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Mr. Seyed Mostafa Daryabari
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Honorable Cultural Counselor In Pretoria

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The Global Fame of Iranian Carpets

Discover the timeless allure of Iranian carpets—an exquisite blend of intricate craftsmanship and rich cultural heritage that has gained worldwide acclaim.

Weaving worldwide admiration: The timeless beauty of Iranian carpets.
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Renowned for their intricate designs, vibrant colors, and exceptional craftsmanship, Iranian carpets have gained global fame as symbols of artistic excellence and cultural heritage.

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Tomb of Hafez
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Hafez was one of the greatest Persian-speaking poets of the 14th century CE. Born and raised in Shiraz, he also died in the same city. His tomb, known as Hafezieh, is a must-see site in Shiraz, attracting countless lovers of Persian language and culture every year.

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Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran (Abgineh Museum)

Glassware and Ceramic Museum formerly known as Abgineh opened in 1980, the museum is housed in the 1915 mansion of a former prime minister in Reza Shah’s government, and from 1953—60 it functioned as the Egyptian Embassy, so the building itself has architectural merit.

The Greek Ship and Its Fascinating Story

The Greek Ship, located on the western shores of Kish Island, creates one of the island’s most beautiful views, especially during sunset.

Abbasi Hotel

Here stands the oldest hotel on Chaharbagh Abbasi Avenue, Isfahan, Iran, Asia, an unrepeatable heritage in Isfahan architectural style, from the glorious Safavid era.

Koofteh Sabzi Shirazi ( Shirazi vegetable meatballs

Koofteh Sabzi Shirazi is another traditional food of this city. Its pleasant taste and aroma are extraordinary. This meatball is larger than other meatballs. Eating this traditional Shiraz food along with vegetables and hot bread is really enjoyable. Minced meat, onion, pea, tarragon, coriander, dill, savory and leek are the most important raw materials for preparing this delicious meatball. This traditional food of Shiraz is a great option for those who care about their health.

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Hawkbell Handicraft Industry of Sarayan

Sarayan is one of the eastern regions of Iran and hawkbell making is considered one of its native handicrafts

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Kalash or Giveh (espadrille) of Kurdistan

Giveh, which the Kurds call “Kalash” in their local language, is one of the main parts of Kurdish men’s clothing. Although Kurds usually wear white Kalash, this local shoe is also produced in blue and red colors.

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Kurdish Klash

Kurdish Klash or Kurdish Giveh is a traditional hand-woven fabric that is very light, cool, and comfortable due to the use of natural materials such as yarn and cotton and is the best footwear for long walks and hiking.

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Sha’r Weaving: The Textile Art of the Desert People of Iran

Sha’r Weaving is an art of fabric weaving that has been popular in Yazd and some central cities of Iran.

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Koozehkonan Pottery

Koozehkonan pottery artists engage in making pottery with the skills they have learned from their earlier generations.

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The Saddlebag Weaving Craft of Ashkezar

The craft of saddlebag weaving and the use of saddlebags are more popular among villagers and nomads of Iran

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Them

“Them” is a scary and very exciting mini-series that takes the viewers to a mysterious world. Each part of this serial portrays an independent story in a different space, but there is an ambiguous aspect in all these stories; a spot in the dark, from where “they” are watching us.

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Colonel Soraya

The story of this film is based on a true story and it portrays a mother’s longing and efforts for free her son who is being held captive in Iraq at Camp Ashraf, the base of the so-called People’s Mojahedin Organization (a terrorist group referred to as Monafeqin/Hypocrites by Iranian).

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The Last Year’s Story

Ms. Salem, a second-grade primary school teacher, has been involved in online teaching in the last year of her teaching career. She does not post any photos or videos of herself. The lady principal of the school, who will also retire this year, is concerned about the state of education in her school and is trying to protect her own reputation after 30 years of service.

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Queen of Beggars

Alborz is an Iranian chemist living in Germany. His father Khosrow and his mother Khorshid live in Iran. Alborz meets a girl named Sara who lives in Iran and has brought her father to Germany for treatment and gets engaged to her. He is going to marry Sara in Türkiye. Everything is ready for a memorable ceremony when the news comes that Sara’s father has gone into a coma. Having a vague past, Alborz is afraid of returning to Iran but to have a last meeting with his father, he has no choice but to return. He has to smuggle himself into his country. Despite his mother’s insistence for Alborz not to return to Iran, he has made his decision and when he returns, no one recognizes him and everyone calls him Farhad Babaei.

