Croatian Ambassador Drago Stambuk's Poem Collection Published in Persian
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Prayer Times Noon:12:03 Evening: 17:16 Dawn: 5:41 (tomorrow) Sunrise: 7:11 (tomorrow) DECEMBER 23, 2019 ART&CULTURE I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y www.tehrantimes.com Managing Director: Mohammad Shojaeian Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Ghaderi Croatian Ambassador Drago Stambuk’s Editorial Dept.: Fax: (+98 21) 88808214 — 88808895 [email protected] Switchboard Operator: Tel: (+98 21) 43051000 Advertisements Dept.: Telefax: (+98 21) 43051450 Public Relations Office: Tel: (+98 21) 88805807 poem collection published in Persian Subscription & Distribution Dept.: Tel: (+98 21) 43051603 CULTURE TEHRAN — Croatian www.eshterak.ir Distributor: Padideh Novin Co. deskAmbassador Drago Tel: 88911433 Stambuk’s poem collection entitled Webmaster: [email protected] Printed at: Jame Jam Bartar Borna - 44197737 “Damavand Beyond the Sea” (“Damavand, s onu stranu mora”) has recently been Tehrantimes79 Tehrantimesdaily published in Persian. The book was introduced during a meeting No. 18, Bimeh Alley, Nejatollahi St., Tehran, Iran organized in collaboration with the Persian P.o. Box: 14155-4843 literary monthly Bokhara at the House of Zip Code: 1599814713 Humanities Thinkers in Tehran on Saturday, the Persian service of IRNA reported. Speaking at the meeting, Stambuk said that it is a great honor that his poems have been translated into Persian, the language in which the great poets such as Ferdowsi, Rumi, Attar, Sanai, Sadi and Hafez composed their poems. He praised Persian mysticism and Iranian philosophy, and expressed his thanks to GUIDE TO Damavand and called the snowy mount a SPIRITUAL AWAKENING lighthouse in the turbulent nights of his life. He dedicated his book to those people The most admirable act of a magnanimous man who are affectionate toward Iran and is to shut his eyes to others’ faults and not those people who seem far removed from speak of them. worldly concerns. Imam Ali (AS) Stambuk also called the dormant volcano Damavand a sacred celestial mount that has concealed the salvation secrets in itself from those people who wish to return to the eternal unity. Beirut embellished with The collection has been translated into Persian by Ebtehaj Navai who also attended Iranian sculptures the meeting. This combination photo shows the front cover of the Persian version of “Damavand Beyond the Sea” and a poster for the introduction of the poem collection by Croatian diplomat Drago Stambuk. ARTTEHRAN — Three stone sculptures made In his brief speech, Navai said that deskby three Iranian sculptors were set up in the Stambuk was introduced to him during a “Stambuk’s interest in Iranian culture received by Persian readers,” he added. as an Iranophile poet to the Iranians. Ghobeiry neighborhood of Lebanese capital of Beirut on Saturday. literary session a year before he was appointed led him to compose the collection and the Navai said that the translation of the Stambuk, 69, who is also a physician, has as Croatian ambassador to Tehran. Persian version of the book has been warmly collection is an effort to introduce Stambuk served as ambassador to Iran since February. Lebanese, Iranian narrators top at 40 women artists paint Yalda Night for Tehran Intl. Storytelling Festival Tehran showcase A sculpture made by Iranian artist Shahriar Rezai is seen set up in Beirut’s Ghobeiry neighborhood in Lebanon. The sculptures were created by Iranian artists Mohammadreza Zabiholahzadeh, Shahriar Rezai and Mehdi Salahshur during the 2nd International Sculpture Symposium co-organized in Beirut in October by the University of Beirut, Iran’s Visual Arts Office and Iran’s cultural office in Beirut, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Sunday. According to Zabiholahzadeh, his sculpture is named “Solar System” and it means that the Sun is situated inside this solar system and gives light to all its planets. Lebanese storyteller Sara Kasir (R) receives her prize at the 22nd International Sto- Watercolors on Yalda Night by 40 women artists are on display in an exhibition “This sculpture means that the Sun, which is the cradle of rytelling Festival at the IIDCYA in Tehran on December 21, 2019. (YJC/Nasim Aqai) at Tehran’s Avaye Honar Gallery. the Earth, distributes energy and light to other creatures, giving ARTTEHRAN — Sara Khatibi, all from Iran, did not announce any ARTTEHRAN — the birth of Mithra, the goddess of light. them life,” he added. deskKasir, an experienced winner for second place in the international deskWatercolors by 40 It is also known as the Chelleh Night. He added that the second sculpture made by Rezai is the symbol storyteller from Lebanon, and Iranian competition. women artists on the theme of Yalda “I am also participating in the exhibit of human beings, highlighting the message that man needs to be storyteller Mehdi Mohammadian shared Third prize was shared by Iranian Night, the last night of the fall season with one work displaying a broken bowl strong and resist the social