The second Qeshm National Oud Festival, held on Qeshm Island, Iran, is set to unfold with new changes and ambitions. Organized in collaboration between the Qeshm Free Zone Organization and the Book City Institute (شهرکتاب), a cultural organization that manages a chain of bookstores and cultural centers across Iran, the festival introduces a non-competitive section, […]

In a landmark step for Iran’s cultural landscape, the inaugural policy-making council meeting for the 2nd National Qeshm Oud Festival was held at the BookCity Institute, marking the official appointment of the festival’s secretary, Mohammad Firouzi, and executive secretary, Mohsen Fattahi. Organized in partnership with the Qeshm Free Zone Organization, the festival will take place on April […]