Chairman of Tehran's Islamic City Council has said during an inspection of the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair that a massive reception accorded by people to Tehran Book Fair attests to a deep-rooted noble culture in the body of society.   Mehdi Chamran said no other fair might receive the size of welcome the world over and that the number of visitors to Tehran book fair was widening every year.   "The very book fair coupled with a popular ...

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Iran-based Ferdowsi Foundation has planned to stage several training workshops on Shahnama, the magnum opus of the renowned Persian poet Ferdowsi, and to offer related products for sales.   The workshops come as a lateral activity in the 23 rd Tehran book fair as world prepares to commemoration a millennium of Shahnama creation, the foundation's Secretary General told the book fair's press office.   Yaser Movahedfar said the training workshops will present several Shahnama-related handicrafts including mosaic work, traditional coffee ...

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Senior aide to IR Leader in international affairs suggested a wider cooperation between domestic publishers and their foreign counterparts.   Ali Akbar Velayati made the suggestion during a visit by foreign publishers to pavilion of Nations Culture House, run by the aide.   Velayati said a presence of foreign publishers sets the stage for an international exchange of ideas.   He also singled out translation as a major issue to be tackled by the book fair's international department, arguing that ...

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Record rial 100b and USD 50m worth of publications have been sold in the 22 nd edition of Tehran International Book Fair held last year, according to Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance who revealed the figured in a ceremony to unveil a software themed with the motto of the current Iranian year, "double resolve, double work".   Sayyid Muhammad Husseini also said a closing ceremony of the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair will be led by President Mahmoud ...

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Grigor Araklian, Ambassador of Armenia in Tehran inspected the international section of Tehran Book Fair on Thursday May 6.   The envoy was satisfied that his embassy have had the chances to join four editions of Tehran International Book Fair.   Armenia however has yet to have any publisher to represent the country in the cultural event and a pavilion granted to the country in the fairground only has several Armenian journals on stalls.   The senior diplomat believed that ...

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Aide to Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said Iran's publishing will grab a role on the world stage through translating of Iranian publications into major lingua francas.   Hashem Dadashpur said as Persian does not function as lingua franca, Iranian publications should be rendered into international vehicular languages so that the Iranian culture could hold sway across world communities.   The advisor suggested stage subject publications fairs in other regional countries so as to enhance an existing bond between ...

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National Organization of Youths has joined 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair in a bid to present a "national festival of Iranian youths" which was launched awhile ago.   The organization was publicizing the nationwide cultural festival through performing of street plays (pantomimes), traditional music, visual arts as well as profile drawing.   In a pavilion allocated to the organization, a brochure call for the nationwide festival is on stalls and visitors are granted access toi the internet to apply ...

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First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi has spoken of an upcoming formation of several working groups in the cabinet which are commissioned with the task of promotion of print and publishing activities.   Rahimi was speaking to a press office of a 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair on the sidelines of an inaugural ceremony of the major cultural event.   The vice president said the Tenth Administration has a major regard for cultural affairs, adding that the cabinet has ...

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Managing Director of Tehran Subway suggested retain the premises of Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque, north of Tehran as a venue for staging of Tehran Book Fair citing its cultural and inspirational ambience even though a larger fairground called Shahr-e Aftab was in the making south of Tehran to that end.   The subway manager believed that the present fairground was an appropriate venue for the cultural event, adding that fairground would receive a major boost once two verandas east and ...

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Authorities of foreign publishers can meet and hold talks with relevant authorities of Tehran Book Fair after making necessary coordination and moot about sales agreements and introduce their authorized officers for an exchange of publications.   According to Ali Alipur, deputy of international department in the 23 rd book fair, foreign publishers' authorities are invited to set an intended time for the talks as of Saturday, may 8.  

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