Laleh Eftekhari, a lawmaker and member of cultural commission in the Iranian parliament urged relevant authorities to exhaust all cultural and economic capacities available to state bodies for the purpose of promotion of Iranian culture in international stage.  Interviewed by the press office of the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair, the lawmaker said Iranian and Islamic culture was readily presentable overseas, adding that novels, memoirs, pedagogical texts, plays and screenplays are among conduits at hand for presenting the culture ...

2010-05-18 08:30

Sayyid Muhammad Husseini, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance reckoned that the Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei had made instructive statements in his Wednesday visit to Tehran International Book Fair.  Husseini said Ayatollah Khamenei's recommendations and remarks at the end of an inspection to the book fair were instructive, urging relevant authorities in the ministry to meticulously study the remarks and take stock of the recommendations in drawing up future agendas.   The Minister touched on the positive ...

2010-05-18 08:30

Mohsen Parviz, deputy of Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance in cultural affairs appealed to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to order payments of low interest loans to the publishing corps so as to lift the industry from existing difficulties.   Speaking to a closing ceremony of a 23 rd edition of Tehran International Book Fair, attended by President Ahmadinejad as guest of honor, Mohsen Parviz also urged for paying a special attention to Iranian authors to the extent they could keep ...

2010-05-18 08:30

Daily 500 thousands visits have been recorded in the 23 rd edition of Tehran International Book fair, according to figures made public by Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, who elaborated that 55 percent of the visitors had come from provinces across the country.   Sayyid Muhammad Husseini told a closing ceremony of the landmark cultural event that as of the very inaugural day, the fairground got packed with enthusiastic visitors, adding that no other cultural event in the country ...

2010-05-18 08:30

An office in charge of the 23 rd Tehran International Book fair announced a shortlist of top publishers of the past calendar Iranian year, 1388. The top publishers were chosen in several categories, namely capital-based private publishers, provincial-based publishers, state-affiliated publishers, publishers in section of children- and youngsters, adults as well as special section publishers.   According to a jury statement, several parameters and indicators, enshrined in a top publisher award policy, were taken into account in the assessment, namely ...

2010-05-18 08:30

12 pavilions were awarded by the office in charge of the 23 rd Tehran International Book fair in two sections of domestic and foreign publishers, according to the book fair's press office.   President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad handed award to the selected publishers during a closing ceremony held on Saturday morning, May 15.   The publishers are chosen in several categories, namely children and youngster's content, academic sources, educational content, and general content in domestic section. In foreign section the categories ...

2010-05-18 08:30

IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday given a nation wishes to survive and play an effective role in an international stage, it must have a leading say in world cultural affairs.   In a speech to a closing ceremony of a 23 rd edition of Tehran International Book Fair, the President placed a premium on position of cultural affairs and urged for a promotion of sublime, humane cultural standards.   "Culture is the breathing space of human soul. Human soul ...

2010-05-18 08:30

Visitors to the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair accord a wider welcome to veteran publishers, an Executive in charge of foreign language publications' affairs said.   Publishers which have a longer record in the major cultural events are more inspected than their newcomer colleagues, said Babak Qaedi, an executive in charge of pavilions of Latin and Arab publications where business are conducted at the Iranian currency, rial.   Qaedi noted that several categories have sold best namely titles related ...

2010-05-15 08:30

Sasan Tabasomi, an Iranian translator, termed Tehran International Book Fair event an opportunity for an interface between foreign publishers and Iranian translators.   Tabasomi also suggested that the undertaking of translation into and from foreign would be further facilitated once the Iranian publishing corps boost their contact with foreign booksellers and promote respect for the international copyright regime.   The French-Persian translator has joined the 23 rd edition of Tehran Book Fair with his debut show translations of two novels, ...

2010-05-15 08:30

Vitaliy Zaianchkovski, cultural attaché with the Ukrainian Embassy in Tehran said Imam Khomeini Mosalla (grand mosque), the current venue of Tehran International Book Fair event was a favorable venue on account of accessibility.   The attaché, who also runs a pavilion in the fairground, said it was only a second time his country joined the major event, adding that Ukrainian Union of Publishers have joined Tehran book Fair with 150 titles about cultural issues, history, arts and tourism.   According ...

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