Seoul international book fair will be held on june 20 to june 24, 2018. Since 2014, i have suggested 55 books for publication, but none of them have been issued a license. With an estimated daily attendance of 500,000 people drawn from all over the country, the 10day tehran international book fair is a mixture of carnival, festival and earnest debate a place. Serbia is this years guest of honor and tunis is the guest city. Millions of visitors inspect the fair every year, including thousands of university students, scholars and their families. The event that was supposed to be held during april 14 to 24 was postponed due to taking steps to combat coronavirus in iran. Calling for publishers, institutes, publishing associations, authors, literary agents and scouts to participate in the global book market of the 33rd tehran international book fair to be held by irans cultural fairs institute, 1424 april 2020, tehran, iran. Starting april 24 and running through until may 4, the 32nd tehran international book fair has china as guest of honour this year, and as usual. With this motto, we welcome not only the great cultural event of our country, but also one of the largest cultural events in the world, said mohsen javadi, the head of this years exhibition. Minister of culture and islamic guidance abbas salehi speaks at the opening ceremony of the 31st tehran international book fair on may 1, 2018.
Tehran international book fair 2020 iran exhibition. The 32 nd tehran international book fair 24 apr 4 may2019 enjoying a quartercentury experience, tehran international book fair tibf is a great cultural event in which publishers from all over the world along with a large number of domestic participants take. Tehran international book fair is staged in tehran early in may on an annual basis. Ambassador to iran met deputy culture minister mohsen javadi and called for boosting.
May 16, 2018 statefunded publishers at irans may 2018 tehran international book fair tibf were permitted to offer dozens of books disparaging the bahai faith, the center for human rights in iran chri has learned. Join little zaynab as she witnesses tehran international book fair, the biggest annual cultural event in the islamic republic of iran. The success of the 32nd edition of tehran international book fair and the visit of the international institute for peace through tourism iran chapter at the stand of the city of yazd. Unodc iran participation in the tehran international book fair. Iran s ambassador to muscat, mohammadreza nourishahroudi visited different iranian booths in the fair. Tehran iran has selected turkey as the guest of honor at the 33rd edition of the tehran international book fair. The cultural event has turned into a landmark, momentous book fair in middle east and asia after 30 editions in a row. April 29, 2019 leader of irans islamic revolution ayatollah seyyed ali khamenei has paid a visit to the 32nd edition of tehran international book fair tibf, which is underway in the great mosalla of imam khomeini. No books, no book fair, says publisher of banned books. Provincial book fairs have been staged across the islamic republic as a major cultural event with a first such exhibition held in 1993. The deputy minister for cultural affairs, seyyed abbas salehi, is quoted by rezapoor from a news conference at the iran cultural.
From the thirtieth tehran international book fair to the nea budget, heres the latest literary news. It is considered the most significant cultural event in iran, as well as one of the major book fairs in the middle east. Fourth tehran book fair uncensored moves next to germany. The 28th international book fair kicked off in tehran. The international book fair in krakow is an iconic event in the city, a promotion zone for good books, a venue for meetings and hangouts, exchanges of thoughts and discussion. Tehran international book fair launches crackdown on harmful. Tehran international book fair is an annual literary festival and event realized at tehran grand mosalla, tehran, iran.
Iran oil showinternational exhibition of oil, gas and petrochemicals. With chinas keen interest in edutech and 5g technologies, last years fair was an international hit, one can only wonder what 2020s event will bring to the table. Apr 27, 2020 iran was the guest of honour at the 61st belgrade international book fair in 2016. Over 2,100 national and 550 international publishing houses and companies participated in the event. Miami book fair and its partners continue our shared mission to connect the literary community from home.
Tehran international book fair, doha book fair director calls for cultural ties with iran. Jun 18, 2018 introducing tehran international book fair, inviting foreign publishers to attend the event, as well as introducing irans fellowship program for publishers, authors, and translators that work on persian books, are also among the programs of the iranian stand. The tibf was inaugurated during a ceremony attended by highranking iranian officials, including minister of culture and islamic guidance seyed abbas salehi. Scenes from the tehran international book fair publishing. May 02, 2012 numerous writers are banned and as one of the worlds mostcensoring countries, iran has a relatively low level of book reading. The comprehensive list of international book fairs in 2020. The 32nd edition of tehran international book fair was opened on april 23. Tehran international book fair tibf is held in tehran on 14 to 24 april 2020 showing the companies news of iran and internationals related to sectors books. Highranking officials and foreign diplomats attended the opening ceremony.
Tibf apr 2020, tehran international book fair, tehran iran trade. Irans leader pays visit to tehran international book fair. Tehran international book fair launches crackdown on. As the tehran international book fair goes head to head with at. The united nations agencies in iran have supported and participated in the book fair. The exact date of the fair will be specified later, the organizers announced on tuesday.
