The 16th Beta Prize for the Arts of Iran was awarded to Sima Bina, a prominent singer and researcher of the music of Iran's regions, in recognition of more than six decades of activity in the preservation and expansion of Iran's musical heritage.
The award ceremony was held on Saturday, November 16, at the Stanford University Memorial Hall in California, USA.
The report of Nilofer Mansouri, a reporter for Iran International, about this ceremony and an interview with Sima Bina and Abbas Milani, Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University.