&Anansi the Spider& comes to Iranian bookstores “Anansi the Spider” comes to Iranian bookstores 

TEHRAN – “Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti” by American filmmaker and creator of children’s picture books Gerald McDermott has been published in Persian.

Translated into Persian by Heshmat Sadat Mirabedini, the 1972 children’s book has been published by Cheshmeh Publications.

Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world.

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Tajik Iranologist Mirza Molla Ahmadov dies at 75Tajik Iranologist Mirza Molla Ahmadov dies at 75

TEHRAN – Persian media reported on Friday that Tajik Iranologist and scholar Mirza Molla Ahmadov died in Dushanbe on Wednesday.  He was 75.

For many years, he served as the head of the Tajikistan-Iran Friendship Association and a member of the National Academy of Sciences as well as the Writers’ Union of Tajikistan. 

Upon graduation from Tajikistan

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Tehran cinematheque to review &My Imaginary Country& Tehran cinematheque to review “My Imaginary Country” 

TEHRAN – The cinematheque of the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) will review Chilean film director Patricio Guzman’s 2022 documentary “My Imaginary Country” on Sunday. 

Iranian filmmaker Omid Abdollahi will attend the review session, which will be organized after a screening in the Shahnaz Hall of the forum at 5 pm.

The documentary portrays protests

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Charity builds 160 clinics, medical centers in deprived provincesCharity builds 160 clinics, medical centers in deprived provinces

TEHRAN - Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated with the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, has constructed 160 clinics and medical centers in three deprived provinces of the country.

The Foundation opened healthcare bases, laboratories, and emergency medical centers in rural areas of Sistan-Baluchestan, Khuzestan, and South Khorasan

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Fajr Film Festival unveils official lineupFajr Film Festival unveils official lineup

TEHRAN – The 41st edition of the Fajr Film Festival, Iran’s most important film event, has announced its lineup for the official competition.

As opposed to previous years, when the names of the films participating in the festival were revealed earlier, the lineup of this edition of the festival was released on Thursday.

Twenty-four films are

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Plan on expanding mangrove forests on agendaPlan on expanding mangrove forests on agenda

TEHRAN – Provincial authorities in participation with local communities in Bandar Lengeh port city, southern Hormozgan province, are planning to plant 50,000 mangrove saplings.

The saplings are being planted on 86 hectares of coastal lands across the port city, IRIB reported.

Bandar Lengeh is one of the most important aquatic habitats from a natural

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