Masuleh holds workshop on handmade dollsMasuleh holds workshop on handmade dolls

TEHRAN - On Thursday, the touristic village of Masuleh in northern Iran held a day-long workshop on indigenous dolls in a bid to commemorate International Museum Day.

The workshop was aimed to empower breadwinner women who are engaged in weaving traditional dolls and puppets, CHTN quoted a local official as saying on Thursday.

Handmade dolls have

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What&s in Tehran art galleriesWhat’s in Tehran art galleries

* Ehsan Garmsiri is currently showcasing sculptures from his series “Ax” in an exhibition at Seyhun Gallery.

The exhibit runs until June 1 at the gallery located at No. 11, 4th St., Vozara Ave.

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* An exhibition of sculptures by Kusha Musavi is currently underway at Aran Gallery. 

The exhibition will run until June 3 at the gallery located at

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Céspedes &Forbidden Notebook& available at Iranian bookstoresCéspedes “Forbidden Notebook” available at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – Italian-Cuban feminist Alba de Céspedes’s classic domestic novel “The Forbidden Notebook” (“Quaderno Proibito”) has been published in Persian.

Published by Elmi-Farhangi, the book has been translated by Bahman Farzaneh.

“The Forbidden Notebook” centers the inner life of a dissatisfied housewife living in postwar Rome. Valeria Cossati never

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No good intention justifies illegal sanctions - Tehran Times
No good intention justifies illegal sanctions
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Croatian scholar Yasmin Dar writes travelogue of Iran Croatian scholar Yasmin Dar writes travelogue of Iran 

TEHRAN – Croatian scholar Yasmin Dar (Yasmina Mehic) has written her travelogue of Iran in a book entitled “On the Roads of Persia”.

The Croatian publishing house Cekape plans to release the book on June 15, 2022.

In a meeting with Dar on Thursday, Iranian ambassador to Zagreb, Parviz Esmaeili, praised her for writing the book.

Dar visited Iran in

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Osman Mohammad-Parast, dotar virtuoso and top master of Khorasan maqami music, dies at 94Osman Mohammad-Parast, dotar virtuoso and top master of Khorasan maqami music, dies at 94

TEHRAN – Dotar virtuoso Osman Mohammad-Parast, who was a great master of Khorasan maqami music, passed away on Thursday at 94.

He was admitted to a hospital in his hometown of Khaf, Khorasan Razavi Province, for a lung infection, Persian media reported.

He was a self-taught musician who began learning dotar, a two-string instrument with a

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