Memorial notes, a travel in time
Writer Mansour Koushan Dies Aged 65
Mansour Koushan, Iranian writer and poet passed away today (February 16) in Norway at age 65 having suffered from cancer, ISNA reports. Born on 26 […]
Pendulum
Bahman Farzaneh Dies Aged 75
Veteran translator of works by Gabriel Garcia Marques and other outstanding works passed away a few hours ago in Taleghani Hospital having suffered from […]
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.
Aref Qazvini: Poet, Lyricist, Constitutionalist
Today (January 21) is marked by the death of a highly praised Constitutionalist poet. Abolqassem Aref Qazvini (1882- 1934) was an Iranian poet, lyricist, and […]
Mohammad Ghazi
January 14 is marked by the demise of a prolific translator many of whose translations are still unrivaled and stay on the pinnacles of Persian […]
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 […]
December 26: Day of Sorrow, Day of Death
December 26 is a jolly occasion for most people of the world for the birth of Jesus Christ. Not for the majority of Iranians, not […]
Homage to the Singer of Naseria
Today (December 20) coincides with the seventh death anniversary of Iranian Pop Star Naser Abdollahi who, despite his brief twinkle in the arena of Iranian […]
R.I.P. Farrokh Ghaffari (1921 – 2006)
Today (December 17) is marked with the death anniversary of Iranian film director, actor, critic and author Farrokh Ghaffari. Ghaffari was a significant character in […]
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 […]