The director of the Art Bureau has said that the widespread participation of artists from 66 countries in the Palestine Is Not Alone International Cartoon, Caricature and Poster Contest represents their nations’ support for Palestine.

Speaking during his Monday visit to an exhibition displaying the competition’s selected artworks at the center, Mohammad-Mehdi Dadman said, “The skilled, professional participation of the representatives of 66 countries with their works of art in this competition is a source of pride, dignity and hope.”

The Art Bureau of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization has organized the contest to show solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine.

Dadman described the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime as an evil plan designed by Zionist and U.S. think tanks.

He referred to the humiliating participation of a few governments in this plan, as treason that will not be forgotten by the people of the region.

The Art Bureau Director further added that artists from 66 countries participated in this international competition as representatives of their nations showing their support for the oppressed people of Palestine with their art work.

Expressing hope for the rapid liberation of Palestine from its occupiers, Dadman noted, “The Palestinian issue is the priority of the Islamic world and the region, and the people of Palestine will soon be celebrating the liberation of their country.”

The Palestine Is Not Alone contest received more than 3000 artworks from 66 countries, and the cartoons can be accessed online via the Iran Cartoon website.

Luiz Carlos Fernandes from Brazil, Cristina Bernazzani from Italy, Izabela Kowalska from Poland and Balai Kartun Rossem from Malaysia will judge the submissions to the international competition.

Mohammad Khazai, Masud Ziai, Masud Shojaei-Tabatabai, Saedi Sadeqi and Abbas Nasseri are the Iranian jury members who will judge the artworks at the contest. /T.T/

 

The advent of the Islamic Republic of Iran created a new and hopeful discourse for the deprived and oppressed people of the world, said the statement issued by General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Iranian nation, following their glorious presence in the victory of the Islamic Revolution, once again voted in favor of the Islamic Republic system, ending the domination of the arrogant powers and Pahlavi regime over the country, said the statement issued by General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the occasion of the Islamic Republic Day.

On this day, Iranians chose the holy system of the Islamic Republic of Iran to govern the country, it lauded.

The advent of the Islamic Republic of Iran created a new and hopeful discourse for the deprived and oppressed people of the world, the statement said, adding that the development of this discourse introduced some notions like justice, spirituality, and independence in the life of freedom-seeking and right-seeking societies.

Iran marks April 1 as the ‘Islamic Republic Day’; the day when more than 98% of Iranians voted in favor of the Islamic Republic in a nationwide referendum in 1979. /MNA/

Guardian Council in Iran issued a statement on the occasion of Islamic Republic Day on Thursday.

Farvardin 12, 1358 (April 1, 1979), marks the day when over 98 percent of Iranians voted “yes” to the Islamic Republic under the leadership of the late Imam Khomeini through a referendum in 1979.

The Guardian Council- an important body in the Islamic Republic of Iran- appreciated Iranian people who as it underlined vigilantly voted for the Islamic Republic through their first free elections in history.

By their votes, they elected Islamic Republic as a system for managing the country, according to the statement.

It added that 42 years ago, a new chapter opened in the history of Islamic Iran after Iranian people voted “yes” for the Islamic Republic.

The day, undoubtedly, is among the most important days in the history of Islam and Iran, the Council underlined.

The Guardian Council called on the great Iranian nation to preserve the Islamic Republic which as it said is God’s blessing.

President Hassan Rouhani said in the cabinet meeting on Wednesday that Iran needs to hold a fresh referendum due to pass of over 40 years since the early referendum for establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. /IRNA/

Iranian men’s national futsal team has been invited to participate in a tournament in Thailand.

Thailand Football Association has invited Iran to take part in the ‘SAT International Futsal Championship Thailand 2021’ which is slated to be held from May 18 to 23 in Bangkok.

The event will be held with eight teams in two groups of four where teams play a round-robin before going into knockout stages.

Thailand has also sent invitations to Japan, Finland, Netherlands, Indonesia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, UAE, and Uzbekistan.

The Iranian futsal league will end on May 13 and chances are high for the national team’s participation in the event.

The 2020 AFC Futsal Championship was called off due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, however, Iran is preparing for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

MNA/