''The Benefits of Vegetarianism'' ( fa, فواید گیاهخواری, ''Favāyed-e giyāhkhori''), published in 1927, by the Iranian writer

Sadegh Hedayat Sadegh Hedayat ( fa, صادق هدایت ; 17 February 1903 – 9 April 1951) was an Iranian writer and translator. Best known for his novel '' The Blind Owl'', he was one of the earliest Iranian writers to adopt literary modernism in their care ...

, is considered to be one of the most important and influential works written in

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

about

animal rights Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the sa ...

and

vegetarianism Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter. Vegetarianism may ...

. It is the more complete edition of Hedayat's older book on animal rights, titled ''Men and Animals'' ( fa, انسان و حیوان, ''Ensan va Heyvan''). Some

vegan Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An individual who follows the diet or philosophy is known as a vegan. Di ...

parties in Iran, view Sadegh Hedayat as the father of Iran's modern vegetarianism movement.

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1913 books Animal welfare and rights in Iran Books about animal rights Books about vegetarianism Books by Sadegh Hedayat Vegetarianism in Asia {{Veganism-and-Vegetarianism-stub