Handicrafts needs to be highlighted in Iranian movies, deputy minister saysHandicrafts needs to be highlighted in Iranian movies, deputy minister says

TEHRAN – The field of handicrafts should be given more attention in cinema, the deputy tourism minister has said.

“A greater focus should be placed on handicrafts in Iranian films,” IRNA quoted Maryam Jalali as saying on Sunday.

In order to achieve this, prominent film directors can attend the Fajr handicrafts festival, where they will be able to

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Turkmen needlework, lavishly-illustrated manuscripts on show at Tehran exhibitTurkmen needlework, lavishly-illustrated manuscripts on show at Tehran exhibit

TEHRAN – Examples of Turkmen needlework along with some richly-illustrated manuscripts from Khavaran-Nameh have been put on show at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.

Organized to mark the 44th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the exhibition will be running through February 11 at an anthropology museum

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National budget bill allocates $92m for science and technologyNational budget bill allocates $92m for science and technology

TEHRAN -  The national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1402, which starts on March 21, has earmarked about 37 trillion rials ($92 million) for science and technology.

The bill increased the budget by 35 percent compared to the current year’s budget, ISNA reported.

The vice presidency for science and technology was formed in 2006 with

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Chilling U.S. racism against blacks Chilling U.S. racism against blacks 

TEHRAN- One of the pillars that created the United States was the Second Amendment against Africans. 

The text of the infamous 27-word Second Amendment in 1791 reads “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

That was 1791 and you would think

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Iranian universities advance in ISC rankingIranian universities advance in ISC ranking

TEHRAN - A total of 63 universities from Iran have been listed in the Islamic World University Rankings 2022 announced by the Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), compared with 51 universities in 2021.

In the 2022 ISC ranking, there were 347 universities from 28 Islamic countries, where Turkey with 90 universities, and Iran with 63

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Who wins the duel of embargo and resistance? The U.S or Cuba!Who wins the duel of embargo and resistance? The U.S or Cuba!

On February 7, 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed the U.S. embargo on Cuba.

It banned all trade and financial transactions with the island unless licensed by the Treasury Department subject to detailed regulations contained today in the 56-page Cuban Assets Control Regulations. This embargo built on the precedent set by President Eisenhower

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