Practical handicrafts still untapped potential, Iran tourism minister says Practical handicrafts still untapped potential, Iran tourism minister says 

TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ezzatollah Zarghami believes many Iranian handicrafts have untapped potential for becoming practical. 

“We must incorporate handicrafts into everyday life and make them practical.”

He made the remarks on Monday during the official induction ceremony of the new deputy for handicrafts

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&Parizad& wins Don Quixote Award at Krakow Film Festival“Parizad” wins Don Quixote Award at Krakow Film Festival

TEHRAN – On Sunday, the acclaimed Iranian documentary “Parizad” added one more win to its global honors at the 62nd Krakow Film Festival in Poland.

Directed by Mehdi Imani Shahmiri, the film was granted the Don Quixote Award by the International Federation of Film Societies (FICC) Jury consisting of Eugene Dugan-Brause from the United Kingdom,

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Shiftegane Del, Melal Vocal Ensemble team up for Persian music performanceShiftegane Del, Melal Vocal Ensemble team up for Persian music performance

TEHRAN – Shiftegane Del group and the Melal Vocal Ensemble have teamed up to stage a dance performance with “rengs” from the Persian classical music exclusively for an audience of women in Tehran.

Kamancheh player Sonia Nezami, pianist Marzieh Reyvandi, percussionist Sahar Saffari and singer Neshat Akbari will accompany the groups in the

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Masoud Foroutan:Masoud Foroutan:

The story "The Night of Ayub," written by Davoud Ghafarzadegan, is about the life of a blind veteran and was recently published by Soore Mehr. The main character of the book recalls his memories before and after the war. 

The most significant feature of the book is the hopeful perspective on war's bitterness and the avoidance of despair, which has

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Iranian House of Cartoon lampoons &Holy Spider& win by &Cannes in Close-up&Iranian House of Cartoon lampoons “Holy Spider” win by “Cannes in Close-up”

TEHRAN – The Iranian House of Cartoon is mocking the Cannes Film Festival decision to award “Holy Spider” by organizing three exhibitions entitled “Cannes in Close-up”.

Iran has found the film insulting to Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Imam of the Shia.

One of the exhibitions opened on Monday in the Vali-e Asr Station of the Tehran subway, where the

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Iran to meet Indonesia at 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship openerIran to meet Indonesia at 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship opener

TEHRAN – Iran will play Indonesia on June 13 in the opening match of the 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship.

The Persians are also scheduled to play Lebanon on June 14 in Group B.

The FIBA U16 Asian Championship will feature 13 teams. They will be divided into four groups seeded automatically based on the FIBA World Ranking Boys, resulting in the

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