Great Characters
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Experience Divinity with Hafiz’s Poems
Every year in Iran, October 12 is honored because of a Sufi poet; Hafiz. SHEMSUDDIN MAHOMMAD, better known by his poetical surname of Hafiz, was born...
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Iranians commemorate National Day of Mowlana
Iranian commemorate National Day of Mowlana Jaleleddin Rumi on his birth anniversary on September 30. Mowlana Jaleleddin Rumi was a 13th-century Iranian poet who composed...
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Iranian football legend auctions car for charity
Iranian football legend Ali Karimi put his old Paykan car for auction for a charity that funds disabled persons. Karimi’s Paykan was sold at a auction...
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The Richest Iranian Women in 2015
The website BOX NEWS BOX has named the most richest Iranian women in 2015. According to the list, Anousheh Ansari, Sahar Hashemi, Shahrzad Rafati, Parisa Tabriz,...
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Iran commemorates great Azeri poet Shahriar
September 18 has been named the ‘National Day of Persian poetry and literature’ in Iran as it is the death anniversary of the legendary Iranian...
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Who was the First Iranian Woman Diplomat?
Did you know that Shireen Tahmaaseb Hunter was the first Iranian woman diplomat before the 1979 Revolution. Shireen Hunter, born in Tabriz in the northwest...
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Tehran street named after “Angel for Kids with Cancer”
The City Council of Tehran has named a street after Professor Parvaneh Vosough, known as “Angel for Kids with Cancer”. In a ceremony attended by...
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Avicenna: At the pinnacle of Knowledge
Today is the birthday of an Iranian genius at various fields ranging from philosophy to medicine. The birth anniversary of Abu Ali Sina is commemorated...
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Statue Unveiled to Mark Great Persian Physician Birth Anniversary
In a ceremony attended by some Iranian officials on Saturday at Tehran’s Milad tower, the statue of Great Persian Physician Avicenna was unveiled. The birth anniversary...
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Iran’s Zarif Receives ‘Pahlevani’ Shirt and Symbol
On Iran’s National Day of Pahlevani and Zoorkhaneh Rituals, the Pahlevani’s shirt and symbol was bestowed on Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif in recognition of...
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Zarif Deserves Nobel Peace Prize
By: Abdolreza Ghofrani By and large, after two years of draconian nuclear talks, amid optimism, cynicism, anxieties, hurdles and destructive propaganda, the nuclear deal was...
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National Khayyam Commemoration Day Celebrated in Iran
Iranians celebrated the national day to commemorate world renowned Persian poet Omar Khayyam on May 18. Omar Khayyam, born in Nishapur, Khorasan was a Persian mathematician, astronomer,...
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The Persian Priceless Pearl in Poetry Realm: Ferdowsi
We gather together to commemorate the glory of “The Great Ferdowsi” on May 15 of each year. Under the firmament of poetry, we read and...
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Kofi Annan, former UN chief, dies at 80
Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general who won the Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work, has died aged 80, international diplomats say. Annan was the first black African to...
