Islamic Culture
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Leader receives officials of Islamic Propagation Center of Qom Seminary
TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei held a meeting with the officials of the Islamic Propagation Center of Qom Seminary, during which he described answering the questions put forward by the young generation and students as a duty of the Center.
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By: Shahab Ghayyuomi
Closing ceremony of 10th Farabi Intl. Festival
TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – The 10th edition of Farabi International Festival on Humanities and Islamic Studies has wrapped up in the Iranian capital, Tehran, with the country’s First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri in attendance.
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By: Akbar Badrkhani
19th Abu Rayhan Biruni Festival
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – The 19th Abu Rayhan Biruni Festival was held on Sunday morning with Deputy Health Minister Reza Malekzadeh and some other Iranian scientific officials as well as a Dutch embassy official in attendance. Abu Rayhan Biruni (973–1050) was an Iranian scholar and polymath.
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By: Ramin Saffari
Martyrdom anniv. of 8th Shia Imam in Mashhad
MASHHAD, Nov. 8 (MNA) – Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan and several other countries have flocked to the holy city of Mashhad in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi to mark the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth Shia Imam, Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Reza (PBUH) at his mausoleum.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Family National Congress
TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – The opening ceremony of 'Family National Congress' was held in Tehran on Wednesday in the presence of the head of Islamic Propagation Organization Ghomi. The event was also attended by the Mehr News Agency staff.
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The Hague hosts some 100 Iranian handicrafts
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Some 100 Iranian handicrafts are being showcased in the Municipal Museum The Hague, in the Netherlands.
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Islamic philosophers key to growth in Western thought: Kevin Richards
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Professor Kevin Richards, chair of Liberal Arts Department at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, tells Mehr News that “Islamic philosophers are key to the growth that happens in Western thought during the late Middle Ages.”
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Some Western thinkers were racist: Velayati
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – In all schools of thought, civilization is rooted in urbanization, Ali Akbar Velyati said Mon., adding some famous Western thinkers were kind of racist.
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By: Pang Sen
Facts and figures about Xinjiang of China
TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Due to its important role in China’s Belt-and-Road Initiative, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) has attracted much attention. Not infrequently, praises, along with misunderstanding and western media’s distortion are intertwined in the press. It is necessary to present a real and true picture about the region to facilitate a better understanding of Xinjiang.
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Ayatollah Khamenei:
Iran not to ask for US permission to be in own region
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) –Leader of Islamic Revolution said Thu. that Iran will not ask for US permission to have a presence in its own region, adding that Tehran would talk to Washington only if it ever wanted presence in US.
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Terrorists after framing Islam as religion of violence
TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi, the Head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations condemned what terrorist did with the reputation of Islam in the world in the meeting with Syrian scholars on Wednesday.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
Pres. Rouhani at Book of the Year Award ceremony
TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (MNA) – President Rouhani attended the closing ceremony for the 35th Book of the Year Award and the 25th IRI World Award for Book of the Year held on Wed. at Vahdat hall.
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Pres. Rouhani opens Book of the Year Award ceremony
TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – The closing ceremony for the 35th Book of the Year Award and the 25th World Award for Book of the Year of Iran has kicked off at Vahdat Hall in the presence of President Rouhani.
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ICIP 2018 to be held in Malaysia
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – The 20th International Conference on Islamic Philosophy will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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World to embrace Islam's ideas on humanity, society, politics
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei asserted that if Islam's new and striking ideas on humanity, society and politics are conveyed to the world, especially to the younger generations, they will surely be embraced.
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Greek teacher converts to Islam in Razavi Holy Shrine
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Coincident with the birthday of Hazrat Masoumeh, the sister of the eighth Imam Reza, a Greek teacher converted to Islam in the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, Iran.
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Eid al-Fitr prayers in Hamburg Islamic Center
HAMBURG, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Muslims said Eid al-Fitr prayers in Hamburg Islamic Center on Monday marking end of Ramadan.
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By: Mehdi Pedramkhoo
Traditions of Eid al-Fitr in Ahwaz
AHWAZ, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Eid al-Fitr, the end of holy Ramadan, is celebrated among the Arab ethnicity of Ahwaz with special traditions including dancing and greetings.
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Leader pardons convicts ahead of Eid al-Fitr
TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has granted pardon to inmates convicted by the judiciary on the eve of Eid al-Fitr.
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By: Ramin Saffari
Imam Reza holy shrine hosts worshipers at Night of Decree
MASHHAD, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Iranians in Mashhad stayed awake and worshiped to commemorate Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Necree) in on 19th of Holy Ramadan in holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS).
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By: Mehran Riazi
Night of Decree observed across Tehran
TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Ceremonies was held across Tehran to commemorate Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, the first one being the 19th of Ramadan, where Muslims stay awake and worship.
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Tabriz hosts intl. expo of Islamic arts
TANRIZ, May 11 (MNA) – Islamic Arts University of Tabriz in northwestern Iran is hosting an exhibition of Islamic arts for 5 days attended by 150 Iranian and 80 foreign artists and researchers.
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Leader:
Islamic Republic needless of corrupt Western culture
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei underlined that Islamic Republic possess invaluable sources of education, rejecting UNESCO's Global Education Agenda 2030.
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By: Mehdi Jafari
Intl. Conf. On Islam, IHL wraps up
QOM, Dec. 09 (MNA) –International conference on Islam and international humanitarian law closed in Qom on Thursday.
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By: Mohammad Rezvanipour
Flowers, sweets on Ghadir Khumm
TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Commemorating the anniversary of Prophet Mohammad’s (PBUH) speech in 632 B.C. at Ghadir Khumm where he appointed Imam Ali as his heir and successor, the members of an NGO distributed flowers and sweets in Tehran.
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Brazilian Muslims advocate Islam in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 12 (MNA) – A number of Muslim men and women in Brazil are actively inviting visitors to convert to Islam at the entrance of the Rio Olympic Village.
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Excavation in Amol old city uncovers pottery, glass
AMOL, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Excavations in old city of Amol (Hall of Fame) have uncovered glazed ceramic and glass belonging to Islamic and modern periods.
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By: Mahmoud Rahimi
Laylat al-Qadr in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Iranians on 23rd day of holy Ramadan held ceremonies to commemorate the Night of Decree or Laylat al-Qadr in Tehran when is Islamic belief the destiny for the upcoming year of every single individual is written.
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Quranic exhibition hosted by San Francisco Library
TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – A Quranic exhibition is being held in a public library in San Francisco in California.
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Imam Hussein mourning procession in Belgium
TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Islamic Center of Belgium holds mourning ceremonies on the occasion of Muharram, first month of Islamic calendar, and the Day of Ashura (Muharram 10) maring the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein in Karbala in year 61 Hegira, nearly 14 centuries ago.