Signs of change in tehran at worlds biggest book fair. Tehran international book fair tibf tehran international book fair is staged in tehran early in may on an annual basis. Contact info for tehran international book fair official web site. Following decades of literary censorship, iran today is a country of 78 million people with just 1500 book shops. From the outset, iran cultural fairs institute took on the mission to stage the events across the country under the auspices of the iri ministry of culture and islamic guidance. May 08, 2015 the works of illustrators participating at the 52nd bologna international children book fair will be displayed in an exhibition titled tehranbologna 2015.
This year, the book fair attracted two million iranians. Culture and islamic guidance ministrys cultural exhibitions institute, tehran international book fair, the organization for research and compilation of university textbooks in the humanities samt, alhoda international publishing house, ahl albayt world assembly and iran. Tehran isna the 32nd tehran international book fair has opened on tuesday at imam khomeini musalla in the presence of the minister of culture and islamic guidance, seyyed abbas salehi. The 31st edition of the tehran international book fair tibf opened in the iranian capital on tuesday with publishers from iran and foreign countries in attendance. Apr 29, 2019 running until may 20when the fair has its last stop in brusselsit overlaps with the tehran international book fair, which runs until may 4. Irans active participation in 25th round of muscat. May 14, 2015 leading iranian publisher boycotts tehran international book fair iranian publisher shahla lahiji has boycotted the annual tehran international book fair for the fourth year running, to protest the governments refusal to issue licenses to her publishing house.
Book fair, you will be amazed at seeing so many people from across the country showing their interest in books. Tehran book fair postponed until end of ramadan tehran times. Irans supreme leader checks out fire and fury abc news. The cultural event has turned into a landmark, momentous book fair in. May 11, 2018 iran s supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei stopped by the 2018 tehran international book fair and was photographed perusing a farsi copy of the book fire and fury, by michael wolff, according. Also this edition of the book fair, was attended by the icfi in. Tehran, may 16 mna iran doesnt have an impressing presence on the list of top book reading populations in the world, but every year at tehran intl. The book fair was inaugurated by shahab bin tariq alsaeed, advisor to the sultan of oman, abdul aziz alrawas, sultan of oman cultural advisor and abdul moneem bin mansour al. The 33rd turin international book fair started on may 9, 2019. The first tehran international book fair was launched in 1987 and was welcomed by those interested in book and study. Around 2,400 iranian publishers have attended this years book fair, known as the most significant cultural event in iran. Omans muscat international book fair pulls a crowd of. Tehran international book fair how is tehran international book fair abbreviated.
Tehran iran has attended the 25th muscat international book fair opened on saturday. The tehran international book fair tibf is an annual international book fair held in the iranian capital of tehran in early may. Numerous writers are banned and as one of the worlds mostcensoring countries, iran has a relatively low level of book reading. Little zaynab at tehran international book fair tehran. Overview 31st tehran international book fair logo source. Held in a 120,000 square meter venue at tehrans grand prayer ground s, the event also provides an opportunity for publishers to discuss future cooperation. On the sideline of the muscat book fair, the selected works of 20 iranian photographers, which were participated in the oman international photography competition, are being presented to the public. Held in a 120,000 square meter venue at tehrans grand prayer.
The 31 st tehran international book fair was held in imam khomeini mossalla mosque from 212 may 2018. Turkey is the guest of honor of the tehran international book fair this year. The 32 nd tehran international book fair 24 apr 4 may2019 enjoying a quartercentury experience, tehran international book fair tibf is a great cultural event in which publishers from all over the world along with a large number of domestic participants take part to exhibit their new titles in different subject areas. Tehran international book fair how is tehran international. The 29th tehran international book fair tibf was warmly received by visitors at its new venue while experts predicted that the relocation of the fair would result in a drop in the number of visitors. In this major event, the domestic publishers put their latest publications to display and sale side by side the international publishers participating from different countries.
Visit of international institute for peace through. Iiec iran international exhibitions company tehran permanent fairgrounds shahid chamiran expressway tehran iran. Iran healthinternational exhibition of medical, dental, pharmaceutical and laboratory. The cultural event has turned into a landmark, momentous book fair in the middle east and asia after 30 editions in a row. While critiquing aspects of life in present day iran. The supreme leader of the islamic revolution ayatollah khamenei paid a visit to the 31st international book fair held at the imam khomeini musallah in tehran. While iran s tehran international book fair ranks among the largest in the world with 2 million visitors the norm. According to the public relations department of the icfi, the turin international book fair. From author presentations, readings and discussions to online workshops.
Iran will participate at the 24th beijing international book fair bibf, slated for august 2327, with over titles. The book fair was scheduled to be held from april 14 to 24. Tehran international book fair kicks off living in tehran. Held in a 120,000 square meter venue at tehrans grand prayer grounds, the event also provides an opportunity for publishers to discuss future cooperation. Selected as the guest of honor, iran will attend the upcoming edition of.
