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Articles with tag: farsi

Faiz Ahmad Faiz - A Blameworthy Sufi?

Asif Naqshbandi   Nov 13, 2009   interacts: 5

His works translated into Russian, and a recipient of the USSR's equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Lenin Prize, at heart he still remained loyal, deep down, to his land and its culture and roots.

Monar Jomban (part 4 of 4)

Manali Chakrabarti   Mar 28, 2007   interacts: 2

They used to say ‘Allah will save us’ and a quarter of a century later I agree ‘only Allah can save us’ - the mess has gone beyond human intervention. I am old and my laughter is my tears too. (He suddenly looked around and said in

Monar Jomban (part 1 of 4)

Manali Chakrabarti   Mar 9, 2007   interacts: 8

“Esfahan what can I write about you which has not been written before.” I quote a forgotten writer who was apparently jailed and then killed, perhaps for his writings. He was an Esfahani. I am not- but I realise that big cities and old ones, h

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