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Iran is preparing to hold the West-Eastern Divan festival to commemorate the renowned literary figures, Goethe and Hafez. A German delegation will arrive in the Iranian city of Shiraz in two days to participate in the event. Germany will hold…
[ad#imapnov08] The Hamedan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department plans to convert a part of an ancient city into a site-specific museum. Covering over three hectares in area, the city was discovered about four years ago by chance during a…
[ad#imapnov08] The City of Kerman in central south of Iran is home to the lone anthropology museum of the world's Zoroastrians. The museum is located at the fire temple of the city. The idea of establishing the museum goes back…
[ad#imapnov08] Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has cancelled his London trip due to an “unduly and complicated” visa application process that included fingerprinting. Supported by the English National Opera (ENO) Trust, The internationally-acclaimed filmmaker was to stage Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte…
Iran is planning to hold the Persian Gulf national day and register the historical waterway on the country's Spiritual Heritage list. “The Persian Gulf day was marked on the national calendar during the previous president's term in office, but no…
Abyaneh (Persian ابیانه) is a beautiful historic Iranian village at the foot of Karkass mountain 70 km to the southeast of Kashan and 40 km to Natanz (near the city of Kashan) in Isfahan Province. This is a village of…
Renowned Iranian vocalist Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is to perform in the city of Konya, where Persian poet Mowlavi has been laid to rest. Shajarian has been invited by the International Rumi Foundation and the 22nd-generation granddaughter of Mowlavi, Esin Bayru Celebi.…
[ad#imapnov08] The Iranian Center for Archaeological Research (ICAR) is currently planning a rescue excavation project at the Seimareh Dam reservoir area in western Iran's Ilam Province. Ilam is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-west…
[ad#imapnov08] Iranian people annually commemorate Sheikh Muslih od-Din Sadi Shirazi (C. 1213-1291), one of the greatest figures of classical Persian literature, on April 21, which has been named Sadi Day. Following is Maxim 34 from Sadi’s Gulistan translated by Richard…
[ad#imapnov08] "Beyond Darkness," the memoirs written by the prominent Iranian vocalist Pari Zanganeh, was unveiled during a ceremony on Tuesday. Known as Pari Zanganeh, Iranian opera singer Parirokh Shahyalani lost her sight in 1972 in a car accident and later…