No. 220    |    16 September 2015
   

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Mordi Kermani: I was born to be a writer

Meeting for considering the book ‘You’re Not a Stranger’ by the noted Iranian writer Houshang Moradi Kermani was held on September 15, at Sarv Cultural Center where he said: “I wasn’t born to be a physician or lawyer. I was born to be a writer.”

New books to be unveiled during Sacred Defense week

IBNA- Head of the Foundation for Preservation Iran’s Sacred Defense Values announced the programs of the Sacred Defense week including new books to be unveiled and providing libraries with books on the imposed war.

2015 Gingko Library Conference Call for Papers

Iran’s Constitutional Revolution of 1906 and the Narratives of the Enlightenment Gingko-BIPS Conference 15-16 September 2015 British Academy, London Convened by Professor Ali Ansari, British Institute of Persian Studies Dr Barbara Schwepcke, Gingko Library

‘Better Than War,’ Q&A with Vanessa Hua, and Not-to-Miss Author Events

Editor’s Note: The Spine is a new book column covering the literary scene of the Bay Area in reviews, interviews, guides, event previews and more. Guiding us is award-winning writer Leilani Clark, who’s contributed to Mother Jones, Civil Eats, Time Magazine, the Rumpus and the North Bay Bohemian, in addition to KQED. Running biweekly, The Spine is your smart check-in on what’s happening in the region’s book world.

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Daughter of Sheena-49
Memories of Qadamkheyr Mohammadi Kanaan
Wife of Sardar Shaheed Haj Sattar Ebrahimi Hajir
Memory writer: Behnaz Zarrabizadeh
Tehran, Sooreh Mehr Publications Company, 2011 (Persian Version)
Translated by Zahra Hosseinian

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It was in June 1985. I felt ill a few weeks; going giddy and feeling sleepy. One day I decided to see a doctor. I asked our neighbor, Ms. Darabi, to take care of my kids a few hours, and I went to the clinic. After examination, doctor said: “It’s better to do these tests first.”


 
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