A best selling Iranian author considered the ‘Islamic Awakening’ section in the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) as essential and helpful, adding that the current regional Islamic Awakening movement provides the nations with a model for gaining independence. The special section is dedicated to the ongoing Islamic Awakening movement in the Middle East and South African countries, otherwise erroneously called by the mainstream western media as ‘Arab spring.’ Sayyed Naser Husseinpour told the TIBF press office that ...

2012-05-06 08:30

Illustrious Lebanese choir of ‘Hezbollah’ will perform live two times a day in the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair, according to TIBF press office. . The choir comprises 12 Lebanese school students who sing two pieces of songs per day in relation to the current regional Islamic Awakening movement. The special section is dedicated to the ongoing Islamic Awakening movement in the Middle East and South African countries, otherwise erroneously called by the mainstream western media as ‘Arab ...

2012-05-06 08:30

A major national project to promote book-reading aptitude in society will soon be carried out in several pavilions in the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair, the TIBF press office reported on Saturday. Called ‘Fajr,’ the book-reading promotional project will be carried out in the form of competitions in four pavilions in the 25th TIBF fairground called after the Persian Gulf and the three Iranian islands of Abu Mousa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb. ‘Rasm’ publishing company is in ...

2012-05-06 08:30

‘House of authors’ section of the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair will host up to 60 panel discussions in most of which panelists review a series of titles lately published nationwide, the TIBF press office reported on Saturday. The panel discussions will also deal with Iranian calendar’s cultural occasions as well as issues and challenges facing the Iranian publication sector. The panel discussions will be held during the TIBF event that will run through to May 12. There ...

2012-05-06 08:30

More than 1.2 million people inspected the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair in three days, TIBF President Bahman Dorri told the book fair’s press office Saturday. The massive welcome came despite extreme weather conditions in the past few days in Tehran so that people at some occasions braved showers of hail in their visit to the landmark international cultural event, the TIBF president added. According to Mr. Dorri, the book fair hosted up to 210 thousand, up to ...

2012-05-06 08:30

Several titles containing forged maps of the Persian Gulf have been abruptly taken off stands in the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair, TIBF President Bahman Dorri told the book fair’s press office Saturday. The TIBF authorities rounded up the lawless titles that carried the ‘A-r-a-b-i-a-n Gulf’ misnomer instead of the millennia-old, established name of Persian Gulf, Mr. Dorri said. The titles were cleared immediately after the authorities were informed about their content. Titles deemed to be in major ...

2012-05-06 08:30

An Iranian lawmaker described Tehran International Book Fair as a window for different publishers to get familiar with one another and exchange views and information. Laleh Eftekhari, a representative of Tehran in the IRI parliament told the TIBF press office on Saturday that the landmark cultural event provides the ground for people and authorities to review the existing capacities in the national publication sector. Ms. Eftekhari believed that the TIBF served as a rendezvous for experts in the field of ...

2012-05-06 08:30

A panel discussion, called business of publication, was staged Thursday night in Tehran International Book Fair with two panelists urging for a change of approach towards the Iranian publication sector by which to treat the sector as a cultural-business sector rather than a purely cultural one. The panel discussion was held in a special hall in the 25th TIBF fairground dedicated to review the status of publication nationwide and heard from three panelists, namely Mohsen Rezaee, an expert in cultural ...

2012-05-05 08:30

The TIBF office in charge of the international section in a statement Friday made public the range of costs a foreign publisher may incur in securing a space in the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF). A guide to rules and regulations of the international section sets different prices for different booths or pavilions in the international section, TIBF press office reported. According to the guide, a square meter of area in the international sales section where sales ...

2012-05-05 08:30

Tehran International Book Fair serves as a rendezvous of all types of thought and proves peerless worldwide in some respects, Ishaq Salahi, curator of the IRI National Library said during an inspection of the landmark international event Friday. ‘Books serve as the best reference for judging on the achievements of any generation in any country as they help collect and show the views of that generation,’ Mr. Salahi told the TIBF press office. Also serving as a presidential aide, Mr. ...

2012-05-05 08:30