Small souvenir Simultaneous but meaningful coincidence, or as Carl Gustav Jung puts it, an interesting synchronicity, is that the time of writing this article coincides with November 9th, the anniversary of the “Kristallnacht” or the Night of Broken Glass. On this day in 1938 in Germany, the Nazis, with the help of pressure groups and […]...

This is a caption “This is a caption” Reza Najafi The Tehran International Book Fair, alongside the Fajr Film Festival, is considered the most important cultural event in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is held every year in mid-Ordibehesht (April/May), except for its first year which coincided with Aban (October/November). The fair has been […]...

This is a caption This is a caption. Reza Najafi Exile and even migration, even if it is voluntary, is inherently a difficult and sometimes devastating experience; however, this experience is doubly difficult and risky for writers or generally for members of the cultural community. Sometimes migration may mean opening new horizons and benefiting from […]...

“درود به همه” “Greetings to all” Reza Najafi “This is one of the wonders of our time. Fifty years ago, during the reign of Reza Shah, when the population of Iran was not even thirty million, the number of book copies in this country reached up to three thousand, more or less. But now, with […]...

According to the report by “Reporters Without Borders”, Iran has the worst censorship situation in the world, after three countries: Turkmenistan, North Korea, and Eritrea. This censorship takes place in various forms such as newspapers, films, online space, television and satellite networks, and books. This report briefly looks at the censorship of books and newspapers […]...

Peace Line – It is astonishing that an activity in society is considered forbidden not because of the nature of the activity itself, but because of the gender of the individual. For example, it is not logical for cycling to be considered a shameful activity, but for women it is deemed shameful. It is difficult […]...