One-day extension of the 11th Zanjan Book Fair

The Executive Secretary of the 11th Zanjan Book Fair announced the one-day extension of this event. Therefore, this exhibition will continue its activity on Saturday, 25 Mehr (1405).

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan of Iran (Ambassador Arjan), citing the public relations and international affairs of Iran Book and Literature House, Farzad Valimoghadam, the executive secretary of the 11th Zanjan Book Fair, said: Due to the great reception of the audience and the demand of the culture-loving people of Zanjan, the duration of the 11th Zanjan Book Fair has been extended by one day and will continue until Saturday, October 25 (1405).

The 11th Zanjan Book Fair will be held by the Iran Book and Literature House, in cooperation with the General Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Zanjan Province and with the support of the Vice-Chancellor of Cultural Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, from 18 to 25 Mehr 1405 at the permanent site of Zanjan International Exhibitions (Caspian).

The Executive Secretary of the 11th Zanjan Book Fair announced the one-day extension of this event. Therefore, this exhibition will continue its activity on Saturday, 25 Mehr (1405).

The American Library, which operated in 1330 on Shah Abad Street (current Republic), in front of Naderi Cafe, gave a new face to Western cultural diplomacy in Iran.

The book "Secrets of reading: Ali Asghar Amirani according to the narration of documents" written by Turan Mansouri and Mohsen Saeed, is an enlightening, unbiased work full of first-hand historical facts. Beyond recounting the life of a journalist, this work dissects the mechanism of survival in a closed political environment, the relationship between the yellow and serious press, and the methods of deceiving public opinion by the power centers.

Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, the prominent figure of political geography and prominent professor of Persian Gulf studies, died in London at the age of 81 after a period of illness.

Amini said: My initial reception of the text was very impressive. It's rare to get upset or teary-eyed while reading a play, but I cried while reading this one.

Collecting and introducing works related to Hazrat Zainab (PBUH) can provide a basis for cooperation between researchers in different fields. Historians, literature researchers, religious studies researchers, and culture and society specialists can follow different questions about the life and historical position of the Holy Prophet by referring to the identified sources.

Hazrat Zainab (pbuh) is not the only witness to the events of Karbala; Rather, in historical narratives, it is a character who takes responsibility for conveying the message of that event in difficult circumstances. From this point of view, his courage and stability can be examined in connection with awareness, responsibility and standing against forgetting the truth.

Rafiq Shami's novel, beyond a narrative, is a testimony of human survival in the most difficult conditions. A work that crosses language boundaries and has been translated into more than thirty languages, now with a Persian version, brings a global experience of hope and suffering to the library of Iranian audiences.

A grave has been discovered in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the date of which is estimated to be around ten thousand years BC. The land of Iraq, known in the past as Mian-Rodan or Mian-Dorud, together with the Anatolian plateau and the land of Levant, were known as the center of human civilizations. Humans started farming and animal husbandry in these areas for the first time during the Neolithic period. Also, in these lands, for the first time, the manufacture of utensils and tools with stone, plaster and lime began.

In the last week, the market of paper and printing supplies showed a decrease in the price of writing paper and a slight drop in the price of some types of paper and cardboard.

Khorasan Razavi- Seyyed Hossein Khadiojam, a writer, translator, researcher and ghazal scholar, was very fond of books because he considered entering the National Library of Iran and becoming a librarian one of his dreams.

Khorasan Razavi - Mirjalaluddin Kezazi said: Ferdowsi created an army of words and Persian language by composing the Shahnameh at a time when Iran was troubled and fragmented, which helped preserve the Iranian identity and reunite Iranians.

Khorasan-Razavi - The book "Al-Ma'jam Al-Ma'iari in detailing the sections of Surah Al-Qur'an Al-Karim" was unveiled in Mashhad at the same time as the first anniversary of the late Mahmoud Rouhani, a physician studying the Qur'an.

The sincere meeting of Seyyed Abbas Salehi, Minister of Culture, with Seyed Farid Ghasemi, writer, researcher and professor of communication, was held on Wednesday evening (October 22, 1405) at the home of this veteran of the media field. Mohammadreza Nowrozpour, Vice President of Media Affairs and Publicity, and Niknam Hosseinipour, Advisor to the Minister and Head of Public Relations and Information Center of the Ministry of Culture were also present in this meeting.

The documentary film "Unfinished Journey" by Hassan Fathi will be screened at the Cinema Museum on Sunday, October 26, 1405.

The 43rd Tehran International Short Film Festival will be opened with the screening of the edited version of "Uncle Sibilo" by Bahram Bayzaei.

Hormozgan - The book "Smile of Martyr" for children and teenagers was published.

Hormozgan - The founder of "Yasman" project announced the donation of 100 books to the students of East Hormozgan.

Khorasatan Razavi - World White Cane Day is an opportunity to protect strong wills, valuable abilities and people who walk the path of life with hope and pride by relying on knowledge, self-esteem and belief in their abilities.

West Azarbaijan- The head of the Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired of West Azarbaijan said: Braille and Digital Publications of Urmia, which received its license from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in the Fajr decade of 1999 and was inactive due to lack of financial support, has been active since last year.

