Great Characters

Legendary Iranian poetess Simin Behbahani passes away
August 19, 2021
After being in coma state for almost 13 days, the legendary Iranian poetess Simin Behbahani passed away in Pars Hospital of Tehran this morning, she...
An Iranian Mathematical Genius
August 16, 2021
Maryam Mirzakhani is an Iranian mathematical genius who did the best in “International Mathematical Olympiad” in 1994 and 1995. She won the gold medal in...
Prominent Iranian Surgeon Javad Heyat Passed Away
August 14, 2021
Prominent Iranian surgeon, Professor Javad Heyat, passed away at 90 on the morning August 12. Born-Tabriz Dr. Heyat suffered from pneumonia and had been placed...
Maryam Mirzakhani Becomes 1st Iranian to Earn Prestigious Math Prize
August 13, 2021
Iranian Mathematician born Maryam Mirzakhani became the 1st woman to be awarded the Fields Medal lwhich is equivalent to Nobel Prize. Mirzakhani will also be...
‘The Sage of Iranian Culture’ Celebrates his 90th Birthday
August 10, 2021
During a ceremony held on Friday, the 90th birthday of Iranian Scholar Seyyed Abdollah Anvaar was celebrated. Cultural figures and a large number of journalists...
Shajarian Receives Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
June 25, 2021
Iranian vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian received France’s Chevalier of the Legion of Honor on Monday evening. The medal, which is the highest decoration awarded by the...
Shajarian to Receive France’s Most Pestigious Award
June 19, 2021
The celebrated Iranian vocalist Mohammad Reza Shajarian is to receive France’s most prestigious award, Chevalier des Arts et Lettres medal, for his lifetime achievements in...
Isfahan’s Mayor to Honor Professor Samii
June 18, 2021
A ceremony to honor world-famous Iranian neurosurgeon, professor Majid Samii, was held yesterday at Hotel Abbasi, Isfahan attended by 80 physicians in neurosurgery from around...
Designer of Khayyam Tomb Passed Away
May 28, 2021
Houshang Seyhoun, an #Iranian architect, sculptor, painter, scholar and professor, passed away at the age of 94 yesterday. He was considered as the first Iran’s...
A Man for All Years: Omar Khayyam
May 18, 2021
May 18, ‪#‎Iranians‬ join in the celebrations held to remember the glorious name of “Iranian Quatrain Writer”. Omar ‪#‎Khayyam‬, born May 18, 1048, Neyshābūr, Khorāsān —died December...
The Persian Heritage: The Grandeur of Erudite Hakim Abol Qasem Ferdowsi Tousi
May 15, 2021
We gather together to commemorate the glory of “The Great Ferdowsi” on May 15 of each year. Under the firmament of poetry, we read and...
Istanbul Honors Iranian Mother who Pardoned her Son’s Killer
May 12, 2021
Samereh Alinejad, an ‪‎Iranian‬ woman who pardoned her son’s murderer at the moment of his hanging, has been recognized as the Mother of Year in ‪Istanbul‬. Samereh Alinejad...
Iran’s First Female Conductor Found her Passion for Music in Vienna
April 29, 2021
In June 2009, Nazanin Aghakhani’s father was standing in line to cast his ballot in the presidential election taking place in Iran. Maestro Loris Tjeknavorian, a well-known and revered...
President Rouhani Among 100 Most Influential People Around the World
April 26, 2021
Iranian President Hasan ‪‎Rouhani‬ named among 100 Most Influential People selected by the ‪‎Time‬ magazine. Time magazine publishes a list of 100 influential figures around the world every year....
Prominent Scholar of Safavid Era: Sheikh ‪‎bahaei‬
April 23, 2021
Sheikh bahaei was a scholar, philosopher, architect, mathematician, astronomer and a poet in 16th-century Iran. He was born in Baalbek which is a part of...
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21th of April is Commemoration of a World-renowned Scholar: Saadi Shirazi
April 20, 2021
Abū-Muhammad Muslih al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī, Saadi Shirazi, better known by his pen-name as Saʿdī or simply Saadi, was one of the major Persian poets...
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Iran commemorates Poet Farid ud-Din ‪Attar‬ Neishaburi
April 15, 2021
April 14 is national day for commemoration of Farid ud-Din Attar Neishaburi in his turquoise dome in Razavi Khorasan province. Attar Neishaburi was a Persian...
Some Pictures from Shrine of Molavi in Konya, Turkey
April 10, 2021
Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi also known as #Molavi or Mowlana and more popularly in the English-speaking world simply as Rumi (30 September 2021 – 17 December...
Iran actress Katayoun Riahi meets Dalai Lama
April 7, 2021
The renowned Iranian actress, Katayoun Riahi has met the Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, during her humanitarian travel to India. Riahi has paid a visit...
Mohammad Ketabchi
June 10, 2021
Dr. Ketabchi was a Full Professor at the Computer Engineering Department of Santa Clara University, and the director of the Object and Multimedia Technologies Research...