Chapter 1: Perfect Man The subject under discussion is the perfect man from the viewpoint of Islam. A perfect man means an exemplary human being, who is superior and exalted, or any other interpretation that one can make. Like everything else, a human being may be perfect or imperfect, and sound or defective. A […]
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Book about sidelined politician pulled from exhibition
Serahatnameh, a book of interviews with Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of the Expediency Council, has been pulled from Tehran’s 26th book exhibition. ISNA reports that Ali Esmaili, the head of the exhibition, explained the action was needed to “corroborate certain information with relevant officials.” There are certain quotes in the book from a […]
Iranian Writers, Poets Call For End To Book Censorship
More than 100 Iranian writers, poets, and translators have called for an end to book censorship.
Iranian book market in crisis
Iranian publishing is facing a critical situation, with fewer people buying books and more and more bookshops closing down. The Ghanoon website reports that stores in the major city of Isfahan in particular “are facing a slow death.Most have already closed down for lack of cash and been replaced by other businesses.”
Dissident publishes forbidden book online
Iranian dissident Ebrahim Yazdi has published another book on the internet, calling it a protest against the Iranian Ministry of Culture’s failure to provide valid reasons for not approving its publication.
More than 10 publishers absent from Tehran Book Fair
The 25th annual Tehran Book Fair opened today amid news that several Iranian publishing companies are being prohibited from setting up their usual stalls.
Simin Daneshvar passes away at 90
Simin Daneshvar, prominent Iranian novelist and translator passed away on the evening of March 8 at the age of 90 at her home.
The Book of Kings
An age of invasions ◦ About 2,200 years ago, brilliant civilizations were flourishing in Asia and in Europe. While ancient Egypt was another very important cultural pole on the edges of the Mediterranean Sea, ancient Greece was rapidly expanding: the time of the great philosophers, Socrates, Plato and his disciple Aristotle was still close, […]
Iran orders censoring of epic Persian love story eight centuries on
Tehran – Iran’s Culture Ministry has ordered the censoring of one of the most famous epic love stories in Persian literature more than eight centuries after it first appeared, the news agency Mehr reported Monday.