Revelers dressed in mock military garb take part in the “Els Enfarinats” battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi on Dec. 28, 2021.During this 200-year-old traditional festival participants known as Els Enfarinats (those covered in flour) dress in military clothes and stage a mock coup d’etat as they battle using flour, eggs and firecrackers outside the city town hall.

On November 4, 1979, 52 United States diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of militarized persian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line, who supported the Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in capital and seized hostages. A diplomatic standoff ensued. The hostages were held for 444 days, being released on January …

Beyzaie is the son of the poet Ne’matallah Beyzai (best known by his literary pseudonym “Zokā’i”). The celebrated poet Adib Beyzai, known as one of the most profound poets of 20th-century , is Bahram’s paternal uncle. Bahram Beyzaie’s paternal grandfather, Mirzā Mohammad-Rezā Ārāni (“Ebn Ruh”), and paternal great-grandfather, the mulla Mohammad-Faqih Ārāni (“Ruh’ol-Amin”), were also notable poets.

Sohelia Azizi is an actress, known for The Bureau (2015), Some Like It Veiled (2017) and Shab Cheragh (2002).The Islamic Republic of homeland Broadcasting is an persian state-controlled media corporation which holds a monopoly of domestic radio and television services in homeland, and is also among the largest media organizations in the Asian and Pacific regions, and a regular member …

Naeimeh Nezamdoost was born on November 14, 1974. She is an actress, known for Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz and Others (2014), Afsongar (2017) and Saint Petersburg (2010).In this post I am going to discuss only the main characteristics of the Iranian New Wave cinema since almost all the Iranian movies that I have watched so far belong to this wave.

Reza Kianian is the second child of a family of 9; he has 4 brothers and 2 sisters. When he was 1 year old, his family moved to Mashhad. His first acting coach was his older brother, Davood. In 1965, Davood directed and coached Reza in his first role in a play titled Az Paa Nayoftadeha, written by Gholam Hossein …

Persian New Waves is a unique project presenting more than fifty compositions of new flute music by contemporary Iranian composers. Millennia of music making in the realm of Persia have contributed to the rich repertoire of persian music. The composers featured in this endeavor have benefited from this distinguished heritage to expand the repertory of flute music with their own …

Record crowds of over 700,000 revelers flocked to Saudi Arabia’s MDLBeast Soundstorm music festival, authorities said Monday, at the end of the four-day event in the oil-rich desert kingdom.The electronic music festival comes as Saudi’s leaders are pushing efforts to change its conservative image and diversify its economy, only a few years after the country lifted a ban on music …

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West …

One person is reportedly under critical condition and 22 others sustained severe injuries after two trains collided in capital on Tuesday, December 22. According to a report published by Sputnik, the collision occurred near the Chitgar Metro Station on Line 5 of the capital Metro. Security officials, along with the ambulance and rescue team, reached the site and rescued others …