Art And Culture

Egypt has banned a Hollywood film based on the Biblical book of Exodus because of what censors described as “historical inaccuracies”.

The head of the censorship board said these included…

A book of works by contemporary painter, Parvaneh Etemadi, will be published in fifty copies. The title of the book is ‘Moon and Fish’ and features ten drawings created by using etching techniques…

The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran has released the names of 21 players for the 2015 Asian Cup which is due to be held in Australia in January.

According to the…

Art from across the Islamic world is on display in the newly transformed galleries at the Art Institute of Chicago.

New calligraphy acquisitions on display for the first time include two…

Last week archaeologists unveiled a restored colossal statue of Amenhotep III that was toppled in an earthquake more than 3,000 years ago at Egypt’s famed temple city of Luxor.

More than 1000 Iranian and foreign movies have been submitted to the secretariat of the 8th edition of Varesh International Film Festival, the festival director has announced.

The peace and harmony ensured by Iran for its religious minorities is exemplary in the region, said Thomas Meram, the Archbishop of Assyrians, Chaldean and Catholics in the country, at a church…

Preparations for holding Yanni, the well-known musician’s concert in Iran are underway, but not in January or February for sure due to the time required for granting official permission to host…

Art Dubai, the foremost international art festival in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa, will host its ninth edition from March 18-21, 2015.

An annual event, it presents a versatile…

Rassam Lordakani, a young Iranian musician was awarded for scoring the music for the Italian short film ‘Magari fossi nato nel 40’ or ‘I wish I was born in the 40s’ at the Vision Film Festival…

Professor of Persian literature Esmail Azar announced the publication of 4 of his latest research works on literature as books.

‘Attar’s Elahi-Nameh through Greimas’s Semiotics-Semantics’…

The completion of the enormous oral history project on the second Pahlavi era (1941-1979) was officially announced in a ceremony last week at Iran’s National Library and Archives Organization in…

The cosmetics (colloquially known as makeup) industry in cinema needs to be revamped. Makeup artists don’t even have easy access to the most fundamental materials and accessories, and “…

The first classical guitar orchestra in Iran will perform for the public on December 28 - 29 at the Roudaki Amphitheater in Vahdat Hall.

Founded in 2011 and directed by Farzad Daneshmand,…

‘’A Moment Without Oneself, With Oneself’’ was on top of this week’s new releases in books. The book is penned by the renowned Persian language scholar Dr. Jalaloddin Kazazi and published by Moein…

The expansion of cultural cooperation and finding ways “to fight against violence and extremism” were emphasized by Norwegian Ambassador to Tehran Aud Lise Norheim in a meeting with Minister of…

Prominent Iranian playwright and director Bahram Beyzaie will hold stage reading performances of his latest play ‘Ardaviraf’s Report’ at Stanford University in the US on January 24 and 25.

Veteran actor Morteza Ahmadi who was suffering from aging-related ailments during the past several months passed away at his home in Tehran on Sunday (Dec. 21).

The writer of Prophet ‘Muhammad (PBUH)’ said the book has been translated in English, Arabic, Turkish and Uzbek and “now international publishers are keen to render it in German and Russian.”

Real Madrid won the Club World Cup after a 2-0 victory over San Lorenzo in Marrakech on Saturday.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side enjoyed a stellar last 12 months that has also seen them lift the…

A Persian literature and poetry session was held at the Trakya University in the Turkish city of Edrine on Friday.

The session was attended by professors of Istanbul University as well as a…

A program in Islamic teachings will be offered to Muslim students in state and private primary schools of Spain from the next academic year, the Spanish state news agency, EFE reported quoting the…

Iranian artist Ali-Akbar Sadeghi is to showcase illustrations recounting his journeys to different parts of the world at Arasbaran Culture House in Tehran.

His art exhibition in a new style…

Postage stamps made from textile and thin sheets of wood; and stamps with pictures and smell of fruits! These are part of the rich philately collection at the Libraries, Museums and Documents…

The first coffeehouse was established in Qazvin, during the reign of King Tahmasp I of the Safavid dynasty. Later, during the reign of King Abbas the number of coffeehouses increased in Isfahan.…