Hassan Javadi
- TOWFIQ (TAWFIQ) NEWSPAPER
TOWFIQ (TAWFIQ) NEWSPAPER, a satirical and political weekly newspaper, which was published in Tehran for almost fifty years from 1923…
- BĪRŪNĪ
BĪRŪNĪ, the public or male quarters of wealthy households, used for the conduct of business, male religious ceremonies (such as…
- ĀQĀ TABRĪZĪ
ĀQĀ TABRĪZĪ, MĪRZĀ, 19th-century civil servant and writer, whose chief claim to notice is the authorship of four comedies for…
- KÖROĞLU i. LITERARY TRADITION
Linguistic diffusion The Oḡuz (see ḠOZZ) Turkic versions of the Köroǧlu story are known among the Azarbaijanis (see Azarbaijan), the…
- ṢĀBER
ṢĀBER, MIRZĀ ʿALI-AKBAR ṬĀHERZĀDA (b. Šamāḵi [Shemakha], 30 May 1862; d. Šamāḵi, 12 July 1911), famous Azarbaijani satirist and poet….
- MOLLA NASREDDIN ii. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL WEEKLY
MOLLA NASREDDIN ii. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL WEEKLY Molla Nasreddin (Mollā Naṣr-al-Din) was a political and social weekly in Azeri Turkish,…
- MOLLA NASREDDIN i. THE PERSON
MOLLA NASREDDIN (Mollā Naṣr-al-Din), one of the most celebrated personalities in Persian and Middle Eastern folklore. i. THE PERSON Molla…
- MOʿJEZ ŠABESTARI
MOʿJEZ ŠABESTARI (Šabostari), Mirzā ʿAli (b. Šabestar, 26 February 1874 d. Šāhrud, 3 September 1934), a satirical poet in Azarbaijani…
- BAKIKHANOV, ABBAS-KULI-AGA
BAKIKHANOV, ABBAS-KULI-AGA (ʿAbbāsqoli Āqā Bākiḵānuf; b. Əmircan, Azarbaijan, 21 June 1794; d. Wādi Fāṭema, in Arabia, 31 May 1847), 19th-century…
- ʿABD-AL-VAHHĀB MOʿTAMAD-AL-DAWLA
ʿABD-AL-VAHHĀB MOʿTAMAD-AL-DAWLA, “NAŠĀṬ,” Qajar official and poet, born in 1759 into a family of well-known sayyeds in Isfahan, who were…
- ABU’L-ḤASAN KHAN ĪLČĪ
ABU’L-ḤASAN KHAN ĪLČĪ, MĪRZĀ, Persian diplomat, b. 1190/1776 in Šīrāz. He was the second son of Mīrzā Moḥammad-ʿAlī, the brother-in-law…
- AFRĀŠTA, MOḤAMMAD-ʿALĪ
AFRĀŠTA, MOḤAMMAD-ʿALĪ (1287-1338 Š./1908-59), poet, writer and satirist. Like his father Jawād, he was a native of Rašt, while his…
- ĀHŪ
ĀHŪ, gazelle. i. The gazelle in Iran today. ii. The gazelle in literature. i. The Gazelle in Iran Today…
- ALAK-DOLAK
ALAK-DOLAK, the game of tipcat, played for centuries in Iran, Afghanistan, and surrounding countries. Many variations are known; basically, a…
- AQD
ʿAQD, marriage contract, marriage contract ceremony. Iranian wedding ceremonies are divided into several distinct phases. Betrothal, the marriage contract ceremony…
- Azarbaijan x. Azeri Turkish Literature
Azarbaijan x. Azeri Turkish Literature in Iran The language spoken today in Azarbaijan is one of the branches of Oghuz…
- Azarbaijan x. Azeri Literature [1988]
Azarbaijan x. Azeri Literature in Iran The language spoken today in Azarbaijan is one of the branches of Oghuz Turkic….
- ḠANĪZĀDA, MAḤMŪD
ḠANĪZĀDA,MAḤMŪD b. Mīrzā Ḡanī Dīlmaqānī, liberal journalist, historian, and poet (b. Salmās, Jomādā II 1296/May-June 1879, d. Tabrīz. 30 Bahman…