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Int’l Islamic Expo
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IranÕs pavilion
at the Second
International Islamic
Expo in London.
It features illumination, miniature, enameling
and engraving.
The event seeks to
promote proximity among Muslim communities
and help present
a true image of Islam
to the West.
The event will run until Monday.
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Environment Art Festival
Focus on Water Crisis
Noted Iranian sculptor Ahmad Nadalian said that the 17th Iranian Environmental Art Festival, underway in Polour village (Mazandaran Province), focuses on water crisis.
The event is underway in Pardis, a center Nadalian established in Polour village for holding art exhibitions in nature. Speaking to ISNA, Nadalian said, “The current festival, which deals with water shortage and pollution, is being held without the government’s support.“
He added that environmental artists make use of natural elements such as water, soil, stone and wood in creating artworks which portray variety in the environment.
Nadalian also said that environmental art cannot be limited to just few days, as artists need more time to create their works. Thus, the event will run until mid September.
The event’s previous round was held in Hormuz islandn in the Persian Gulf. It was themed ’Opposition to War and Militarization of the Region’.
The prestigious US art magazine Utne (Understanding the next evolution) designated Nadalian as one of the world’s top five artists in its May-June 2006 edition.
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Marzban Drama in Ramadan
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Hadi Marzban
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Noted Iranian theater director, Hadi Marzban, plans to stage ’Manteq Al-Teir Soleimani’ at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall during the holy month of Ramadan which begins on September 2.
The play, written by Amir Dejakam, is about the revelation of the holy Qur’an.
Marzban told ISNA that a 100-member group will cooperate on the project produced by the Qur’an Cultural Center. The director who has begun rehearsals at the hall said, “The play introduces the holy Qur’an as a guide and a practical book.“
He also expressed satisfaction that he will stage the play in the holy month of Ramadan, since on one of its nights, ’The Night of Qadr’, Allah revealed the holy Qur’an.
Marzban plans to restage ’Hamlet with Seasons Salad’, written by the late playwright Akbar Radi, at Sangelaj Theater Hall in November. The artist had earlier performed the play at the hall in 1990.
He also plans to stage ’Meeting in Damascus’, by Mohammad Ebrahimian, at the upcoming 27th Fajr International Theater Festival in winter.
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Ayatollah Javadi-Amoli, A Prolific Author
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Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi-Amoli
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Fourteen works including books, discourses, teachings and studies by prominent Muslim scholar and preacher, Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi-Amoli were published last week.
The publications included several first-time editions as well as reprints of his previous books, Fars quoted Iran’s Book House Databank as saying.
Ayatollah Javadi-Amoli was born in 1933 in Amol, Mazandaran province and studied Islamic theology in Amol, Tehran and Qom.
He headed a delegation and met former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in 1988 and submitted a letter from the founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Imam Khomeini to him.
Ayatollah Amoli’s works include ’Jurisprudence in Islam’, ’Expectations from Religion’, ’Epic and Mysticism’ and ’Wisdom and Supplication’.
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Imam Ali (AS):
Every breath you take is a step toward death.
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Teahouse Artist Dies
Veteran Iranian teahouse painter Ahmad Khalili died on Friday night at Tehran’s Kasra Hospital.
Khalili, 64, was suffering from pulmonary disease, Fars News Agency reported.
He was one of few remaining artists involved in teahouse painting in Iran whose works are on verge of disappearance.
Khalili recently held an exhibit in Palestine’s Museum of Contemporary Arts in collaboration with a number of veteran artists, including Mansour Vafaei, Seyyed Hassan Hosseini and Mohammad Farahani. The event was themed ’The Anniversary of Khorramshahr’.
His funeral ceremony will be held at Artists’ House on Sunday.
Teahouse painting is a form of religious art, which flourished to satisfy popular beliefs and the people’s need to see images of religious personalities and national heroes.
Drama on Prophet Jonah
Iranian playwright, Seyyed Hossein Fadaei Hossein, is writing a drama on the Prophet Jonah (PBUH) who was swallowed by a big fish.
Speaking to ISNA, Fadaei Hossein said the work themed ’Sea Voyager’ is being written for Tehran’s Art Bureau.
Referring to the necessity for highlighting the lives of holy prophets, he said, “Stories about the lives of prophets are full of lessons for children,“ adding that with a modern look at Qur’anic stories artists can produce creative works.
Fadaei Hossein has also written the script for ’Komeil Channel’ which was recently staged at City Theater’s Main Hall.
Directed by Koroush Zarei, the play belonged to a genre of Iranian films known as ’Sacred Defense’ (1980-88 Iran-Iraq war).
Russia to Host Islamic Photo Event
For the first time Russia will host an international photo exhibition themed ’Islam’.
Vitaly Naumkin, head of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies in Russia, told ISNA that the event aims to boost public knowledge about Islam.
“It also provides an opportunity for getting participants from different nationalities, cultures and religions closer together,“ he said.
He noted that the event’s jury will review all works without bias.
Works exhibited in the event should depict Muslims’ life, religious values and cultural heritage of Muslim nations who are residing in Russia.
Painting Exhibit in Niavaran
A painting exhibition featuring works by Iranian artist, Farajollah Atabaki, will open at the Niavaran Cultural Center on Monday.
The artist will put on show 35 tableaux at the event which will be his 25th solo exhibit, Mehr News Agency reported.
Atabaki’s works feature landscapes of Gilan, Mazandaran, Zanjan and Tehran provinces.
The exhibit will last until July 22.
Bard’s Stolen Folio Discovered
An edition of Shakespeare’s first folio stolen ten years ago has been recovered after a British man took it into an American library to be authenticated.
The folio, printed in 1623 and valued at up to £3 million, was among a number of valuable books and manuscripts taken from the Durham University Library in December 1998.
On Friday a middle-aged book dealer was being questioned by police after the discovery of other historic manuscripts at his house in Washington, Tyne and Wear, nytimes.com reported.
Raymond Scott, 51, is alleged to have taken the Shakespeare folio to the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC last month, claiming that he had acquired the volume in Cuba. He agreed to leave it with librarians, whose research found that it had been stolen. They alerted the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which told the British Embassy in Washington.
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