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Iran to highlight Rudaki

Tehran is holding an international conference in commemorating the 1150th anniversary of the birth of Rudaki in October.

Sponsored by the Research Center of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO), the conference is organized to review the biography and works of Persian poet Abu Abdullah Jafar ibn Mohammad Rudaki (858-941).

“Rudaki in Iran and in the world”, “various sources on Rudaki and his works”, “wisdom and philosophy in Rudaki’s works”, “Rudaki and Persian literature”, “aesthetics and art in Rudaki’s works”, and “artistic creativities of Rudaki” are amongst the articles to be reviewed and discussed during the two-day event on October 13 and 14...

Read entire article at Tehran Times