Canceling a unveiling event; why is the name of Ahmad Shamloo still sensitive in the Islamic Republic?

🔸More than a quarter of a century has passed since the death of Ahmad Shamloo, the great Iranian poet, yet his name remains at the center of cultural and security sensitivities in the Islamic Republic, along with bans and restrictions regarding him and his works.

🔸Within just a few days, two events related to Shamloo faced bans: first, preventing the holding of an anniversary ceremony at his grave at Imamzadeh Taher in Karaj, and then canceling the unveiling event for the seventeen-volume set “Faryad haye Asi Adarakhsh,” which includes the poet’s newest newly published works.

🔸What features and messages in the character and works of this poet make the government worry on the one hand and attract younger generations on the other?

🔸Read the full report on the Radio Farda website.