Firoozeh Dumas

Iranian officials aren’t laughing about Funny in Farsi

August 15, 2013

The book Funny in Farsi first went on sale in Iran in 2005, but it wasn’t until this month that Iranian officia went after the person who translated the book from English into Persian. Soleimani Nia was arrested two weeks ago after being questioned in November.

Iranian Officials Arrest ‘Funny in Farsi’ Translator

August 15, 2013Global Politics

In With The Old, In With The New

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