Senior Iran cleric faces down culture minister over concerts
Al-monior - In the campaigning leading up to Iran's 2013 presidential vote, among the most important promises of Hassan Rouhani…
Culture
Iran’s Amir Naderi to receive Venice Film Festival honour
screendaily - His new film Monte to be screened out of competition. Iranian director Amir Naderi (Vegas, Manhattan by Numbers) is…
Rouhani Battles Religious Hardliners Over Concert Cancellations in Iran
Iranhumanrights.org - A simmering battle between the government of President Hassan Rouhani and hardline religious figures over music concerts is…
Traditional Music genres of the Iranian World
PayvandNews - Music and songs transferred orally among various Iranian tribes and peoples is an invaluable inheritance which should be…
This Iranian-Born Actress Is Changing the Acting World
Time.com - Boniadi conquers the big screen in the new remake of 'Ben-Hur' Child of the Revolution Born in Tehran…
Iran’s miraculous desert glacier
BBC - Hidden in Iran's vast central deserts lies one of the Islamic Republic's most unexpected geographical finds. Ice cold…
“World Youth Orchestra – Sounds for Iran” project performs first concert in Tehran
PayvandNews - The World Youth Orchestra and the Tehran Symphony Orchestra performed their first joint concert in Tehran's Vahdat Hall…