
Tehran International Book Fair () is an annual international
book fair
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held in
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. The event is held in a 120,000 square meter venue at
Tehran's Grand Prayer Grounds.
While this event showcases products like humanities, religion, philosophy, literature, social sciences, art and architecture, pure and applied science based books associated with this field etc., the Tehran Book Fair has been criticized by the
Anti-Defamation League for its
antisemitic
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and
Holocaust denial
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literature, which notably featured the Russian forgery text of ''
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
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'' and books by white supremacist
David Duke
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. The fair has also been criticized for censoring and banning books by the exiled opposition group the
People's Mojahedin of Iran.
See also
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Media of Iran
The mass media in Iran is both privately and publicly owned but all channels are subject to censorship. In 2016, Iran had 178 newspapers, 83 magazines, 15,000 information sites and two million blogs. A special court has authority to monitor ...
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Culture of Iran
The culture of Iran () or culture of PersiaYarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) is one of the oldest and among the most influential in the world. Iran (Persia) is widely regarded as one of the cradles of civilization.
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Education in Iran
Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education also f ...
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Propaganda in Iran
Propaganda in Iran originates from the Iranian government and "private" entities, which are usually state controlled.
Propaganda can be disseminated through any medium, including television, film, newspaper, posters, murals, political actions, ral ...
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Censorship in Iran
In Iran, censorship was ranked among the world's most extreme in 2024. Reporters Without Borders ranked Iran 176 out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index, which ranks countries based on the level of freedom of the press.
Reporters Wi ...
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Antisemitism in Iran
This is a partial list of countries where Antisemitism, antisemitic sentiment has been experienced.
Africa
Algeria
Upon independence in 1962 only Muslims were permitted Algerian citizenship, and 95% of Algeria's 140,000 Jewish population left ...
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Human rights in Iran
From the Imperial Pahlavi dynasty (1925 to 1979), through the Iranian Revolution, Islamic Revolution (1979), to the era of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979 to current), government treatment of Iranian citizens' rights has been criticized by ...
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Iran International Exhibitions Company
The Iran International Exhibitions Company (IIEC) oversees and operates all international and specialized exhibitions held in Iran. Site features exhibitions calendar and provides trade laws and regulations. IIEC is affiliated with the Ministry of ...
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Intellectual property in Iran
Iran is a member of the WIPO since 2001 and has acceded to several WIPO intellectual property treaties. Iran joined the ''Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property'' ( Paris Convention) in 1959. In December 2003 Iran became a party to ...
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Tabriz International Book Fair
References
External links
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Official Website
Book fairs in Iran
Events in Tehran
Tourist attractions in Tehran