Writers Born in this Decade
Two Poems by Nosrat Rahmani
Nosrat Rahmani (March 1, 1930–June 16, 2000) stands among the most restless and resonant voices of Iranian modern poetry—a wanderer between the classical cadence of […]
1930s
A Lantern for Persian Literature in Scandinavia
In September 2025, Dr Bo Utas was honored with the Mahmoud Afshar Foundation Award (the Afshar Literary and Historical Prizes), a recognition that celebrates scholars […]
Palette: Sadegh Tabrizi
Sadegh Tabrizi (3 March 1938, Tehran – 4 December 2017, London) was one of the pioneering figures of modern art in Iran, known above all […]
Palette: Bahman Mohasses
Bahman Mohassess (1 March, 1931 – 28 July, 2010) stands as one of the most enigmatic and influential figures of modern Iranian art. Painter, sculptor, […]
Gholamhossein Sa’edi [1936 – 1985]
We Iranians who had among us Sa’edi, the physician-dramatist that taught us how to anatomize social maladies both on the stage and on the screen, […]
Palette: Iran Darroudi
updated December 2021 Iran Darroudi, renowned Iranian surrealist painter, director, and screenwriter, was born on September 2, 1936 to a well-to-do family in Mashhad. Blessed […]
Farewell, Dr Jalal Sattari [1931-2021]
Renowned Iranian mythologist, writer and translator Jalal Sattari passes away, aged 90. Born in 1931 in the northern Iranian city Rasht, Sattari obtained a PhD […]
Mansour Owji [1937-2021]
BIO BRIEF Mansour Owji (November 30, 1937 – May 8, 2021) was a contemporary Iranian poet and writer. He was born in the Darb-e-Astane Seyyed […]
Palette: Charles Hossein Zenderoudi
Charles Hossein Zenderoudi is an Iranian-French artist who was born in 1937 in Tehran, Iran. He is famous for his paintings, sculptures and prints that […]
Dariush Ashouri [b. 1938]
Bio Brief Dariush Ashouri (b. August 2, 1938, Tehran) is an eminent Iranian intellectual, linguist, translator, encyclopedist, sociocultural activist, and Hafezologist. Ashouri was born in […]