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Afra

The story of a forest ranger by the name of Masoud who has married his cousin, Mahtab, at the insistence of his father, but is unhappy about their marriage and intends to end it. When it seems that Masoud and Mehtab are struggling to reach an understanding with regard to their married life, something happens that affects their lives more than before. Masoud shoots illegal hunters during one of his duty shifts, and as a result one of the hunters gets injured. This hunter and Masoud are transferred to the hospital for surgery where Mehtab works, and this event causes a chain of major problems.

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History

This series is trying to read the history of the colonizers' thoughts and their worldview for their audience by reviewing the pages and historical stories in the 15-volume collection of Colonial History. The narrator is a teenager thatexplains and analyses the events.

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Agha Bozorg Mosque, Kashan: Architecture for Wisdom and Faith

This building shows that an architectural masterpiece does not necessarily have to be the largest, tallest, or most richly decorated. Sometimes, the rightness of a space, its alignment with its function, and the harmony of its elements can be more valuable than any form of luxury or excess.

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Jame’ Mosque of Ahar

The initial construction of this Jame’ (Grand) Mosque in the city of Ahar (East Azarbaijan Province) dates back to the Seljuk era and its was later on expanded and some domes were added to it during the different Ilkhanate, Eldiguzid (Atabak), Safavid, Qajar and Pahlavi eras.

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Dezful A City of Brick and River An Architectural Masterpiece in Northern Khuzestan

The historic urban fabric of Dezful is one of the most extensive and best-preserved brick-built urban fabrics in Iran. Constructed from fired bricks in warm, earthy tones, it encompasses numerous historic houses, mosques, bathhouses, and traditional bazaars. Historic houses in Dezful, such as Tizno House, Zargar House, and Sohrabi House, are outstanding examples of residential architecture adapted to the city’s hot and humid climate. With their central courtyards, water pools, cool underground chambers known as shavaduns, and brick windcatchers, these houses provided a pleasant and comfortable living environment during Khuzestan’s long, hot summers.

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Qeysarieh Bazaar of Isfahan The Magnificent Gateway to Naqsh e Jahan Where Commerce Meets Power

To understand Qeysarieh Bazaar, one must first understand Naqsh e Jahan Square as the beating heart of an empire. Built in the early seventeenth century by order of the Safavid Shah Abbas I, the square was a vast and unique multifunctional space that brought together political power, represented by Ali Qapu Palace religious power, represented by the Imam Mosque economic power, represented by Qeysarieh Bazaar. and social life, represented by the public square itself, within a single, harmonious, and magnificent spatial composition.

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The Sanjesh (Measure) Museum of Tabriz

This museum was established within the vicinity of the Salmasi House in the year 2001 CE. The Salmasi House had been built in the year 1381 AH/1961 CE within an area of 650 sq. meters and on two floors the total area of which stands at 875 sq. meters.

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Shiraz: The Architecture of Poetry and Gardens

What does the architecture of Shiraz tell us . It whispers that the spaces created by human hands need not be monuments to power and wealth> they can instead become reflections of the gentle spirit of a culture. The gardens of Shiraz reconcile architecture with nature, while the Tomb of Hafez transforms the idea of a mausoleum from a cold, silent memorial into a warm and vibrant civic space where lovers of poetry gather. Shiraz teaches today’s architects and urban planners that a place endures not because of its grandeur, but because it forges an emotional bond with its people a place where they can recite poetry, fall in love, and gaze up at the sky.

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Untitled Poem’: A Critical Look at the Occupation of Palestine

The issue of Palestine and its occupation has plunged the West Asia region into crisis for decades

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History of Persian Literature , politicization of the history of Persian literature

So far, many studies have been conducted on the rich Persian culture and literature, among which History of Persian Literature is one of the most prominent.

