TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Georges Simenon’s “Maigret in Vichy” by Abbas Agahi has been published.

The book is published Jahan-e Ketab, a company that has previously published Persian translations of several books from Simenon’s Maigret series, including “Maigret Is Having Fun”, “Maigret and the Killer” and “Maigret’s Anger”.

In “Maigret in V

TEHRAN – The Kazan International Muslim Film Festival has picked Iranian director Narges Abyar for its jury.

Abyar, director of acclaimed Iranian dramas “Track 143” and “When the Moon Was Full”, has been honored by several international festivals and cultural centers.

Earlier in March, she was honored with the Director Achievement Award at the

TEHRAN – Turkish scholar Ali Temizel has been honored with a Shahriar Medal, a decoration that Iran gives to foreign scholars who have made outstanding contributions to Persian language studies.

Selcuk University Mevlana Research Institute director Temizel received the medal from the Iranian ambassador to Ankara, Mohammad Farazmand, during a

Ahmad Yusefzade is the author of two excellent books, "Children's Camp" and "The 23 People."

To defend his homeland, he and his young comrades took part in Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas, but they were captured at the end by Iraqi forces and were unable to celebrate the operation's success and the liberation of Khorramshahr.

Yusefzade related the story