Hafez section opened at National Museum of Tajikistan
IBNA- Concurrent with the State Language Day in Tajikistan, October 5, the National Museum of Tajikistan in Dushanbe opened a new section dedicated to the works of the legendary Persian poet Hafez.
View Article'Medea' to be staged at Tehran's Neauphle-le-Chateau Theater
IBNA- An ancient Greek tragedy 'Medea' by Euripides will be staged as a loose adaptation at Neauphle-le-Chateau Theater in Tehran in October.
View ArticleStimulating stuff 'How Fiction Works' published in Persian
IBNA- Language arts & disciplines book 'How Fiction Works' (2008) by American scholar James Wood who examines the minutiae of character, narrative, and style in a range of fictional works has been...
View ArticlePersian literature professor Rashed Mohassel passes away
IBNA- Iranian professor of Persian language and literature, author and researcher Mohammad-Reza Rashed Mohassel passed away in the city of Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi province today. He was 87.
View ArticleGraphic novel 'Palestine' creates bold perspectives within its medium
IBNA- With an introduction by Edward Said, non-fiction graphic novel 'Palestine' written and drawn by Joe Sacco is about his experiences in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in December 1991 and January...
View ArticlePeking University commemorates legendary Iranian poet Hafez
IBNA- On the occasion of Hafez Commemoration Day, October 12, a session was held at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University in China on Thursday.
View ArticleLeading Iranian director, screenwriter Mehrjui and his wife murdered
IBNA- One of the most prominent Iranian film directors and screenwriters Dariush Mehrjui was brutally murdered along with his screenwriter wife Vahideh Mohammadi-Fard in their villa house in the city...
View ArticleLiteracy rate in Iran exceeds 90%
IBNA- The latest educational statistics in Iran indicate a growing trend in terms of literacy rates in both urban and rural areas of the country from 2017 to 2022, which increased from 87.9% to 90.4%.
View ArticlePioneers of Iran Calligraphy exhibit underway in Tehran
IBNA- An exhibition featuring an overview of a century of the development of Iranian calligraphy, titled, ‘The Pioneers of Calligraphy’ is underway at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.
View ArticlePalestinian voices ‘shut down’ at Frankfurt Book Fair, say authors
IBNA- Several prominent authors and publishers from around the world have accused the Frankfurt Book Fair of “shutting down” Palestinian voices, after an awards ceremony due to honor a novel by a...
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