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An Iranian clergyman speaks to a woman at his stall in Tehran’s 26th International Book Fair, at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 1, 2013.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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An Iranian woman holds a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as she poses for a photo in front of an undated 1979 banner photo showing people with army members celebrating the Islamic revolution, during an annual rally marking the anniversary in Azadi (Freedom) Street, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
An Unrequited Love
In his poem Hanzal (The Bitter Fruit), Manuchehr Yektai picks juicy, shining plums and shares them with his young son. As he eats the fruit, however, he realizes that it is getting more and more bitter. Soon, he feels that this is the forbidden fruit that will end up...Caption:
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrives to meet with members of a group of ex-global leaders known as the Elders, in Tehran on January 28, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI)
Rouhani approves execution of Arab–Iranian poet
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Last month, Hassan Rouhani, the new President of Iran, made a whirlwind visit to Ahvaz, capital of the southwestern province of Khuzestan. According to official media, Rouhani spent much of his time there dealing with “a number of sensitive...Egypt’s top satirical poet Ahmed Fouad Negm dies at age 84
Cairo, AP—Egypt’s best known satirical poet, Ahmed Fouad Negm, has died. He was 84 years old. Negm died in the early hours of Tuesday, said his close friend and publisher Mohammed Hashem, director and owner of Merit Publishing. Known as the “poet of the...Caption:
File photo of English poet Philip Larkin. (Asharq Al-Awsat)