Art And Culture

International fashion designer, Mahnaz Armin has designed four sets of special outfits for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2015, Australia. The leading garment in the collection…

Iran and Egypt won the first position in recitation and memorization categories respectively, at the 5th International Holy Qur’an Competition for Muslim Students which concluded on Sunday night…

Iranian and Afghan cultural officials called for enhancement of Tehran-Kabul ties, especially in the media sector.

In a meeting between Iranian Deputy Culture Minister Hossein Entezami and…

Acclaimed British singer Sami Yusuf has released his newest album ‘Songs of the Way’.

Khentakawess III is believed to have been the wife of Pharaoh Neferefre, who ruled Egypt 4,500 years ago.

Czech archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of a previously unknown queen believed…

The main problem of toy manufacturing in Iran is the lack of advanced technologies in the industry, says the secretary of Iranian Supervisory Council for Toys.

“Not only do we lack the…

The staging of the play ‘Death of a Salesman’ has been extended until January 20, after the acclaim it received since its launching on November 9, IRNA reported.

The play written by Arthur…

The 7th Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) will host five Iranian short, documentary and feature films.

Journalists, people of the press and media outlets should have the security of their jobs and career, a senior official at the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance said late Saturday.

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In its last friendly match one week prior to its first match in 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Iran national soccer team defeated Iraq 1-0 on Sunday.

As the two teams are getting ready to take part in…

Creators of the ‘The Laughs of Atoosa’ are considering registering the film in the Guinness World Records for the shortest period of shooting, having shot the movie in just four days.

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The significance of prayer in Islam was emphasized by Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS) President Habib Ilbeigi who said, “Prayer is a fundamental principle in our religion, the importance of…

Seventy years ago art galleries were non-existent in Iran. Thus for promoting their work, artists needed to seek the aid of foreign institutions. The first art gallery was established in Iran…

To create awareness on the issue of child labor and raise funds to help street kids, the Children’s Rights Organization held a conference and exhibition of children’s drawings at the Iranian…

French scholar Yahya Christian Bonnaud and translator of the Qur’an underlined that the principle of unity comes with wisdom and awareness. He made the remark in a seminar on unity held at Tehran’…

A new genre of Persian calligraphy by Iranian calligrapher Khosrow Pournadali was licensed and registered by the office of the legal deputy at the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance.

In a matter of just four hours, over 4000 art fans paid a visit to the exhibition of ‘The World Champion’ displaying artworks on the national wrestling icon Gholamreza Takhti, which was…

The second biennial on cave photos will be held in February, with four Iranian and one Frenchman comprising the jury.

The life of the Islamologist and first translator from Arabic to Japanese of the Holy Qur’an, Toshihiko Izutsu, will be filmed as a documentary.

The play ‘White Rabbit, Red Rabbit’ written by Nassim Soleimanpour had a successful staging in Moscow, Russia last week.

The 60-minute play, translated into different languages and staged…

The 13th century Persian language mystic Mowlana, alternatively known as Rumi, is the most popular and the best selling poet in the United States.

The remark was made by head of the Academy…

Iranian artists’ illustration of the holy prophets goes back a long way. The focus “in a respectful way, is on the spiritual essence rather than the physical form.”

Members of the jury panel of the 5th International Holy Qur’an Competition for Muslim Students paid a visit to the Dar Al-Qur’an Organization in Tehran on Tuesday.

A total of 200 publishers from the Islamic world will come together from January 1-11 at the 4th Specialized Book Fair in Qom to present the latest religious books.

In all, 46,000 books…

For the first time Broadway topped $40 million in a single week over the holidays, with a whopping 19 productions grossing more than $1 million apiece, including three that pulled in over $2…