Manuchehr Mottaki, Foreign Minister of Islamic republic of Iran took time out on Friday to inspect a 23 rd edition of Tehran International Book Fair where he told an IBNA reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took credit in a strong presence by international booksellers in the Iranian cultural even.   Mottaki said at present the world was looking up to Iran, adding that the Iranian nation has managed to present an Islamic motivated culture in the eyes of ...

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An aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recommended people contribute their idle books to mosque-based libraries.   Ali Akbar Ash'ari made the call while speaking to the press office of the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair on the sidelines of a panel on "what mosque-based librarians must know."   The aide in cultural affairs urged for expansion of titles in the libraries, and in the same note, recommended issue a nationwide call for idle books to be later granted to ...

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Ali Moallem Damqani, Head of Academy of Arts described the Islamic Republic was a companion of intellect and thought, adding that it was a key agendas item for the system to promote the intellectual and spiritual status of the public.   Moallem made the remarks to the press office of the 23 rd edition of Tehran International Book Fair during an inspection to the major cultural event Thursday.   The cultural official appreciated a strong attendance of the youths in ...

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Delegate of Syrian-based Dar al-Mohaba publisher which has made a debut participation in Tehran International Book Fair said the landmark cultural event was a golden opportunity for brining Muslim nations closer to one another.   Abd al-Rahim Mardini also said he was delighted at seeing visitors so much interested in exchange of views with foreign publishers.   The Syrian author noted that Persian literary works have a broad readership among Arab population, adding that so far up to five contemporary ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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