Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) - Archive

	Book of the Year aimed at boosting int'l studies on Iran	6 Feb 2010 16:57
	Mohsen Parviz, cultural deputy of Guidance Ministry, said the Book of the Year Award of the Islamic Republic of Iran is aimed at strengthening study grounds on Iran and Islam throughout the world. The 27th book of the Year Award will be held on Monday this week at Tehran's Vahdat Hall.

	The first Iranian faculty of Library and Information science to be established	6 Feb 2010 16:45
	An MOU was signed this morning (February 6) between Iran national libraray and archive and the University of Tehran according to which the faculty of library and information science will be established for the first time in Iran.

	Obama appoints Jhumpa Lahiri to arts committee	6 Feb 2010 16:27
	Indian-American Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has been appointed as a member of US President Barack Obama's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, along with five others.

	106 literary books, 13 translations	6 Feb 2010 16:05
	Among the 106 literary books which were published 21-27 January some 13 were translations and 10 were debuts.

	India book fair house to exquisite Iranian Qurans	6 Feb 2010 15:23
	As a representative of Tehran Book Fair, Iran’s cultural fairs’ Institute is attending New Delhi International Book Fair with presenting 3 precious Iranian Qurans.

	Translate Globally, Write Locally	6 Feb 2010 15:05
	The 3rd specialized translation meeting on the sidelines of Children's Book Fair was held on Thursday titled as Translation as a National Literature Service. Razi Hirmandi, translator, called for global translation and local writing.

	“Supplementary educational books” break records	6 Feb 2010 14:57
	During 23- 27 January (first week of Bahman, 11 month of Iranian calendar) some 443 educational and supplementary educational books were published which were the highest publication rate. Among the books, 3 were translations and the rest were compilations.

	Albanian released in Tirana	6 Feb 2010 14:31
	The year 2010 is celebrated as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. Likewise, Iran's cultural representative in Tirana has published Albanian in the country.

	“From moon to fish” to be published	6 Feb 2010 14:04
	“From moon to fish” a sonnet collection composed by Pantea Safaee is to be published by Isfahan’s Galamestan. Safaee believes that mostly the collection’s poetries enjoy similar themes thus she has collected her recent poetries in a book entitled “Clouds have such mixed whims” which will be released soon.

	The evolution of revolution literature in the various fields	6 Feb 2010 13:40
	In the second session of analyzing the literature of the Islamic revolution, Yadollah Ghaempanah, researcher, said: The literature of the Islamic Revolution evolved in four fields, oration which is used in speeches, memoir which narrates the events, poetry which introduced to us many new faces and translation that has not yet fully evolved.

	Haiti Book Sale	6 Feb 2010 12:51
	There are more than dozen tables set up at Willowbrook Mall covered in books of all different genres, but all going to one big cause, helping an orphanage in Haiti

	06.02.10	6 Feb 2010 12:41
	Here are the latest cultural headlines in the media.

	'Memories of Benazir Bhutto’ in fourth print upline	5 Feb 2010 17:37
	A quick look at the life periods of Benazir Bhutto from political and social aspects is autographed in a book titled “Benazir Bhutto; Daughter of Orient”; translated by Alireza Ayari and published by Etelaat Institute, it now reaches fourth print.

	27th book of the year award on the final station	5 Feb 2010 17:15
	The 27th edition of the book of the year award in the 17th global book award of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be held tomorrow at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall. Awards will be given to the winners by President Ahmadinejad.

	Aref Qazvini’s memories released	5 Feb 2010 16:18
	Aref Qazvini’s memories were published by Mehdi Nourmohammadi, along with some unpublished poems and the foreword of Iraj Afshar. These memories begin with the constitutional period and ends by the biggining of Pahlavi monarchy and includes autobiographical handwritings and a few poems of Aref Qazvini.

	Vienne University Islam Expert writes on concepts of Islam and Jihad	5 Feb 2010 14:52
	Professor Rüdiger Lohlker, Islam scholar at the Eastern Studies center of the university of Vienne penned “Islam – eine Ideengeschichte” and “Dschihadismus”.

	Pakistani visitors welcome Iranian Book fair	5 Feb 2010 13:30
	The representative of Vali Faqih in Pakistan affairs visited a book air held in Iran cultural house in Pakistan. The book fair is held in the celebration of the Islamic revolution. Except for Persian books, books in English and Urdu are also presented.

	Rare books on Islam, Buddhism a hit at South Asian stalls	5 Feb 2010 13:09
	Works on Islam and Buddhism are a big hit at stalls put up by publishers from South Asian countries at the World Book Fair here. Many avid book readers and scholars are happy to have spotted rare books that are not easily available in India.

	Islamic Revolution Anniversary Literary Prize for books on Islamic revolution and Imam Khomeini	5 Feb 2010 11:38
	Tehran province Howzeh Honari said it will give this award to the best work about Imam Khomeini and Islamic Revolution. The deadline for sending the works to the secretariat of the award is February 17.

	Smuzinsky’s unfastened ties with Persian Poetry	5 Feb 2010 11:19
	“Smuzinsky translated Rumi’s poetry in a manner which keeps its rhythm and rhyme and preserves the tone and music of Sama’e dance when read aloud in Polish language”, said the researcher Mohsen Jafarimazhab on commemoration session on the Polish Iranologist, ‘Mark Smuzinsky’.

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