Hojjatollah Ayyubi publishes memoirs of Paris

TEHRAN,Dec.17(MNA) – A book containing memories of Iran Cinema Organization (ICO) Director Hojjatollah Ayyubi during the days he served as Iran’s cultural attaché in Paris will be unveiled during a ceremony in Tehran on Thursday. Entitled “1970 Days on 6 Jean Bart Street”, the book has recently been published by Salis Publications, the Shams and Rumi Foundation has reported in a press release on Monday. Cultural programs of Iran’s Cultural Center in Paris, film screenings, music performances and meetings with Iranian and foreign artists during the years are also included in the book. A group of art and cultural figures including filmmakers Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and Reza Mirkarimi, vocalist Abdolhossein Mokhtabad, and the deputy culture minister for artistic affairs Ali Moradkhani will be attending the unveiling ceremony, which will take place at the venue of Salis Publications. Ayyubi, 50, got his Ph.D. in political science from the Lumière University Lyon 2 in France. He was the Iranian director of the ECO Cultural Institute from 2009 to 2013 and is the deputy director of Iran’s Sadi Foundation. He is also in charge of the Shams and Rumi Foundation. He has written several books and articles including “Cultural Policy of France: the State & Art” (2009) and “Emergence & Persistence of Political Parties in the West” (2003).