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Sadeq Hedayat [1903-1951]

December 31, 2013 Shataw Naseri 0

BIO BRIEF  Sadeq Hedayat was born in February 17, 1903 and was educated at Dar-ol-Fonoon (1914-1916) and the Lycée Français (French high school) in Tehran. […]

How to Survive in Tehran, Bamdad Will Teach You!

December 29, 2013 parsagon 0

According to Tehran Times, Bamdad Ghaffari, an Iranian man who returned home in 2012 years after living in Canada, has satirized the lifestyle in the […]

December 26: Day of Sorrow, Day of Death

December 26, 2013 parsagon 0

December 26 is a jolly occasion for most people of the world for the birth of Jesus Christ. Not for the majority of Iranians, not […]

France continues commemorating Mahsati Ganjavi

December 24, 2013 parsagon 0

An exhibition and a concert devoted to the 900th jubilee of Mahsati Ganjavi took place in Melouse, France on December 10, writes Azer News. “A […]

Yalda Eve’s Surprise: Oscar Without Asghar!

December 22, 2013 parsagon 0

A few hours to Yalda Eve, the greatest surprise appeared on Hollywood Reporter and other websites announcing the nominees of the 2014 Oscar Awards for […]

Homage to the Singer of Naseria

December 20, 2013 Farzaneh Doosti 0

Today (December 20) coincides with the seventh death anniversary of Iranian Pop Star Naser Abdollahi who, despite his brief twinkle in the arena of Iranian […]

Hossein Sanapour Recommends His Favorites

December 17, 2013 Azadeh Ghahvie 0

Hossein Sanapour was born on March 20, 1960 in Tehran. A Natural Resources graduate from the University of Tehran, Sanapour started writing and publishing stories, […]

R.I.P. Farrokh Ghaffari (1921 – 2006)

December 17, 2013 Farzaneh Doosti 0

Today (December 17) is marked with the death anniversary of Iranian film director, actor, critic and author Farrokh Ghaffari. Ghaffari was a significant character in […]

The Painting Pool granted the Asia Pacific Screen Awards

December 13, 2013 parsagon 0

The UNESCO award for outstanding contribution to the promotion and preservation of cultural diversity through film was awarded to The Painting Pool from Iran.  Negar Javaherian, […]

The Past nominated for Golden Globe 2014

December 12, 2013 parsagon 0

Yes! As it has been estimated, Asghar Farhadi’s film The Past is nominated for the 2014 Golden Globe Awards. To get the award for the […]

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