Iran orders censoring of epic Persian love story eight centuries on
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15-Aug-2011 (14 comments)

Tehran - Iran's Culture Ministry has ordered the censoring of one of the most famous epic love stories in Persian literature more than eight centuries after it first appeared, the news agency Mehr reported Monday.

Khosrow and Shirin was written by Nezami Ganjavi in 1177, published in 1180 and has been part of Persian literature ever since.

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amirparvizforsecularmonarchy

Love is haram in islam, such a pity

by amirparvizforsecularmonarchy on

raping is okay especially for religous people

lying is okay especially for religous people

stealing is okay especially for religous people

love is forbidden for all.

What a system of thought.


Reality-Bites

Does this also mean

by Reality-Bites on

The Islamic Republic will also frown upon the story lines in Mr Ron Jeremy's films?


MM

SK - I was lost in your Jedi world - what to concentrate?

by MM on

But, here are a couple more from the lover-boys:

lover-boy Khomeini (jaan-gooz instead of jaan sooz)

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnQmdT9XmVk&feature=related

lover-boy Ali aghaa (Ali cut heads w/ respect)

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXellvY0uI8&feature=related

 


Soosan Khanoom

MM, that was hilarious

by Soosan Khanoom on

 What is up with these akhoonds ?  Where do they get these stuff?  Does any one actually listen to these morons ?

OK now ... Is it love making or light making ?   ....  Although, I should say that THE light could have been used as Powered light battle armor during  Jedi Civil War  ... LOL

 


MM

Anahid - you are right

by MM on

May be IRI should ban more Persian classics?


Anahid Hojjati

Dear MM, this will have the opposite effect

by Anahid Hojjati on

Many people who did not care to read Khosrow Va Shirin, now will become curious to read it. Reminds me of the time that we were in Junior high in Shah's time. Students started small library and there were a list of banned books. Those banned books are the ones many became interested in and got their hands on somehow and read.


MM

IRI will be just as

by MM on

IRI will be just as successfull at blocking this story as they were in blocking the short-wave radios, the VCRs, the DVDs, the internet and the satellite dishes.  However, here is one love story they may approve:

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4XzceCrkFE&feature=player_embedded


Anahid Hojjati

SK jan, what a beautiful passage from Nezami

by Anahid Hojjati on

"bud still closed and hidden holds the promise of a blossoming rose."  Nezami

Simply gorgeous.


Soosan Khanoom

Anahid

by Soosan Khanoom on

Nezami may have well said this for what his poetry are facing in today's Iran..... 

'do not look at the sower casting seed, but remember what will grow from it. if today thorns block your way, tomorrow you will harvest dates, and the bud still closed and hidden holds the promise of a blossoming rose." Nezami 

I also agree with what faramrz mentioned:

"  It is always darkest before the dawn. "

IRI's logic  and reasoning is getting worse and worse  or I should better say darker and darker ..... 


Anahid Hojjati

what a shame

by Anahid Hojjati on

when they don"t get that they don't own people, that is when problems arise. bayd kharfahmeshoon kard een adamhaye oghdee va ab usive ra. they are not our bosses. when do they get rthis? their intelligence is low.


Soosan Khanoom

They want to change this ... LOL

by Soosan Khanoom on

"going somewhere where we can be alone,' and 'holding hands.'

 unlike what  they have done to Hafez .....I guess when it comes to Nezami they can not interpret his sensual writings to be spiritual  

Although I should say that sufi mystic were able to ruin some Nezami's sensual poetry as well .... and turn Nezami's Laylee and majnun story to an spiritual event ... 

WHAT A SHAME 

What part of sensaul love they do not get?  Why do they have so much trouble understanding the word "MAKING LOVE"?  

One more good reason to fight the ignorance both in our culture and in our religion... no matter done by whom . 

 


Anahid Hojjati

baaz arajeef

by Anahid Hojjati on

don't listen to arajeefe adamhaye avazee


Faramarz

پایان شب سیه سپید است

Faramarz


It is always darkest before the dawn.


azadi5

It will probably be replaced by

by azadi5 on

the stories of child molesters like Mohamad and Ali who said marrying  9 year old girls was ok in islam.