Culture

50 yrs after Forough Farrokhzad’s death, Ebrahim Golestan talks about his affair with the giant of Persian literature. “In every culture you have cultural icons, like Shakespeare in Britain. Farrokhzad was like that”.

Two books covering every aspect of the Zhivago affair in detail, from Pasternak’s early life and the origins of his novel to the bombshell of its first publication in 1957, the nature of the CIA’s intervention, and the aftermath for Pasternak and his associates.

The Canticle of the Birds, a masterpiece of Persian literature written in the twelfth century, The is the poetic expression of a universal initiatory quest, that for Love, Truth and Unity.

The 68th Goftegu public debate of Armanshahr Foundation (5th year) was organised in Herat, in cooperation with the Information and Culture Directorate of Herat Province to discuss contemporary music and the work of Vahid Qassemi, a leading contemporary musician.

Armanshahr Foundation in collaboration with the French Institute of Afghanistan is pleased to invite you to its 66th (year V) public debate GOFTEGU on the occasion of Armanshahr’s SEVEN NEW publications Speakers: Nancy Dupree (Afghanistan […]

The recent passing away of Master Sa’adat Moluk Tabesh was a sad occurrence for the literary community in Afghanistan. Armanshahr Foundation’s 62nd Goftegu public meeting was allocated to the memory of Master Tabesh.

Invitation for 1st Goftegu Public Debate: Commemoration of Ahmad Shamlou, Poet of Freedom; theatrical performance and documentary projection