Haji Firuz: New painting collection by Shohreh Ghanbari
PayvandNews - Painter Shohreh Ghanbari's new collection "Haji Firuz" shows the venerable harbinger of Norooz in a gloomy mood despite the philosophy…
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Iran Exports 80 Million Dollars Worth Of Carpets To U.S. In 11 Months
PayvandNews - Iran says it has exported $80 million worth of carpets to the United States over a period of…
Iranians Celebrate Ancient Festival Of Norooz Marking The New Year
PayvandNews - Monday, March 20th, marks the grand festival of Norooz (Nowruz). On this day, Iranians usher in the Persian New Year…
Every year, Nowruz coincides with the start of spring and traditionally celebrates the rebirth of nature. It also coincides with the spring equinox.
euronews - What is Nowruz? It is a day that marks the New Year across parts of the Middle East,…
Happy Chaharshanbeh Souri, Fire Festival Of The Last Wednesday Of The Persian New Year!
PayvandNews - On Tuesday night, Iranians celebrated the ancient Persian tradition of Last-Wednesday-of-the-Year (Chaharshanbeh Souri) as a prelude to Persian New…
Iranian Filmmaker Narges Abyar Wins Best Direction Award At Vancouver Women Film Festival
PayvandNews - Iranian filmmaker Narges Abyar has won Best Direction Award for 'Breath' at 12th Vancouver International Women In Film…
Did boycott win Farhadi an Oscar — and Islamic Republic’s embrace?
Al-monitor - The 89th Academy Awards saw Iranian director Asghar Farhadi win his second Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.…
Photos: Qajar painting “Line for Salute” restored
PayvandNews - "The Line for Salute", a painting by the Qajar-era artist and architect Abdollah Khan, has been restored by…
How Iran’s hard-line media reacted to Oscar win
Al-Monitor - On Feb. 27, around six in the morning, many Iranians were awake waiting to see if Iran would…
Unpacking Iranian Director Farhadi’s Oscar-Night Balancing Act
RFL/RE - Iranian director Asghar Farhadi won rave notices ahead of winning his second Oscar, for the taut "neorealist" suspense film The…