- Hadi Khorsandi
Infobox Person
name = Hadi Khorsandi
image_size =250px
caption = Hadi Khorsandi
birth_date = Birth date|1943|7|22
birth_place =Fariman
occupation =Writer ,poet ,satirist
children =Shaparak Khorsandi ,Peyvand Khorsandi Hadi Khorsandi is a contemporary
Iran ianpoet andsatirist . Since 1979, he has been the editor and writer of the satirical journal Asghar Agha [http://www.asgharagha.com] .Khorsandi is particularly renowned for his examination of Iranian socio-political issues, particularly his open criticism of all forms of dictatorship and religious fundamentalism. He has lived in exile in
London ,England since theIranian Revolution , following criticism of the new regime. He was also the subject of death threats during the 1980s.Khorsandi was the recipient of the
Hellman-Hammett Award in 1995.He is the father of
Shaparak Khorsandi , a UK-based Iranian comedian.See also
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Iranian stand-up comedy External links
* [http://reddomino.typepad.com/languor_management/2005/05/index.html Strange Times, My Dear: The PEN Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Literature]
* [https://www.gozaar.org/template.php?id=336#17 Gozaar, Freedom House]
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