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List Of Iranian Women Writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Iran or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A *Masoumeh Abad (born 1962), activist, politician, and non-fiction author * Janet Afary (born 1960), feminist, historian, non-fiction writer *Mahnaz Afkhami (born 1941), feminist, non-fiction writer, now in the United States * Pegah Ahmadi (born 1974), poet, critic, translator * Mahshid Amirshahi (born 1937), novelist, short story writer, critic, journalist, translator *Jaleh Amouzgar (born 1939), linguist, anthropologist, academic *Akram Monfared Arya (born 1946), pilot, poet, short story writer, artist, now living in Sweden, writes in Persian, Swedish and English *Lady Amin (1886–1983), mystic, author of works on Islamic sciences * Mahshid Amirshahi (born 1937), novelist, short story writer, critic, journalist, translator *Noushafarin Ansari (born 1939), librarian, educator, journalist *Mastoureh Ardalan (1805–1848), Kurdish poet, philosopher, historian *Mina Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niloofar Beyzaie
Niloofar Beyzaie (born January 15, 1967 in Tehran) is an Iranian dramaturge, playwright and theatre director who lives in exile in Germany. Life Niloofar Beyzaie is the daughter of the Iranian theater and film director Bahram Beyzaie (Bahram Beyzai) and Monir Azam Raminfar who comes from a family of artists. Her uncle Iraj Raminfar is one of the best known costume designers and scenic designers (Theatre and Film) in Iran. Her mother's uncle Abbas Javanmard was an influential stage directors of the 1940s-70s in Iran. In 1985, Beyzaie had to leave Iran for political reasons and studied German studiesTheater, Film and Media Studiesand Pedagogy at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. After finishing her academic studies (Master of Arts) she founded, in 1994, the theater group "Daritsche". Since then, she is leading this group as stage director, playwright, and light and costume designer. She is married and has a daughter. Career Central themes of her theater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansoureh Ettehadieh
Mansoureh Ettehadieh is an Iranian historian and publisher. She obtained Master of Arts, MA and PhD degrees from the University of Edinburgh in 1956 and 1979, respectively. Her PhD thesis was "Origin and development of political parties in Persia 1906-1911". From 1963 until her retirement in 2000, she taught in the History Department at Tehran University. In 1983, she founded a publishing firm, Nashr-e Tarikh-e Iran, which focuses on the history of the Qajar dynasty, Qajar period. In addition to many scholarly works, she has written two novels, ''Zindigi Bayad Kard'' and ''Zindigi Khali Nist''. In 2000, she was also one of the founding members of the International Qajar Studies Association (IQSA). References Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Iranian historians Iranian women novelists Iranian novelists Iranian publishers (people) Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Academic staff of the University of Tehran Living people Iranian women historians {{Ira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvin E'tesami
Parvin E'tesami (1907 – April 5, 1941) also known as Rakhshandeh Etesami ( fa, رخشنده اعتصامی), and Parvin Etesami ( fa, پروین اعتصامی), was an Iranian 20th-century Persian poet. Life Parvin E'tesami was born in 1907 in Tabriz to parent, Mirza Yussef Etessami Ashtiani (E'tesam-al-Molk). Her paternal grandfather was Mirza Ebrahim Khan Mostawfi Etesam-al-Molk. Her grandfather Mirza Ebrahim Khan Mostawfi Etesam-al-Molk was originally from Ashtiyan, but moved to Tabriz and was appointed financial controller of the province of Azerbaijan by the Qajar administration. E'tesami had four brothers, her mother died in 1973. Her family moved to Tehran early in her life, and in addition to the formal schooling, she obtained a solid understanding of Arabic and classical Persian literature from her father. At the age of 8 she started writing poems. She studied at the Iran Bethel School in Tehran, an American high school for girls where she graduated in 1924. Afterw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camelia Entekhabifard
Camelia Entekhabifard (also Camelia E. Fard or Camelia Entekhabi-Fard, fa, کاملیا انتخابیفرد, born 1973) is an Iranian American journalist and the editor-in-chief of thIndependent Persian the first international newspaper published in Persian. She is an author, columnist and news analyst who writes primarily on Iranian foreign policy as well as Middle Eastern regional issues, including the crisis in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, and the political and security situation in Afghanistan. Since leaving Iran in 2000, she has been globally recognized as a contributor to the international media. She has reported on Iran and Afghanistan for AP, Reuters, Le Monde Diplomatique, The Independent, Al-Jazeera, New York times, CNN, Newsweek, HuffPost, Al-Arabiya, Al-Hayat, Al-Ahram Weekly, Arab News, Shaq Al-Awsat, Mother Jones, Village Voice among many others. Entekhabifard has been covering Afghanistan affairs since 2001. She has travelled around the country and interviewed key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Enayati
