Ahmad Samiee Guilani [b. 1920]
Ahmad Samiee Guilani is an eminent writer, translator, and editor. He was born in February of 1920 in Sangelaj neighborhood, Tehran. Having received elementary and […]
Birth
Kadkani, a Gem of Khorasan
There are not many literary scholars in the history of Persian literature who are also great poets; neither are there many poets who made it […]
An Occasion for Commemorating the Composer of Shahnameh
The first day of month Bahman (January 19-21) is officially known as the birthday of Hakim Abul-Qasem Ferdawsi Tousi, born in Khorasan in a village near Tous in 940 CE.
Tribute to the Sugarist of Persian Language
Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, the founder of the European-style Persian short-story genre, was born in Isfahan into a middle-class family. The date of his birth is […]
Happy Birthday Shamlou! Happy Birthday Baraheni!
Today is the birthday anniversary of the acclaimed Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou (born December 12, 1925), the Godfather of contemporary Persian poetry and almost the […]