The history of the first car with a license plate in the country goes back to 1305, when the first cars arrived in Iran. At that time, a set of regulations including 32 clauses for the numbering of cars was compiled, although these rules were finalized three years after the entry of cars, i.e. in 1308. According to these regulations, cars had to install five separate license plates.

Maryam Hosseini, a researcher of literary criticism and textual studies, called the book "Literary Schools" by Reza Seyed Hosseini "the cornerstone of literary schools in Iran" and said: "Any researcher in this field cannot present a valuable work without studying it." Praising Seyyed Hosseini's mastery as a translator and his translations of Malraux, Sartre, Camus and Balzac, he considered the two gaps in the book to be the lack of modernism and postmodernism and the imbalance of the chapters.

The book "Yadegar Nik" reflects part of the Zoroastrian society's efforts in preserving the culture and history of Iran and Yazd and shows the cultural and social alignment of Zoroastrians and Muslims of Yazd. "Good souvenir" reminds us of the memories, smells, tastes, sights, heard and names that were and are gone.

Hamedan- Hamedan province, with an ancient background in the history and civilization of Iran, these days hosts a comprehensive narrative of its historical and cultural identity in the form of an encyclopedia of the province's culture, civilization and celebrities; A collection that collects hundreds of research works in the fields of history, geography, celebrities, rituals, language and art, tries to record the heritage of this land and pass it on to future generations.

Aref Masoudi said: Basically, the key point of Bragg's methodology, which is very attractive to me, is his critical stance against stereotyped, convenient and simplistic narratives. In a way, he is de-ideologising the philosophical field. In his narrative, Bragg is exactly in the middle of these two legends (the legend of the absolute dark age against the legend of the absolute golden age).

The commemoration ceremony of the 100th birthday of "Reza Seyed Hosseini", the late translator and cultural writer, was held on Tuesday 21 Mehr with the cooperation of Soroush Publications at the center of the Islamic Encyclopaedia. Mahshid Nonhali called him "a world of love for the culture of this land", Seyyed Ali Al Dawood spoke of his collaboration in "Culture of Artifacts", Mehdi Firouzan mentioned his visit at the book fair in 1364, and Ahmad Masjidjamei called him "a child of suffering and humility". At the end, a documentary by Mehrdad Doferi was broadcast.

The book "From the Beginning to the End of Babylon Civilization" is a narrative of a historical journey; From the birth of Babylon by the Euphrates to the reign of kings such as Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar II, from the bloody battles with Elam and Assyria to its sudden conquest by Cyrus the Great.

In 1405, the Bahauddin Khorramshahi Preservation Prize was awarded in the Iranian books section to the book "Randi Amoz and..." by Dr. Shadarvan Dr. Asghar Dadbeh, which was published by Farhang Masazer Publishing House in 1404, and in the foreign section, the 2026 prize was awarded to Mrs. Dr. Natalya Perigarina, on the occasion of the translation of Hafez's Diwan with descriptions and explanations into Russian.

Lorestan - Director General of Lorestan Public Libraries said: A collection of 10,000 audio book titles was added to the resources of the blind section of the central library of the province.

Lorestan - Nastaliq, one of the prominent manifestations of Iranian calligraphy art, has always been noticed due to the fit of letters, eye-catching composition and visual elegance, and the book "Teaching Nastaliq Tahriri Calligraphy" is an attempt to connect the beauty of Persian calligraphy with the education of today's generation.

Lorestan - Literary and cultural circles of Lorestan province celebrated Hafez Memorial Day by holding various programs including academic meetings and poetry evenings, focusing on preserving the Persian language and explaining his thoughts.

Zanjan - The Executive Secretary of the 11th Zanjan Book Fair announced the extension of visiting hours until 10:00 PM on the final days of the exhibition and praised the unprecedented reception of citizens and cultural campaigns.

The publication of Zoya Pirzad's new novel after 22 years is an opportunity to examine the relationship between readers' literary memory and the reception of new books.

Granaz Mousavi in the meeting "Reverse migration; Artist's Service or Betrayal" said about the experience of returning to Iran after 25 years of living abroad. In this meeting, he considered the attack on returning artists as a sign of limiting the right to choose and vote independence.

Fars - the book "Lari Coins; From the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean" compiled, compiled and translated by Fatemeh Qomlaghi, was unveiled in the Larestan Pavilion at Shiraz Expo 2026.

Golestan- The official of the production and publication committee of the 2nd National Congress of 4,000 Martyrs of Golestan province, pointing out that the events of this committee are defined in the form of 10 axes, said: In the written productions section, so far, 138 works have been defined in 6 sections, of which 76 works will be published after the congress.

An evening meeting with Fereydoun Majlisi was held on Wednesday (October 21, 1405) at Badragh Javidan Publishing House under the pretext of publishing the book "Discussions in New York, Machiavelli in Isfahan", from the series of Asr Roshan meetings organized by Marvarid Publishing House.

The review and review meeting of the book "Marxism and Revolution in Iran" will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 1405, at 18:30 to 19:30 at the Third Publishing House Cafe.