Category: 6. Culture

TEHRAN-The Persian translation of the novel “The Spirit of Science Fiction” by Chilean author Roberto Bolaño has hit the bookstores across Iran. Mohammad Javadi has translated the book that has been published by Ketabsaraye Tandis… Continue Reading

TEHRAN –During a ceremony held in Tehran on Saturday, the winners of international scientific Olympiads were honored in the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian. Olympiad students make up one percent of the 1.5 percent of gifted students in… Continue Reading

TEHRAN –Sharif University of Technology students have claimed the first top three positions in a programming contest known as the 25th International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) for the West Asia region. Hosted by Sharif University of… Continue Reading

TEHRAN – Female scholars constitute 665 out of 4,818 most-cited researchers of the country, more than 13 percent of the total, Ahmad Fazelzadeh, the head of the Islamic World Science Citation (ISC) Institute, has said. In the past Iranian… Continue Reading

In the Arms of the Tree is a 2023 Iranian drama film written and directed by Babak Khajehpasha, and produced by Mohammad Reza Mesbah and Sajjad Nasrollahi Nasab. It premiered in February 2023 at the 41st Fajr International Film Festival. The… Continue Reading

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranians marked the ancient Yalda Night ceremony at Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine in Mashhad on Friday night. Continue Reading

TEHRAN-A ceremony was held in Tehran on Wednesday to unveil a rare handwritten edition of “Divan of Hafez” by the renowned calligrapher Mirza Mohammadreza Kalhor.  Prominent figures in Persian calligraphy, including Gholamhossein Amirkhani,… Continue Reading

TEHRAN-The semi-feature documentary “Rojin’s Dream” directed by Serwa Aliveysi from Iran won an award at the 11th Duhok International Film Festival in Kurdistan region, Iraq. The festival, held from December 9 to 16, presented the Best Kurdish… Continue Reading

An ancient Iranian festival that basically celebrates the coming of the winter solstice and the longest night of the year for centuries is Yalda Night (or Shab-e Yalda; also, Shab-e Chelleh). It refers to a time between the sunset of autumn’s… Continue Reading

TEHRAN –During a ceremony held on Thursday, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, unveiled an atlas of the country’s biosphere reserves as well as the endemic fish poster. The event was held on the sidelines of the… Continue Reading