The Eternalist
The Eternalist Majid Naficy I am an eternalist* Time is my God. Every morning I sit on a stone sofa In front of my...
Diaspora
Remembering Shahrnush Parsipur
Remembering Shahrnush Parsipur A perspective on the personal life of a socially conscious literary legend (2nd part of two parts) By Dr. Ali...
Khomeini’s Visit
Khomeini’s Visit By: Majid Naficy My father never told us That Khomeini had visited him For medical treatment many years ago When Khomeini...
IN COMMEMORATION OF SHAHRNUSH PARSIPUR:Part 1 A Powerful Literary Voice and a Woman of Conscience By Dr. Ali Kiafar The passing of Shahrnush...
Independence Day
Independence Day Majid Naficy What a day for a separation From your American girlfriend On the day of US independence from England Only you...
A Witness for Ezzat
A Witness for Ezzat By Majid Naficy The victors write history But the witnesses arrive With their piercing eyes Which have seen...
Ambassador (For Father’s Day)
Ambassador (For Father’s Day) by:Majid Naficy Wherever I go I am your ambassador And speak of you with every one: With a driver...
Chant Iran!
Chant Iran! By Majid Naficy “Oh, proud stair-climber! Why are you so puffed up? You are the Roman Valerian, the captured Caesar I am...
I Write You a Poem
I Write You a Poem By Majid Naficy I write you a poem Like “eshq”: the Persian word for “love”* In which letters are...
Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian artist and the author of ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56
Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian artist and the author of ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56 CNN-June5th2026 By Mustafa Qadri , Elina Baudier Kim and Ivana Kottasová French-Iranian...
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