Iran&s Association of Writers for Children and Youth announces nominees for 2023 ALMAIran’s Association of Writers for Children and Youth announces nominees for 2023 ALMA

TEHRAN – Nominees of Iran’s Association of Writers for Children and Youth for the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) were announced on Tuesday.

Writer Farhad Hassanzadeh and reading promoters Nushafrain Ansari and Nader Musavi will be competing for the prestigious Swedish prize for children’s literature in the world.

In a press release, the

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Doc links male child preference to gender imbalance in Iran&s population Doc links male child preference to gender imbalance in Iran’s population 

TEHRAN – Iranian director Hayedeh Moradi has made a documentary that shows Iranians’ quest for male children has upset the gender balance of the total population in the country.

The documentary entitled “Sonography” has focused on the northwestern Iranian province of Ardebil, where Moradi made her previous acclaimed documentaries “Snowy Roofs” and “

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A story about military service inA story about military service in

The issue of military service has sparked much debate, and there are many supporters and opponents.

For many youngsters reaching the age of seventeen or eighteen, it becomes the first and most pressing worry, and serving in the military appears more frightening, foolish, and pointless than ever. We may be shocked to hear that someone has eagerly

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Archaeologists discover Seleucid tumulus, find no traces of missing deceased Archaeologists discover Seleucid tumulus, find no traces of missing deceased 

TEHRAN – Efforts made by an archaeological team finally failed to discover the corpse of a high-ranking Seleucid official following the discovery of the ruins of an ancient tumulus in west-central Iran.

The discovery of a tumulus was made in Tepe Naqarechi where archaeologists were in search of the Seleucid Laodicea Temple under the modern town of

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Rudsar burial structures belong to different Islamic periods, archaeologists findRudsar burial structures belong to different Islamic periods, archaeologists find

TEHRAN – Archaeologists have recently concluded the previously-excavated burial structures in Rudsar, northern Iran, belong to different Islamic periods.

The burial chambers were unearthed earlier this year after an archaeological team carved several trenches in the modern town of Rudsar.

“Led by archaeologist Seyyedeh Mana Rouhani, the team was t

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Tehran, Baghdad ink MOU to renew tourism co-opTehran, Baghdad ink MOU to renew tourism co-op

TEHRAN – On Monday, Iran and Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand cooperation in the tourism sector, IRNA reported. 

The MOU was signed by Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ezzatollah Zarghami and Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities Hassan Nazim in Tehran’s Niavaran Palace. 

The

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