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Sa’di Mausoleum
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April 20 is SaÕdi
National Day in Iran.
SaÕdi enthusiasts
gather at the
mausoleum of the great Persian poet in Shiraz to commemorate
the day ( Photo by Ali Hassanpour).
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Iran Honors Sa’di
Iranians celebrate April 20 as the national day of Sheikh Moslehuddin Mushrif ibn Abdullah Sa’di Shirazi, a prominent classical Persian poet and mystic.
Several literary figures are to commemorate the poet today in a conference.
Head of Sa’di Research Center, Kourosh Kamali-Sarvestani, told the Persian daily ’Iran’ that topics for discussion are centered on the poet’s masterpiece ’Golestan’ (The Rose Garden).
Gholamhossein Ebrahimi-Dinani, Mohammad Yousefi-Nayyeri, Mir Jalaleddin Kazzazi and Ali Mohammad Haqshenas are among the lecturers attending the event.
Born in Shiraz in 1194 AD, Sa’di is recognized as one of the most eminent poets in the history of Persian literature.
Sa’di’s numerous travels and adventures, which took almost 30 years (between 1226 and 1256), are very much like those of Marco Polo who traveled in the Middle East from 1271-1294.
The valuable experiences gained from these extensive journeys are brilliantly reflected in his two famous works, Boustan (The Orchard) and Golestan.
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Theater Festival From Tabriz to Yazd
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A scene from a well-known Iranian theater
performance, ÔThe VisitÕ, directed by Hamid
Samandarian. The play was the 2007 top
performance.
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For the first time, a month-long theater festival will begin today (April 20) in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan province and end in Yazd on May 20.
According to IRNA, all provincial capitals will take turns to stage the event, which is being held in cooperation with Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry. The festival seeks to pay tribute to theater artists and honor those promoting this field of art.
Ardebil, Isfahan and Ilam provinces will host the event from April 22-24, while indigenous artists of Kermanshah province will be honored in a program on May 10. The festival’s closing ceremony will be held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on May 20.
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Imam Ali (AS):
My advice to you is to be conscious of Allah and steadfast in your religion.
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Academies Left Behind
Iranian Academy of Persian Language and Literature Director Hassan Habibi has expressed disappointment over the inadequate funds for Iranian academies.
In an awards ceremony held at the National Library of Iran on Thursday (April 17), he complained that Iran’s academies do not even have a place of their own to hold ceremonies, MNA reported.
“Venues for Iranian academies are still not ready, and at the current rate of funding for construction projects, the buildings will not be completed for years,“ he said.
Habibi explained, “The process of repairing the office and the research center of the Iranian Academy of Persian Language and Literature and the buildings of the Iranian Academy of Science and the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences is too slow and they still need time and money to be completed.“
Esmaeil Sa’adat of the Iranian Academy of Persian Language and Literature, Parviz Davami of the Iranian Academy of Science, Abdolkarim Vesal of the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences, and Hossein Kalqichi-Ganjineh of the Iranian Academy of Arts were honored at the ceremony for their outstanding contributions.
US Fest to Screen ’Bride of Fire’
The American Rochester High Falls International Film Festival is to screen ’Bride of Fire’, directed by Iranian filmmaker Khosrow Sinaei.
’Bride of Fire’ portrays the struggle of a modern, educated Iranian woman shackled by tribal traditions. Her internal conflicts and the complexity of the characters make the film potent and memorable.
The High Fall Film Festival’s seeks to feature exceptional works by women in all areas of film, video and new media, MNA said.
With a record-breaking 999 films being shown, the six-day festival begins in Rochester, New York from April 30 until May 5.
Children’s Book Illustrations in Italian Event
An exhibit of Iranian children’s book illustrations ends today at the Palazzo della Ragione, in Mantova, northern Italy.
Works by veteran and young illustrators were on display in the show entitled ’Flying’, which was held in cooperation with Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.
The display, which opened on April 5, was warmly welcomed by Italian visitors, the institute’s Public Relations Office in a fax to Iran Daily.
Artists whose works were displayed in the exhibition included Farshid Mesqali, Ali-Akbar Sadeqi, Noureddin Zarrinkelk, Nasrin Khosravi, the late Morteza Momayyez, Golbarg Kiani and Haleh Ladan.
Sanctions Will Not Affect Book Fair
Sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear issue will not affect the upcoming 21st Tehran International Book Fair, said an official with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
Speaking to MNA, Mohammad Reza Vasfi said, “No publisher has boycotted the fair for political reasons.“
A number of international Islamic scholars and Iranologists will also visit the Tehran book fair, he told MNA.
Several Arab and European publishers have applied for participation in the fair, Vasfi said, adding that a series of meetings on international marketing, meant to enhance coordination between Iranian publishers and their foreign counterparts, will be held on the sidelines of the exhibition.
The 21st Tehran International Book Fair will be held from May 1-11 at the city’s Grand Prayer Grounds (Mosalla).
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