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Month: October 2020

Houshang Ebtehaj [b. 1928]

October 26, 2020 Farhad Taheri 0

[UPDATED Aug 10, 2022] Ebtehaj, Houshang (Rasht, 25 Feb. 1928 – Köln, 10 August 2022), alias H. E. Sayeh. Modernist poet and famous ghazal-writer of […]

Obituary: Prof. Akbar Alemi [1945-2020]

October 23, 2020 parsagon 0

Dr Akbar Alami, Iranian university professor, TV presenter, film critic, and director died of the coronavirus on Tuesday, October 13, at the age of 77. […]

The Legend Leaves Us: Shajarian, RIP!

October 8, 2020 parsagon 0

“The body of Avaz lost the soul,” wrote Kayhan Kalhor today, announcing the passing of legendary master vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian (1940 – 2020) after almost […]

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Founded in November 2013, Parsagon attempts to present a vista of the latest achievements of Persian literati and artists/writers of Iranian origin, as well as to serve as an authentic archive of books coming from Iran. The team’s activities are diverse:
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