Moonlight, Iran’s The Salesman Win As Oscars End In Chaos
RFL/RE - The coming-of-age drama Moonlight upset La La Land to win the best-picture Oscar in one of the wildest…
Culture
International Sufi Day
IOPHR - On Friday and Saturday 17 and 18th of February 2017, ceremonies commemorating the anniversary of Sufi day were…
How Iran may have just won a second Oscar
Al-monitor - In a statement Jan. 29, Oscar-winning Iranian film director Asghar Farhadi announced that he will not be attending the Academy…
Yo-Yo Ma ensemble wins Grammy for ‘Sing Me Home’
PayvandNews - Cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma and his ensemble 'Silk Road' of which Iranian Kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor is also…
Former lover of the poet known as Iran’s Sylvia Plath breaks his silence
Guardian - Fifty years after Forough Farrokhzad’s death, Ebrahim Golestan talks about his affair with the giant of Persian literature…
Women’s World Chess Championship kicks off in Tehran
PayvandNews - FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2017 started in Tehran, capital of Iran, on Friday. The competition will be…
PHOTOS: Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts at Tehran Museum
PayvandNews - The 9th edition of the Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts opened at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday.…
Iranian Director Nominated For Second Oscar Says He’s Not Been Censored
RFL/RE - Iran returned to the race for a prestigious Oscar award on January 24 with the psychological thriller The…
Prominent Poet Charged With Spreading ‘Propaganda’ After Posting Photo of Beaten Colleague
Iranhumanrights.org - Well-known Iranian poet and filmmaker Baktash Abtin has been charged with "propaganda against the state" following his arrest…
Iran regards tourism a fountain of wealth
PayvandNews - Iran regards tourism industry a source for generating wealth, and is seeking to make the best use of…