Sunni Cleric Molavi AbdolHamid Writes to the Head of IRIB The Friday Imam of the town of Zahidan in Iran’s Sunni-populated province of Sistan and Baluchistan, Molavi AbdolHamid sent a letter to the new director of the state-run national radio and television organization (IRIB) calling on him to respect the culture and dress of […]
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New UN Report on Iran: Systematic Violations of Human Rights and a Culture of Impunity
UN Special Rapporteur Calls for Immediate Release of All Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Conscience, and a Moratorium on Executions.
While pointing finger at Bahrain, Iran uses culture ministry to interrogate journalists
During the Universal Periodic Review of the human rights situation in Bahrain by the UN Human Rights Council two days ago in Geneva, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s delegation called on the Bahraini authorities to “free all political prisoners, put a stop to arbitrary arrests of government opponents and end the impunity reigning in the […]
How Iranians get ready for new year : Nowrooz
Khaneh Tekani – Spring Cleaning Noruz (new year, or more literally “new day”) is the most important celebration for Iranians. Perhaps the first step in preparing for Noruz or Now-Ruz, the Persian New Year, is Khaneh Tekani,
In praise of … Asghar Farhadi
The master film-maker tells a wider world there is a richer modern Iran than is covered by ‘the heavy dust of politics’
Sepandārmazgān
epandārmazgān (Persian: سپندارمذگان) or Spendarmad (Persian: سپندارمذ) or Sepandarmaz is an Iranian and Zoroastrian festival that was celebrated on the 5th day of the month of Esfand (Espand or Spant).[1]
Cineastes back Iran House of Cinema in row with Culture Ministry
A large number of Iranian cineastes and cinematic associations have backed the Iran’s House of Cinema (IHC) in its dispute with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
Archaeologists excavating Arastu Tepe for signs of Kura-Aras culture
A team of Archaeologists is currently working on the Arastu Tepe in order to find signs of the Kura-Aras culture in the mound located near the town of Malard in the southwest of Tehran.
Iran orders censoring of epic Persian love story eight centuries on
Tehran – Iran’s Culture Ministry has ordered the censoring of one of the most famous epic love stories in Persian literature more than eight centuries after it first appeared, the news agency Mehr reported Monday.
Cultural Iran – Political Iran
Dr. Hajj Nur ‘Ali Tabandeh The personality and identity of each nation is dependent upon its culture, civilization, customs, and rites, not on political borders which changes now and then in various situations.