Iran’s Beleaguered Music Community Urges Rouhani to Prevent Concert Cancellations
CHRI - Members of Iran's music industry are urging President Hassan Rouhani to follow through on his 2017 election campaign…
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Frequent Concert Cancellations in Iran draws Fire from the Music Community
Radiozamaneh - The musicians in Iran are constantly being harassed and mistreated by the conservatives who are in power in judiciaries,…
Iranian TV series dogged by real-life drama
Al-monitor - The Iranian TV series “Shahrzad,” which has gripped the attention of Iranians since it was first broadcast two years…
Shahnameh audiobook, with introduction by Francis Ford Coppola, released
PayavdNews - An audio version of the Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of Persian poet Ferdowsi, has been released in English…
‘Bodyguard’ by Iranian director Ebrahim Hatamikia wins top prizes at VIFF 2017
PayvandNews - 'Bodyguard' directed by Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Hatamikia won Best Art Direction, Best Supporting Actor (for Babak Hamidian), and Best…
Iran’s historic city of Yazd inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
PayvandNews - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added the historical texture of Yazd in central Iran to its…
Mehdi Fard-Qaderi’s “Immortality” crowned best at Italy’s Ischia Film Festival
PayvandNews - "Immortality" by Mehdi Fard-Qaderi won the award for best feature movie at the 15th Ischia Film Festival on the Italian island…
Mojdeh Tabatabaei: Iran Contemporary Art Scene Grows Bigger At International Fairs
HONARONLINE - Mojdeh Tabatabaei, the owner of Mojdeh Art Gallery, says it takes a lot of guts for Iranian galleries to…
Beyond the Ban: Exhibition Spotlights Major Iranian-American Artists
CHRI - Works by prominent Iranian-American artists were showcased to a packed house on June 14, the opening night of…
First-Ever Film on Ancient Persian Monument TAQ KASRA : Fundraising Campaign
PayvandNews - TAQ KASRA, a landmark in the history of architecture, is a 6th-century Persian monument. It was built in the…