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A short story: Concealed
The main road was jam-packed, and cars were all over her furniture and in every room. Pedestrians were crossing over the cold room and cars couldn’t wait for their green light permit to break the paved garden with their heavy weight. No one was caring for the mysterious pear and apple tree.


Where to?
Nothing but self-destruction.


Jar of words is nearly 3 years old
Jar of Words is going to be three years old. Thanks to everyone who supported me by visiting the site and leave comments and likes....


The Conference of Birds
A short talk on Attar and one of his books, The Conference of Birds. A Multilingual Mushaira and Poetry session hosted by MACFEAST. See...


وعده دیدار ما، فردا
People interested in Persian books would be happy to know that there will be a few bookstalls at the 14th Commemoration Day of Ferdowsi....


چهاردهمین بزرگداشت فردوسی (ظرفیت تکمیل شد)
The event is SOLD OUT even after releasing more tickets. Thanks to everyone who supported us. If you have booked a place but no longer...


Great memories after 5yrs
5 years has passed. Still it's hard to believe that WE DID IT GIRILS! Still I Rise, a pop-up Interactive trail was performed at...


Thank You Portico!
بعد از دو سال که افتخار همکاری با تیم کتابخانه پورتیکو را داشتم، امروز با کتابخانه خداحافظی کردم. سپاس از تکتک اعضای تیم برای تمام...


Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral https://g.co/kgs/sMZna2


The World Cup 2023
زنان در جام جهانی ۲۰۲۳ غوغا کردند. آفرین به تکتک این پهلوانان در مبارزه برای برابری زنان. امیدوارم در جام جهانی بعدی شاهد حضور تیم زنان...


Book Conservation
Photo from the Portico Library Collection, Manchester


A dark day for Humanity
"The first small group of asylum seekers has boarded the controversial Bibby Stockholm housing barge after a series of delays over safety...


The magic of performance
Performing your own writing is one way to find readers. A quick way of gaging the effect of your words without the need for a publishers,...


Hot Seat Guest: Goldis Gorji
Goldis has been involved with the 'Ancient History, Contemporary Belonging' project at Manchester Museum. One of the aims of the project...


Khosrow Hassanzadeh
It's my final farewell to Khosrow Hassanzadeh RIP. Looking for one of his pictures to use here, I came across an old weblog entry. I...


Colours of Emotions
On Sunday, I met a friend for a chat and goodbye before she travels back to the USA. Quite by accident we ended up in-front of the Old...


Gordafarid, a female warrior
'Gordafarid, a female warrior', the storytelling session with music which took placed on the 1st July at The Old Parsonage House as part...


Evaluation forms: the result
The result of the #evaluation_form indicated that 100% of people are very likely or likely to #recommend our story-telling session with...


Thanks for being with us
Thanks to everyone who attended 'Gordafarid, a female warrior', the storytelling session with music yesterday. Talking about Shahnameh,...


Life & Nothing More, Abbas Kiarostami
Are you ready for another thought-provoking film night? Life and Nothing More (1992) by Abbas Kiarostami, Screening and Discussion Fri,...
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