Director of Oman-based Maktab al-Esteqama publishers hailed Tehran International Book Fair as the largest one in the region.   He made the remarks during an inspection to pavilion of Iran Cultural Fairs Institute (ICFI), the body in charge of the book fair's executive operations.   He said he had previously inspected numerous book exhibitions in different Arab countries including UAE, Libya, Egypt and Kuwait however none of them had been ever larger.   The Omani publisher then entered talks with ...

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Esenkin Boris, executive of a pavilion set up by major Russian publisher Biblo Globus was surprised that Tehran International Book Fair was operating smoothly despite being packed with hundreds of thousands of visitors.   He expressed his surprise during an inspection to pavilion of Iran Cultural Fairs Institute (ICFI) in charge of the book fair's operations where he held a talk with Ebad Reza Eslami, director of financial affairs in Tehran book fair and caretaker of the ICFI.   Boris ...

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Ayatollah Sayyid Ahmad Khatami, Vice Chairman of IRI Leadership Assembly of Expert termed Tehran book fair as a "spring of culture" and lauded the book fair's managers for staging of a pavilion to offer religious publications themed with the lifestyle of Hazrat Fatema (A.S.), the revered daughter of the Last Messenger of Allah, Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).   In an inspection to Tehran Book Fair, Ayatollah Khatami urged grasping every opportunity at hand to extend presence to every corner of the ...

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Chairman of Tehran's Islamic City Council has said during an inspection of the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair that a massive reception accorded by people to Tehran Book Fair attests to a deep-rooted noble culture in the body of society.   Mehdi Chamran said no other fair might receive the size of welcome the world over and that the number of visitors to Tehran book fair was widening every year.   "The very book fair coupled with a popular ...

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Iran-based Ferdowsi Foundation has planned to stage several training workshops on Shahnama, the magnum opus of the renowned Persian poet Ferdowsi, and to offer related products for sales.   The workshops come as a lateral activity in the 23 rd Tehran book fair as world prepares to commemoration a millennium of Shahnama creation, the foundation's Secretary General told the book fair's press office.   Yaser Movahedfar said the training workshops will present several Shahnama-related handicrafts including mosaic work, traditional coffee ...

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Senior aide to IR Leader in international affairs suggested a wider cooperation between domestic publishers and their foreign counterparts.   Ali Akbar Velayati made the suggestion during a visit by foreign publishers to pavilion of Nations Culture House, run by the aide.   Velayati said a presence of foreign publishers sets the stage for an international exchange of ideas.   He also singled out translation as a major issue to be tackled by the book fair's international department, arguing that ...

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Record rial 100b and USD 50m worth of publications have been sold in the 22 nd edition of Tehran International Book Fair held last year, according to Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance who revealed the figured in a ceremony to unveil a software themed with the motto of the current Iranian year, "double resolve, double work".   Sayyid Muhammad Husseini also said a closing ceremony of the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair will be led by President Mahmoud ...

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Grigor Araklian, Ambassador of Armenia in Tehran inspected the international section of Tehran Book Fair on Thursday May 6.   The envoy was satisfied that his embassy have had the chances to join four editions of Tehran International Book Fair.   Armenia however has yet to have any publisher to represent the country in the cultural event and a pavilion granted to the country in the fairground only has several Armenian journals on stalls.   The senior diplomat believed that ...

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Aide to Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said Iran's publishing will grab a role on the world stage through translating of Iranian publications into major lingua francas.   Hashem Dadashpur said as Persian does not function as lingua franca, Iranian publications should be rendered into international vehicular languages so that the Iranian culture could hold sway across world communities.   The advisor suggested stage subject publications fairs in other regional countries so as to enhance an existing bond between ...

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National Organization of Youths has joined 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair in a bid to present a "national festival of Iranian youths" which was launched awhile ago.   The organization was publicizing the nationwide cultural festival through performing of street plays (pantomimes), traditional music, visual arts as well as profile drawing.   In a pavilion allocated to the organization, a brochure call for the nationwide festival is on stalls and visitors are granted access toi the internet to apply ...

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