Memorial Day

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Memorial Day A short story by Peyman Esmaeili Translated from Persian by Shima Houshyar Courtesy of ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PERSIAN LITERATURE Release Date: […]

May 2016

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1. Painter Parviz Kalantari dies at 85 The diligent artist and illustrator Parviz Kalantari, famous for his indigenous drawings of Iranian nomadic life passed away […]

March 2016

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Samin Baghcheban Returns with Chaharshanbeh Soori Few years after the saddening death of the best preserver of the Iranian people’s childhood memories in operatic collection, […]

May 2015 Roundup

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I. The 28th Tehran Int’l Book Fair Held Tehran International Book Fair is annually held in May as a social and cultural phenomenon with book […]

10 Feb 2015

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1. Khalil Khatib Rahbar Passes Away Aged 92 Dr Khalil Khatib Rahbar was born in 1923 in Kerman and received his doctorate degree in Persian […]

30 Jan 2015

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1. Renowned translator Keikavus Jahandari dies Iranian translator Keikavus Jahandari, famous for his translations from German of works like Hermann Hesse ‘s “Steppenwolf” passed away […]

20 Jan 2015

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Moshfeq Kashani Dies While Performing His Last Poem The Iranian poet Moshfeq Kashani, who is considered one of the restorers of Persian classical poetry, passed […]