Eminent Iranian author Simin Daneshvar was laid to rest in the Artists Section of Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery on Sunday morning. Literati and cultural figures accompanied Daneshvar to her final resting place during funeral procession that started from the Vahdat Hall.
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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.
Release Of A Gonabadi Dervish On Bail Of 100 Million
Mrs.Simin Nematollahi was released from security solitary cell of Evin prison , last morning , Feb 05 , 2012 ( Bahman 16 ,1390 ).
The First Meeting Of Ali Mortezaee And Simin Nematollahi ‘s Families With Them After Two Weeks Ignorance
Families of Mrs. Simin Nematollahi and Mr.Ali Mortezaee two of the Gonabadi Dervishes could meet with them after two weeks ignorance.
Further News Of Arrested Gonabadi Dervishes In Tehran And Shiraz
This morning two of the Gonabadi Dervishes were arrested by security forces in Shiraz and Tehran .
Continued Detention Of Gonabadi Dervishes
Mrs. Simin Nematollahi one of the Gonabadi Dervishes was arrested by security forces in Tehran , today .
A Separation – Iran’s Oscars hope after Golden Globe nomination
The Iranian film A Separation – which has won many international awards such as the Golden Bear award in Berlin – has its sights on a possible Oscar after a nomination at the Golden Globe awards.
Iran’s ‘A Separation’ bringing people together
By Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times December 11, 2011When Iranian cinema has been in the news of late, it is largely for the legal troubles of leading filmmakers, faced with jail terms, house arrests and bans from travel, interviews and even making future films.
Iran’s “Nader and Simin, a Separation” goes for an Oscar
Iran has submitted “Nader and Simin, a Separation”, an acclaimed film by director-writer Asghar Farhadi, to the 84th Annual Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Films category in 2012.
Iranian Censors’ Heavy Hand Falls On A Persian Classic
By Charles RecknagelMany authoritarian regimes censor books for political reasons.But Iran goes so far in also tampering with books for self-claimed religious reasons that the Islamic republic’s censors form a league of their own.