Nurses in Hamadan staged a sit-in on Tuesday June 30 to protest the non-payment of their wages and their lack of job security. The Fars News Agency reports that the head of Medical Sciences refused to meet with the protesters and has declared their protest “illegal”. Habibollah Mousavi Bahar also said, however, that he […]
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Fire near Hamadan museum destroys crafts, booths
A Norooz handcraft exhibition set up next to Hegmataneh Museum in Hamadan caught fire on March 30 due to an unattended heater left on all night. Ten of the exhibition’s 70 stalls reportedly have been completely destroyed. The museum was not affected by the fire, but the handcrafts set up for sale were completely […]
Baba Tahir Oryan of Hamadan
Baba Tahir, (var. Baba Taher, in Persian: بابا طاهر) was an 11th century poet in Persian literature/Kurdish literature and mystic.[1][2][3] In Kurdish literature, he is the first poet who has a collection of poems.[4]