unpleasant events. first prize at the 22nd International storytellers Maryam Fahimpur, Kimia and the longest night of the year that with pomegranate seeds scattered all “This third sculpture, which is in shape of a snake, represents Storytelling Festival in Tehran on Saturday. Yaqubi and Solmaz Sadeqzadeh. is celebrated in Iran, are on view in an around,” Niku said. fluidity and the fluid movement of human beings,” he said. Winners in various categories were In the national competition, Hossein exhibition at Avaye Honar Gallery in “This resembles that our traditions The symposium took place on the campus of the University honored during the closing ceremony Kazemi took first place, while Zahra Tehran. are in danger of being forgotten and I of Beirut. of the event, which was organized at the Dehestani and Farideh Mahmudi received The works are created by the students meant to remind the visitors to try to Three Italian sculptors, Michele Sassi, Luca Prandini and Institute for Intellectual Development of second and third prizes respectively. of Bahman Niku and the exhibit is named regard their traditions,” he added. Pierluigi Portale, were also among the participants. Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA). First prize in the grandparents “My Yalda from a New Window”. The exhibit will be running until The jury composed of children’s TV section went to Fatemeh Seyyed-Rezai Yalda Night, which falls on December December 30 at the gallery located at 1 programmer Giti Khameneh, writer who was followed by Zahra Rezai and 21, is considered the longest night of the Panahi Alley, Bosnia and Herzegovina Culture minister visits Morteza Sarhangi and actor Ashkan Mohammad Kargar. year when the ancient Iranians celebrated St. off Fereshteh St. exhibition by disabled artists Iranian films line up for Dhaka festival ARTTEHRAN — Minister of Culture and Islamic deskGuidance seyyed Abbas Salehi visited an ex- ARTTEHRAN — A lineup of 28 Iranian films by Yasser Talebi and “Patio” by Maryam Bahrololumi. hibition displaying works by the physically-challenged artists deskwill go on screen in various sections of “Driving Lessons” by Marzieh Riahi, “The End of a at the Iranian Academy of Arts on Saturday. the 18th Dhaka International Film Festival, which will Doll’s Dream” by Mahbub Molai, “My Paintings Have “I was deeply moved by works of these artists who suffer be held in the Bangladeshi capital from January 11 to 19. No Color” by Hedyeh Khosravi and “The Feast of the physical disability but enjoy high spiritual ability,” Salehi said. “Castle of Dreams” by Reza Mirkarimi, “Amir” by Nima Goat” by Saeid Zamanian will be screened in the short A collection of 160 works by 160 artists is on view at the exhibit Eqlima, “The Oath” by Mohsen Tanabandeh, “Tala” by film competition. named “Honorable”. Parviz Shahbazi and “Finding Farideh” co-directed by The festival will also screen the co-productions “The exhibit provides the chance for the disabled, which in- Azadeh Musavi and Kurosh Atai are among the films. between Iran and Afghanistan “Hava, Maryam, Ayesha” clude 11 percent of Iranians,” the curator of the exhibit, Karim The lineup also includes “Axing” by Behruz Shoeibi, “Life by Sahra Karimi, “Seven and a Half” by Jamshid Pashazadeh, said. Again” by Reza Fahimi, “Takhti” by Bahram Tavakkoli, and Navid Mahmudi and “Elephant Bird” by Amir- “It also aims to encourage the disabled people to upgrade A scene from “Amir” by Nima Eqlima. “A Man without Shadow” by Alireza Reisian, “Beloved” Masud Soheili. their skills and raise their hopes and self-esteem,” he added. The exhibition opened on December 17 and will come to an end today by honoring a number of top works. Acclaimed author and journalist “Rise of Skywalker” battles to Ward Just dead at 84 $40 million domestic opening night NEW YORK (AP) — Ward Just, a highly Nixon and published a book that openly LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — The highly and centered around a young hero named Doc on Isfahan theater regarded political and war correspondent questioned the war, “To What End? Report anticipated movie “Star Wars: The Rise of Luke Skywalker. The latest episode stars history to hit silver screen for The Washington Post who later drew from Vietnam.” Skywalker” collected $40 million in U.S. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac upon his experiences for such acclaimed Bradlee had also worked with Just at and Canadian ticket sales on its opening as a trio taking up the fight against the ARTTEHRAN — “Laughter in the Dark”, a doc- novel as “An Unfinished Season” and “Echo Newsweek, and in his memoir “A Good night, the fifth-highest debut of all time, evil First Order. deskumentary about the history of theater in Isfa- House”, has died. He was 84. Life” would remember him as “bright, Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) said on Friday. While “Rise of Skywalker” has divided han, will be screened at Iran’s Just’s wife, Sarah Catchpole, told The full of ideas and energy, and a wonderful Longtime fans of the celebrated science- critics, Disney said fans have embraced it.