All Faces of Forough: an Iconographic Report
79 years after her birth, an exhibition was held in Tehran in January 2014 to present the portraits of Forough made by a number of veteran and emerging artists…
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The Balkh Festival
Founded by Alhoda International Cultural, Artistic and Publishing Institute, the Balkh Festival tends to expand mutual cultural interests between Iranian and Afghan thinkers and writers by commemorating and awarding outstanding figures and achievements in this regard.
Bahman Farzaneh Dies Aged 75
Veteran translator of works by Gabriel Garcia Marques and other outstanding works passed away a few hours ago in Taleghani Hospital having suffered from […]
Mohammad Reza Ale Ebrahim [b. 1951]
Mohammad Reza Ale Ebrahim was born on 24 October 1951 in one of the poor districts of Estahban, Fars province. His passion for teaching made […]
An Occasion for Commemorating the Composer of Shahnameh
The first day of month Bahman (January 19-21) is officially known as the birthday of Hakim Abul-Qasem Ferdawsi Tousi, born in Khorasan in a village near Tous in 940 CE.
Aref Qazvini: Poet, Lyricist, Constitutionalist
Today (January 21) is marked by the death of a highly praised Constitutionalist poet. Abolqassem Aref Qazvini (1882- 1934) was an Iranian poet, lyricist, and […]
Mohammad Ghazi
January 14 is marked by the demise of a prolific translator many of whose translations are still unrivaled and stay on the pinnacles of Persian […]
Tribute to the Sugarist of Persian Language
Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, the founder of the European-style Persian short-story genre, was born in Isfahan into a middle-class family. The date of his birth is […]
Sadeq Hedayat [1903-1951]
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. […]
December 26: Day of Sorrow, Day of Death
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 […]