TEHRAN – Fatemeh Ahi, a painter and creator of the artwork “Flowers and National Symbols of the World,” says: “This painting is a symbol—a message advocating peace, friendship, and respect—not just toward nature, but also toward one…
Category: 6. Culture
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Book on Sacred Defense: “Those 23 People”
Authored by war veteran Ahmad Yousefzadeh, the book recounts the haunting tale of 23 teenage Iranian combatants, aged between 15 and 17, captured by Saddam Hussein’s forces during the Beit-ol-Moqaddas operation.
The young prisoners, mostly…
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Tehran cultural center screens “How to Train Your Dragon”
TEHRAN – Canadian filmmaker Dean DeBlois’s 2025 movie “How to Train Your Dragon” was screened during a session at the Arasbaran Cultural Center in Tehran on Wednesday.
Iranian film critic Amir Qaderi attended a screening of the film…
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Tehran ceremony pays tribute to martyr artist Mansoureh Alikhani
TEHRAN – The artistic community and the family of the martyr Mansoureh Alikhani gathered on Tuesday at the Art Bureau of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization in Tehran to pay tribute to a remarkable artist whose life was tragically…
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“You’ve Reached Sam” at Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Vietnamese American writer Dustin Thao’s “You’ve Reached Sam” has recently been published by Peydayesh Publications in Tehran.
The book has been translated into Persian by Fatemeh Sabeti.
“You’ve…
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‘Active diplomacy prerequisite for addressing transboundary SDSs’
TEHRAN – Referring to the fact that the sources of the sand and dust storms impacting Iran are located outside the country, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE) has underlined the role of environmental diplomacy in managing…
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Some 111 earthquakes hit Iran per week on average
TEHRAN – A total of 111 earthquakes were recorded across the country on average each week from June 21 to July 11, according to the seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
From June 21 to 27, 95…
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Iran marking national welfare week
TEHRAN –National welfare week is being held across the country from July 16 to 22. This year, the week is observed with the theme ‘together for well-being; participating today, empowering tomorrow’.
The head of the Welfare Organization,…
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The journey of Iran’s Khorramabad Valley to UNESCO World Heritage List
By Maryam QarehgozlouIn another significant cultural milestone for Iran, the prehistoric sites of Khorramabad Valley in western Iran were officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 47th…
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Iran leads restoration efforts to support artists, cultural institutions after Israeli attacks
TEHRAN – Following the 12-day Israeli aggression on Iranian soil, the country is actively engaging in recovery and rebuilding efforts. Beyond the tragic loss of lives and injuries sustained by civilians, the attacks have inflicted damage on…
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