Archive for the tehran international book fair category. The 32nd edition of tehran international book fair kicked on tuesday with the motto of reading is ability. Tehran international book fair showcase products like humanities, religion, philosophy, literature, social sciences, art and architecture, pure and applied. Some 2,282 publishers, including 2,643 domestic and 9 international publishing companies from 110 countries put their books on display in an area of 5,000 square meters during the 10day book fair which was officially inaugurated on may 3 in the shahre aftab sun city exhibition complex. Jul 21, 2017 the book garden was first proposed back in 2004, due to the popularity of the tehran international book fair showing a clear appetite among iranians to both read and discuss books. China, iran boost publication cooperation via tehran intl. May 02, 2014 with an estimated daily attendance of 500,000 people drawn from all over the country, the 10day tehran international book fair is a mixture of carnival, festival and earnest debate a place. The tehran book fair uncensored was founded in 2016 by irans azadeh parsapour, who operates her publishing company, nogaam, from london. Iran international aluminium conferenceinternational aluminium conference in iran. Tehran international book fairinternational book fair. The icfi has attended this book fair to exhibit the capacities of the iranian publishing industry.
Posted in 1979 revolution, admiral william fallon, azaseh moaveni, bill clinto. Iran attends muscat intl book fair iran news gazette. Iran was the guest of honour at the 61st belgrade international book fair in 2016. According to ibna irans book news agency, the illustrations which participated in the latest bologna children book fair as well as the illustrations by roger mellow, the winner of. A new spending bill rejects the cuts to the national endowment for the arts and national endowment for the humanities budgets proposed by the white house. Jun 03, 2014 with an estimated daily attendance of 500,000 people drawn from all over the country, the 10day tehran international book fair is a mixture of carnival, festival and earnest debate a place for the celebration of persias literature, history and science, and for the serious expression of modern irans aspirations. Over the past few weeks, we have been reimagining the ways in which we connect people to books and authors online. This channel is the video marginalia of mansoor limbas.
Ibna the 25th muscat international book fair kicked off in omani capital yesterday as. Oct 14, 2019 join little zaynab as she witnesses tehran international book fair, the biggest annual cultural event in the islamic republic of iran. Visiting the 32nd tehran international book fair tibf, south korean. The united nations agencies in iran have supported and participated in the book fair events in the last 15 years. The 31st tehran international book fair promoting the motto no to not reading books will be running until may 12. With an estimated daily attendance of 500,000 people drawn from all over the country, the 10day tehran international book fair is a mixture of carnival, festival and earnest debate a place for the celebration of persias literature, history and science, and for the serious expression of modern iran. But tehrans international book fair, held annually in the first. Tehran international book fair officially kicks off. Tehran book fair features 380 international publishers. There were three different booths at this years tibf offering a series of books against the bahai faith, farhad sabetan, a spokesman for the bahai international community. Irna the 30th tehran international book fair wrapped up on sunday may in a ceremony attended by minister of culture.
Ayatollah khamenei visited tehrans international book fair. The book fair was inaugurated by shahab bin tariq alsaeed, advisor to the sultan of oman, abdul aziz alrawas, sultan of oman cultural advisor and abdul moneem bin mansour alhassani, omans minister of information. Banned works at tehran book fair highlight iran s corrosive censorship policies several books by dissident authors in iran were banned from the 32nd tehran international book fair by the ministry of culture and islamic guidance, the center for human rights in iran chri has learned. Per an upcoming post on tnps, thailands bangkok international book fair also a 2 million visitor event has been cancelled as a live event, but efforts are being made to hold some online events and sales. Trade shows by industry trade shows by month trade shows by location trade shows by organizer. Beijing book fair s 27th edition is bound to be an extraordinary event. Tehran international book fair themed the book is life that was supposed to be held in the capital of iran in april 2020 has been put off. Director of the committee of foreign publishers of tehran international book fair tibf said dozens of foreign institutes have expressed readiness to take part in tibf 2019, which will be held at tehran permanent international fairground from april 24 to may 4, mehr news agency reported.
The leader was accompanied by culture minister seyyed abbas salehi during the visit. Held in tabriz international exhibition cente r, the event also provides an opportunity for publishers to discuss future cooperation. Apr 24, 2020 tehran international book fair is staged in tehran early in may on an annual basis. Irna head of doha book fair called for an increased cultural cooperation and organizing exhibits between iran. Tehran the 33rd tehran international book fair tibf has been postponed to a time after the holy month of ramadan due to the new. The annual fair was scheduled to open on april 15 but due it will be held after the lunar month of ramadan that will approximately end on may 24. Ramadan will probably begin on april 24 and end on may 23. Tehran international book fair is an annual international book fair held in tehran, iran. China and iran have enhanced their publication cooperation during the 32nd tehran international book fair tibf concluded saturday, trend reports citing xinhua.
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