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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.

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'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.

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Stimulating 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...

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Persian 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.

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Graphic 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...

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Peking 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.

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Leading 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...

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Literacy 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%.

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Pioneers 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.

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Palestinian 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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