Amanda Enayati is an Iranian-American author, columnist, and communications strategist best known for her self-help book, ''Seeking Serenity: The 10 New Rules for Health and Happiness in the Age of Anxiety''. She has also contributed to CNN, PBS and Salon. ''Seeking Serenity'' has been well received. Library Journal ''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional prac ... wrote "while not earth-shattering, provides a positive, inexpensive avenue to inner peace." while ''The Dunn County News'' called it a "novel path to serenity". and the Mount Prospect Library found it a "useful guide to creating and maintaining inner peace.". References External links Official site Living people Iranian women writers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi ( fa, شيرين عبادى, Širin Ebādi; born 21 June 1947) is an Iranian political activist, lawyer, a former judge and human rights activist and founder of Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. On 10 October 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's, children's, and refugee rights. She has lived in exile in London since 2009. Life and early career as a judge Ebadi was born in Hamadan. Her father, Mohammad Ali Ebadi, was the city's chief notary public and a professor of commercial law. Her family moved to Tehran in 1948. She was admitted to the law department of the University of Tehran in 1965 and in 1969, upon graduation, passed the qualification exams to become a judge. After a six-month internship period, she officially became a judge in March 1969. She continued her studies in University of Tehran in the meantime to pursue a doctorate's degree in law, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funny In Farsi
''Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America'' is a 2003 memoir by Iranian American author Firoozeh Dumas. The book describes Dumas's move with her family in 1972, at age seven, from Iran to Whittier, California, and her life in the United States for the next several decades (with a brief return to Iran). The book describes adjusting to the different culture and dealing with her extended family, most of whom also moved to the U.S. in the 1970s. It was Dumas's first book. ''Funny in Farsi'' was on the bestseller lists of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', the ''Los Angeles Times,'' and the ''New York Times''.">"> The book was translated into Persian language and became a bestseller in Iran in 2005, selling over 100,000 copies. In 2012, the book's Iranian translator, Mohammed Soleimani Nia, was arrested by Iranian authorities, although this may have been unrelated to the book. In 2008, Dumas followed up ''Funny in Farsi'' with a second memoir, ''Laughing Without an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firoozeh Dumas
Firoozeh Dumas ( fa, فیروزه دوما) (born June 26, 1965, in Abadan, Iran) is an Iranian-American writer who writes in English. She is the author of the memoirs ''Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America'' (2003) and ''Laughing without an Accent: Adventures of a Global Citizen'' (2008), and the semi-autobiographical novel ''It Ain't so Awful, Falafel'' (2016). Early life At the age of seven, Dumas and her family moved to Whittier, California. She later moved back to Iran and lived in Tehran and Ahvaz. However, she once again immigrated to the United States; first to Whittier, then to Newport Beach, California. She began to write and submit essays to obtain money to go toward college. She attended the University of California, Berkeley where she lived at International House Berkeley and majored in art history. Kazem, her father, dominates many of her stories throughout her memoir ''Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America''. She takes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sediqeh Dowlatabadi
Sediqeh Dowlatabadi ( fa, صدیقه دولتآبادی ; 1882 in Isfahan – July 30, 1961 in Tehran) was an Iranian feminist activist and journalist and one of the pioneering figures in the Persian women's movement. On one of the occasions when Dowlatabadi was arrested for her activities, she replied: Sir, I was born a hundred years late, if I had been born earlier, I would not have allowed women to be so humiliated and trapped in your chains. Early life Dowlatabadi was born in 1882 in Isfahan. Her father was Hadi Dolatabadi and his mother was Khatameh Begum. Her father was a progressive religious jurist and allowed Dolatabadi to begin her education in Persian and Arabic in Tehran. She then continued her secondary education at Dar-ol-Fonoun Academy. Aged 15, she married Etezad al-Hakma, but they divorced because Dowlatabadi was infertile. Career Dowlatabadi believed that the only route for the advancement of women was through their education. In 1917, she founded one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of The Jacaranda Tree
''Children of the Jacaranda Tree'' is the internationally acclaimed debut novel of Iranian writer Sahar Delijani. Partially inspired by the writer's family history, it is a story about one of the worst best kept secrets of post-revolutionary Iran: the 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners. The novel depicts not only the lives of the victims but also those of their families and above all their children. The novel is a poignant attempt at describing the genesis of a dictatorship, how it begins, how it affects a people, and what it means to resist it. ''Children of the Jacaranda Tree'' is Delijani's first published and fourth written novel. In her words, "the other novels were more like homework. I had to learn how to write through writing." Completed in 2012, ''Children of the Jacaranda Tree'' took three years to complete. The potential of the story was recognized immediately when a few days after its submission to the publishing world, simultaneous auctions were taking plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahar Delijani
Sahar Delijani ( fa, سحر دلیجانی; born 1983) is an Iranian author. Her debut novel, '' Children of the Jacaranda Tree'', has been published in more than 75 countries and translated into 30 languages. Life Sahar Delijani was born in Evin Prison in Tehran while both her parents were detained as leftist political activists, fighting against the newly established Islamic regime. Delijani's mother spent two years and a half in prison and her father four years. Her uncle, her father's younger brother, however, was among thousands of political prisoners executed and buried in mass graves by the regime in 1988. Delijani, her older brother and her cousin were raised by her grandparents and aunt until their parents' release. Much of this experience, inside and outside Evin Prison, serves as an inspiration for Delijani's debut novel, which spans the decades from 1983 to 2011 and the Iranian Green Movement, when young Iranians once again take to the streets, set to make their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
