Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance   paid an official inspection to the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair.   Sayyid Muhammad Husseini made the inspection in the first day of the major international cultural event and browsed books in several pavilions.   Sayyid Mohammad Husseini arrived in the venue of the event, Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque, north of Tehran, at 13:30 o'clock sharp and started his cultural voyage after taking several questions from reporters.   Pavilions of general subject publishers ...

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Ali Reza Eftekhari, the renowned Persian soul singer, placed a premium on status of publications in social life and said that a book fair is a place to offer the premium commodity and to host educated and book-loving individuals.   The singer said the practice of book reading confers insight, imagination and movement on human being and makes it resourceful.   "I'm pleased to see a surge in publication edition these years around and that the venue of Tehran book ...

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 Firuz Zonuzi Jalali reckoned that the statement of Iranian authors must be granted so fine a vehicle of expression that it could be exported overseas, so that we cut the one-sided trend of cultural imports.   The renowned Iranian author said the involvement of foreign authors and publishers in Tehran Book Fair had provided a golden opportunity for us to make them acquainted with Iranian publications, noting that some countries even have not heard of our literature.   He also ...

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Director of Amenities Department in the 23 rd edition of Tehran International Book Fair announced the gates of entry to the premises of the cultural event, featured by convenience of access top pavilions.   Sayyid Ahmad Mousawi said gates no 1, 2, and 3 (taxi depot), gate 4 (bus depot) as well as Shahid Beheshti subway station south of Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque (venue of the fair) accommodate closest tracks to marquees of general subject publishers, academic publishers, as well ...

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3 post offices have been established across the Tehran Book Fair's fairground, according to Director General of Tehran's postal district 15, who also said 6 tracks and 2 pick-ups have been deployed for shipment affairs.   Mohammad Hasan Beigi said the a post office for shipments of international section and references section was situated next to gate of entry in Shahid Beheshti Street while a post office for the marquee of children and youngster publishers has been set up on ...

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Farajolah Selahshour, director of the landmark television series "Josef, the Messenger" described Tehran Book Fair as more significant and more effective than other national cultural festivals and events.   The filmmaker went on to say that the book fair was also the most important cultural event in Iran, not sparing its annual schedule even for once.   "I consider the fair as most significant and effective than any other cultural events" in the country, he said.   Selahshour expressed delight ...

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"Pavilions of Arab publishers in the international marquee are more meshed than in previous editions" of Tehran Book Fair, a senior library curator said.   Rsul Jafariyan, curator of library, museum and center of documents of Islamic Consultative Assembly (Iranian parliament), praised the neat layout of Arab publishers pavilions, adding that he was highly interested in the Arabic section.   "This edition, I got access to my interested publications more conveniently than before," he appreciated.   Jafariyan was positive about ...

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Director of National Public Libraries Office called Tehran Book Fair a global statement from Iran, adding that the Iranian people by staging the book fair signal to the world that they are a nation of study, culture and prudence.   Mansur Vaezi said the statement was embodied in the enthusiastic presence of people in the fair.   Vaezi noted that the quality and performance of the 23 rd edition of the major cultural event had improved compared to previous edition, ...

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Chief executive of the 23 rd International Tehran Book Fair told an inaugural ceremony of the landmark event Tuesday that print industry was facing with two major problems of lack of fund for renovation of provincial printing houses and lack of window display for books in provincial cities, calling for state support in removing the glitches.   Mohsen Parviz, who also serves as a deputy to Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, told an inaugural ceremony for the ongoing edition ...

2010-05-06 08:30

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance told an inaugural ceremony of a 23 rd International Tehran Book Fair held on May 4 that promotion of book reading habit was a national and public undertaking for media, artists, authors, and bodies in charge of cultural affairs.  Mohammad Ali Husseini also urged the national airwaves (IRIB) in the event to expend more efforts so that the habit of book reading grows into a social norm.   The Minister spoke of an improvement ...

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