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Iranian Doctor Bags the Greatest World Woman Inventor Award
April 29, 2021
An Iranian medical doctor from Mashhad Medical University received the World’s Greatest Woman Inventor Award at the Geneva International Festival for Inventions last week. Dr....
Prominent Scholar of Safavid Era: Sheikh ‪‎Bahaei
April 23, 2021
Today, April 23, is the day that Iranians commemorate the birth anniversary of Sheikh Bahai On this occasion, read the article below to learn more...
21th of April is Commemoration of a World-renowned Scholar: Saadi Shirazi
April 21, 2021
Today (21 April 2021) is coincided with the birth anniversary of the Saadi Shirazi, an Iranian famous poet. For this occasion, the Realiran website has prepared...
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“Happy face” Zarif Listed among World’s 100 most Influential in 2015
April 18, 2021
The ‘Time’ magazine placed Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. The magazine...
A Scholar for All Time
February 24, 2022
Today, Feb. 24, is the anniversary of one the Iranian scholars who has still sparkled in the Islamic culture. Nasir al-Din Tusi is best described...
A Gentle Giant: Gholamreza Takhti, Iran’s Modern Legendary Hero
January 7, 2022
The writing is due to the death of Iran’s Legendary hero who departed the earth on January 7 many years ago but still his name...
Jewish Iranian Lexicographer Commemorated in Tehran
December 30, 2021
Respected literati and government officials have paid tribute to the Jewish Iranian lexicographer, Soleiman Hayyim (1887-1970) at the Mahmud Afshar Foundation, Tehran on Sunday. Literary figures and...
Say goodbye to Morteza Ahmadi
December 24, 2021
Morteza Ahmadi was born on 1 November 2021 in south Tehran. He grew up in a working class part of Maktab and later attended Manouchehri...
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Happy Day of “Cyrus the Great,” the King of Persia
October 29, 2021
October 29 (7th of Aban) is nominated as the international day of “Cyrus the Great”, the King of Persia, who declared the first charter of...
Iran’s Chairman of Assembly of Experts Passes Away
October 21, 2021
Chairman of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani, passed away in Tehran’s Bahman Hospital on Tuesday. Having a heart attack, he had been...
A Poet with Ecstatic Divine Works: Hafiz
October 11, 2021
October 12 is honored because of a Sufi poet; Hafiz. SHEMSUDDIN MAHOMMAD, better known by his poetical surname of Hafiz, was born in Shiraz in...
Famous philosopher: Islam spreading in EU despite barriers
September 17, 2021
Seyyed Hossein Nasr described west as an empty drum with a loud and shrill sound which is crumbling inside. He hailed spread of Islam in...
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Intl. Symposium to honor Shahriar
September 17, 2021
International Symposium in Honor of Professor Shahriar will be held in Tabriz on September 17, during which Iran’s largest mosaic installation will be unveiled. This...
New Images Confirm Iran’s Supreme Leader Healthiness
September 13, 2021
New images released by Institute for Preserving and Publishing Works by Ayatollah Khamenei show that Iran’s supreme leader remains in a healthy condition after surgery....
Iranians Commemorate the “Renewed Persian Polymath”
September 4, 2021
September 4 is a national day for Iranians commemorating the “Renewed Persian Polymath”, Abu Rayhan Biruni. Abu Rayhan Biruni was one of the greatest Persian...
Father of Iran’s Science of Law Passed Away at 87
September 3, 2021
Father of Iran’s Science of Law Passed Away at 87 Professor Amir Nasser Katouzian, known as the “Father of Iran’s science of Law” passed away...
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Manhattan, NYC Becomes a New Home for Iran’s Khayyam Statue
September 2, 2021
A statue of Iran’s renowned mathematician, astronomer and poetKhayyam is scheduled to be installed in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The statue has...
Iranian Scientist Wins UNESCO International Prize
August 26, 2021
The 2014 UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences has been awarded to Iranian Scientist Dr. Hossein Baharvand. Royan Institute for Stem...
Avicenna: At the pinnacle of Knowledge
August 23, 2021
Today is the birthday of an Iranian genius at various fields ranging from philosophy to medicine. Here is a short history of him. Abu Ali...
Iranian Physics Wins the 2014 Holweck Medal
August 23, 2021
The Holweck Medal for 2014 has been awarded to Professor Ramin Golestanian “for his pioneering contributions to the field of active soft matter, particularly microscopic...