Arts and Aesthetics

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Tabiat pedestrian bridge wins world’s most prestigious award for architecture
October 4, 2021
Tabiat pedestrian bridge in Tehran was named among the six winners of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, AP reported. The winners of the Aga Khan...
Iran’s filmmaker Farhadi ranked 13th among 100 Most ‘Exciting’ Directors
October 2, 2021
Based on a recent list issued by the film and television website The Playlist, Iran’s acclaimed filmmaker Asghar Farhadi is ranked 13th, and is ahead...
Iran nominates Farhadi’s The Salesman for 2017 Oscar
September 17, 2021
Iran has nominated a film by the country’s Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi for the next Academy Awards. The Saturday report says the Farabi Foundation, affiliated...
Iranian star Shahab Hosseini wins best actor award at ‘Action on Film’ festival
September 14, 2021
Iranian star Shahab Hosseini has won the best actor award at the 12th edition of Action on Film International Film Festival for his role in drama...
Photos: Iran’s first special hand-woven carpets auction held in Tehran
August 28, 2021
Iran’s first special hand-woven carpets auction is being held in Tehran on August 26, 2016, in the presence of several collectors and owners of precious...
Photos: Chinese cultural festival opened at Tehran’s Niavaran center
August 23, 2021
With the aim to promote China-Iran exchange and cooperation, a Chinese cultural festival opened at Niavaran Cultural Center in the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday....
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Turkish, Kurdish languages find way to Iran’s higher education
August 15, 2021
Turkish and Kurdish majors will be in Iran’s higher education curriculum from this year on, said Hossein Tavakoli, senior advisor at the National Organization for...
Iran cultural exhibition opened in Rio coinciding Olympic Games
August 11, 2021
An Iranian cultural exhibition was opened in Rio de Janeiro on Mon. concurrent with the Olympic competitions currently underway in the Brazilian seaside city, Mehr...
Meet Iran’s female ninja army
July 25, 2021
There are about 3000 to 3500 women in Iran regularly change from their traditional garb and dress up like ancient Japanese warriors to train in...
Photos: Historic Isfahan decorated with beautiful urban elements
July 24, 2021
Historic Isfahan decorated with beautiful urban elements
Iran’s Lut Desert Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
July 18, 2021
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s World Heritage Committee on Sunday named the Lut Desert, or Dasht-e-Lut, in Iran as World Heritage Site. “The World...
11 Iranian ‘Qanat’ listed among UNESCO World Heritage Sites
July 16, 2021
The U.N. cultural agency on Friday placed nine new sites, including 11 Iranian ancient aqueducts known as ‘Qanat’, on its World Heritage List. UNESCO also...
Abbas Kiarostami’s body returns home among mourning crowds of artists
July 9, 2021
On 8 July, Abbas Kirostami’s body arrived in Tehran from Paris; a crowd of Iranian film directors, actors, actresses and other artists were in Tehran...
Photos: Iranians mourn loss of acclaimed filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami
July 7, 2021
Hundreds of Iranians attended a candlelit ceremony Tuesday to mourn the death of film director Abbas Kiarostami, who died at the age of 76 after...
Iran cinema: Abbas Kiarostami, award-winning film director, dies at 76
July 5, 2021
Award-winning Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami has died in Paris aged 76, Iranian news agencies report. He had been undergoing hospital treatment in France for...
Photos: Memorial ceremony for Iranian singer ‘Habib’ held in Tehran
June 19, 2021
The memorial ceremony for Iranian singer Habib Mohebian was held at Tehran’s Shahrak-e-Gharb Grand mosque on Sunday. Habib passed away last week in a village...
Cultural tug-of-war not work, Rumi belongs to all
June 13, 2021
By: Vahid Jafarian Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan have renewed a battle over the bragging rights to Rumi’s epic poetry after Tehran and Ankara recently announced plans...
Photos: Thousands attend Iranian popular signer’s funeral
June 12, 2021
The funeral of Iranian popular singer Habib Mohebian, khown as ‘Habib’, attracted thousands of mourners. The ceremony was held on Saturday in a village in the vicinity of...
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Iranian singer ‘Habib’ passes away at 63
June 10, 2021
Iranian singer Habib Mohebian passed away on Friday morning in one of the villages of Ramsar city in Mazandaran province. According to Iranian media, Habib...
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Afghanistan claim is ‘absurd’, Rumi is Iran’s Heritage
June 9, 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan on Wednesday strongly criticized Iran and Turkey for their attempt to enlist ‘Masnavi Manavi’, the literary book of...