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Veteran Iranian vocalist Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is set to present his newly designed instruments at a music congress in France. Shajarian will introduce his Tondar and Sorahi at the fifth edition of the Interdisciplinary Musicology Congress, which will be held on…
Sheikh Safi-ad-din Is'haq Ardabili (of Ardabil) (1252-1334) (Persian: شیخ صفیالدین اردبیلی), eponym of the Safavid dynasty, was the spiritual heir and son in law of the great Sufi Murshid (Grand Master) Sheikh Zahed Gilani, of Lahijan in Gilan Province in…
[ad#imapnov08] Persian music and New Year traditions have been registered on UNESCO's List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Tradition of Persian New Year, Nowruz, and the Radif of Iranian music were inscribed on the list during the 4th…
[ad#imapnov08] The 14th Annual Persian Festival of Autumn in Orange County, October 4, 2009 Mehregan Commemorates the Triumph of Love and Knowledge over Ignorance The 14th Annual Persian Festival of Autumn (Mehregan) will be held at the Great Park in…
Iranian American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo was named best supporting actress in a miniseries or movie for her role as the wife of Saddam Hussein in House of Saddam. The miniseries, which was co-produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Home…
The renowned Iranian composer, researcher and Santour-player, Parviz Meshkatian has died at the age of 54 in his home in Tehran. The prominent musician passed away after going into cardiac arrest on September 21, 2009. Born on May 15, 1955…
[ad#imapnov08] Iranian video artist Shirin Neshat won the Silver Lion for best director for "Women Without Men" at the 66th edition of the Venice film festival on Saturday. The film chronicles the lives of four women from different walks of…
September 10 – Sep 26, 2009 at Crewest in Los Angeles Opening Reception: Thursday September 10, 6-9 pm Los Angeles, CA - Crewest presents From the Streets of Iran, Works on paper by urban artists in Iran, curated by Shervin…
Hamburg International Film Festival is to showcase Iranian documentary "Tehran without Permission". "Tehran Without Permission" (2009) captures the atmosphere of the street as well as of private living environments within the Iranian capital. Filmed exclusively with a mobile phone camera,…
"We deplore the violence and crackdown on peaceful protesters, the increasing restrictions on civil liberties, and the imprisonment of a growing number of civil leaders in Iran." Archbishop Destmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate, 1984 "If one country sincerely wants to…