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Sages of the Isfahan School and the Issue of the Origin of the World, an examination of the Isfahan School philosophers view

The book Sages of the Isfahan School and a Study of the Creation of the World ex Nihilo is one of Dr. Nazari Tavakkoli’s well known books.

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Conquering Phoenix, A Tribute to a Great Martyr

Phoenix the Conqueror tells the story of a martyred student.

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From Iran s literary past, a narrative of the flourishing of Iranian culture in past centuries.

Iran is an ancient country with an authentic culture, a culture that has maintained its vibrancy throughout the centuries.

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Qopuz

Qopuz also pronounced as Kopuz is an ancient string instrument, which is so important in the culture of the Azari-speaking people that when they generally talk about a musical instrument they mean Qopuz.

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Tas

“Tas” is a type of Kurdish percussion instrument that is mostly used in the monastic (khanqah) traditional music of Kurdistan and is considered very important.

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Kurdish Music

Kurdistan is a land with special customs and traditions, where special instruments are used to play music, especially in celebrations.

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Isfahan School of Music

Isfahan School of Music has a lofty position in the Iranian classical Music.

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Naqareh

A percussion instrument, which was used to announce important events in the past but has multiple uses today.

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Nawha-khwani in Yazd

The most important manifestation of music in the culture of the people of Yazd is reciting elegies in the mourning programs of the month of Muharram

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Gholamhossein Amirkhani: The Father of Contemporary Iranian Calligraphy

Master Gholamhossein Amirkhani is considered one of the enduring figures of Iranian calligraphy in the Nasta‘liq style and the most renowned contemporary calligrapher, having played a significant role over the past forty years in the development and promotion of this authentic Iranian-Islamic art.

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Mirza Gholamreza Esfahani: The Calligrapher Who Sought Help from Imam Ali (AS)

Mirza Gholamreza Esfahani, a renowned calligrapher of the Qajar era, is considered a distinguished figure in the history of Iranian calligraphy, having produced first-rate works in various scripts.

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MirʿAli Tabrizi; The Creator of the Nastaʿlīq Script

Mir Ali Tabrizi, one of the greatest Iranian calligraphers of the Timurid era, in the 9th century AH, for the first time, was able to establish the principles and rules governing calligraphy in the Nastaʿlīq style and bring order to it.

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Ibn Muqla: The Innovative Calligrapher

Ibn Muqla is considered one of the most influential figures in the illustrious realm of Iranian calligraphy. Through his unparalleled dedication and creativity, he was able to develop and perfect the six canonical scripts—Muḥaqqaq, Rayḥān, Thuluth, Naskh, Ruqʿah, and Tawqiʿ—thereby leaving a lasting legacy for this quintessentially Iranian-Islamic art.

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Traditional Persin Design

Traditional Persian design earmarks the independent identity of Iranian arts and crafts

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Photography: Lasting Frames that Tell the History of Iran

Photography is one of the various branches of visual arts and is the art of creating lasting images through light or other forms of electromagnetic radiation on light-sensitive materials.

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Nasir Khusraw: the Flagbearer of Khurasani Protest Poetry

On the one hand, Nasir Khusraw confronted the indolent scholars, and on the other hand, he strived to pull the masses out of ignorance.

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Khawaja Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

Abu Ja’far Mohammad bin Mohammad bin Hasan Jahrudi Tusi, popularly known as Khawaja Nasir al-Din, was born in the Jahrud district of the Qom City on 18 February 1201 CE.

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Parvin Etesami

Rakhshandeh Etesami, popularly known as Parvin Etesami, one of the most famous contemporary Iranian poets, who has been described as “the most famous female poet of Iran was born in the city of Tabriz on March 17, 1906 CE.

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Mulla Sadra and the Compatibility of Revelation and Wisdom

By writing the book “Asfar al-Arba’a”, Mulla Sadra changed Islamic philosophy.

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Mirdamad: Founder of New Islamic Philosophical Thoughts

Mirdamad’s major contribution to Islamic philosophy was his novel formulation regarding gradations of time and the emanations of the separate categories of time as descending divine hypostases. He resolved the controversy of the createdness or uncreatedness of the world in time by proposing the notion of “Hhuduth-e Dahri” (Atemporal origination).

