humanities, medical sciences, engineering and the arts, will be available during the fair. The books are released [...]

“38 philosophers from 17 countries have been invited to take part at Sinavi (Avicenna) Wisdom Festival, which is to be held in Hamedan,” said secretariat of Information Committee of the festival. According to public relations office of Bu Ali Sina Scientific and Cultural Foundation, Tavakkol Darayi said that the festival is to investigate the works [...]

“The media must be religious centered and pivot on the holy Quran,” said Ali-Asqar Qolamreza’e, head of the Education and Research Department of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). Addressing an international conference on religion and media in Tehran, which seeks to explore and present the most recently conducted studies in the field of [...]

Iran launched Imam Reza (AS) online TV channel in a ceremony held Tuesday at the IRIB Organization. Participating in the ceremony, IRIB deputy director Ali Darabi expressed hope that the organization would develop its activities to promote Islamic culture and civilization. “There is extensive competition in the world of media today and I hope we [...]

Visiting head of Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) here on Wednesday called for expansion of ties with Azerbaijan. Referring to the two sides’ cultural, historical and religious commonalities, Mehdi Mostafavi stressed that the ground should be prepared for further expansion of cultural cooperation with Azerbaijan. Mostafavi, heading a delegation, arrived in Baku on [...]

The 26th International Short Film Festival will be held in Tehran in mid November. So far, over 4,000 short films from home and abroad have been submitted to the secretariat of the festival. The festival will be inaugurated in Tehran on November 11 and will continue for six days.

Third International Farabi Award will open on Saturday in Tehran, IRI capital with an aim to identify the best talents in the field of humanities and social sciences, secretary of the event, Ali Akbar Alikhani told IRIB. The event will also introduce best theories and works in the field and promote researchers in line with [...]