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Vahshi Bafqi

Vahshi Bafaqi has been described as a man of piety, high aspiration, and asceticism.

Customs of Iran

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Esfandi Custom of Meybod

”.The People of the Meybod City of Iran give a gift to newly wedded brides, which is known as “Esfandi

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Nowruz

Nowruz (literally translated New Day) is one of the oldest celebrations in ancient Persia, which is held vigorously in the first day of spring marking the beginning of the Iranian calendar (21 March).

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Nowruz Sabzeh: Green Sprouts

As a traditional custom the people of Iran plant grains of wheat and/or lentil in pots as a sign of divine blessing and abundance in the New Year (Nowruz), which turn into green sprouts and are placed on the Nowruz table.

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Sizdah Be-dar (lit. Thirteenth Day Outdoor)

The last day of the Nowruz celebrations, which takes place on the 13th day of the month of Farvardin (the first month of the Iranian calendar) is called “Sizdah Be-dar” or “Nature’s Day” by the people of Iran.

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Maragheh's Ashura rituals, the most important manifestation of the city's culture and history.

Maragheh is an ancient city in northwestern Iran where special ceremonies are held to commemorate Muharram.

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Mid-Sha’ban Ceremony in the Ahmadadabad City of Ardakan County

On the eve of the 15th day of the month of Sha’ban, the people of Ahmadabad of Ardakan welcome the grand Mid-Sha’ban festivity by giving sweets and gifts to their children.

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Kousha University of Applied Science and Technology: Bridging Skills-Based, Industrial, and Practical Education with Labor Marke

Kousha University of Applied Science and Technology: A higher education institution dedicated to enhancing students’ scientific and technical knowledge and equipping them with the skills needed to undertake practical and industrial projects.

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Karaj Sugar Applied Science and Technology Center: One of the Modern Institutions of Skills-Based and Industrial Higher Educatio

Karaj Sugar Applied Science and Technology Center: Bridging Skills-Based Education, Industry, and Entrepreneurship to Meet the Needs of the Country’s Industries

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Isfahan City Center Comprehensive Center for Applied Science and Technology: Integrating Skills-Based Education, Employment-Orie

Isfahan City Center Comprehensive Center for Applied Science and Technology: A Modern Institution for Skills-Based Higher Education, Adopting a Practical Approach Aligned with Labor Market Standards.

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Kermanshah University of Technology: Bridging Engineering Education, Research, and Technological Development in Western Iran

Kermanshah University of Technology aims to train specialized professionals, meet the needs of industries in Kermanshah Province and western Iran, and advance the development of modern technologies across various industries.

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Qom University of Technology: Bridging Engineering Education, Research, and Industrial Development in the Province

Qom University of Technology: A University Focused on Engineering and Technology Education, Fostering an Innovative Environment for Training Professional Engineers

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Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Non-Profit University: Connecting Education, Research, and the Development of Academic Skills

Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Non-Profit University: Providing Quality Education, Advancing Academic and Research Activities, Enhancing Society’s Cultural Standards, and Educating Competent Graduates

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Baghcheban children’s theater festival kicks off in Marand

The 3rd edition of the Baghcheban National Children and Youth Theater Festival commenced in Marand, East Azarbaijan province, on Monday with the participation of theatrical groups from across the country.

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Book celebrating life of Martyr General Qassem Soleimani republished

The 7th edition of the book "Qassem," authored by Iranian resistance literature researcher Morteza Sarhangi, has recently been published.

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Major visual art exhibition to open in Tehran, celebrating Mother’s Day

An art exhibition titled "In the Frame of Heaven" dedicated to the theme of motherhood is set to open at the Iranian Academy of Arts (IAA)in Tehran on Thursday.

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Tehran concert to support children with cancer

Mehrnava Music Ensemble is set to hold a concert at Andisheh Cultural Center in Tehran on Thursday as part of their latest artistic initiative.

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43rd Fajr International Film Festival concludes in Shiraz

The 43rd Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) concluded on Tuesday night, with an awards ceremony held at the Honar Shahr Aftab Cineplex in Shiraz, Fars Province.

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Iranian women’s advances demonstrate hijab is no barrier to progress

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei addressed thousands of women in Tehran on Wednesday, discussing their status and achievements.

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