KHAYYAM INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY 2015
Mother Earth
There was a Door, to which I found no Key,
There was a Veil past which I might not see:
Some little Talk awhile of ME and THEE
There seemed-and then no more of THEE and ME.
(A translation of Khayyam poem by Edward FitzGerald)
Omar Khayyám (1048–1131) was a Persian polymath: philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. He
also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy, music, climatology and theology. Out of respect for
him, The Khayyam House of Art and Focus Photo Club, the organizers, have named the exhibition, KHAYYAM
EXHIBITION.
KHAYYAM INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY is the only annual Persian Photo Exhibition with
the patronage of both the Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique (FIAP), 2015/394 and the Royal
Photographic Society (RPS), 2015/58. It is also conducted under the approved rules of the Photographic
Society of America (PSA), 2015/???. Acceptances obtained in this salon will be taken into account for FIAP
Distinctions, PSA Star Rating listings in the worldwide PSA Who’s Who of Photography and credited for PSA
Distinctions.
We chose Mother Earth as the theme for our 2015 exhibition as the life-giving and nurturing aspects of earth are
embodied in the form of the mother. As life comes from earth, we want to protect it by comparing the beauties of
earth with pollutions made by human in C, D, E & F sections. We seek your photographs showing environmental
pollutions made by the human race and also the beauties and attractions of the earth such as the Landscape,
Wild Life, Traditions, the Worship of God, Architecture and Cultural Heritage, your city, food, joy of food & etc...
SECTIONS:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Open Monochrome (PID Monochrome)
Open Color (Only Color) (PID Color)
My City (Color/Monochrome) (PID Color)
Environment (Color/Monochrome) (PID Color)
Traditions, Cultural Heritage & Tourism (Color/Monochrome) (PID Color)
Agriculture & Food industries (Color/Monochrome) (PID Color)
In open sections, entrants can enter photos with any kind of theme: for example: portrait, people, nature, wildlife,
landscape, architecture, still-life photography, digital imaging, HDR photos, etc.
In addition, because “Omar Khayyam” was a famous Persian Astronomer, we have included the special theme
of “Astronomy” in all Sections.
Monochrome images may not be entered in the Open Color Section.
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Astronomy Definition: We mean photos of Landscapes at night in which the main subject is any subject relating
to Astronomy like, stars, Moon & etc.
My City Definition: Show us your city, its people & culture, city life & Cityscape. By cityscape photograph (urban
landscape) we mean a landscape photograph showing the physical aspects of a city or urban area.
Environment Definition: Positive aspects of the environment such as landscape, natural history and wildlife, also
of environmental pollutions.
Agriculture & Food industries Definition: By this we mean photographs of the following subjects with, the
emphasis on food: Relationship between human beings and food, the joy of eating, Agriculture (raising of crops,
livestock and seafood); Manufacturing, including agrichemicals, agricultural construction, farm machinery and
supplies, seed, etc; Food processing, including the preparation of fresh products for market, and manufacture of
prepared food products.Food Marketing, including the promotion, advertising, marketing campaigns, packaging,
etc. of food: Wholesale and Distribution, including logistics, transportation, warehousing, foodservice (including
catering), grocery, farmers' markets, public markets and other retailing.
CORRESPONDENCE & ENQUIRIES TO:
CALENDAR:
Exhibition Chairman
Ali Samei, EFIAP, ESFIAP
P. O. Box 17645-136 Farzaneh Pazoki
Tehran, IRAN
Opening Date: 5 October 2015
Closing Date: 6 December 2015
Judging: 20-31 December 2015
Notification emails sent: 10 January 2016
Exhibitions and slide shows: 15-22 April 2016
Catalogues & awards sent: 11 March 2016
: +989127999146
Email: khayyamexhibition2@gmail.com
JURY:
A. Open Monochrome
Jean Yves LOUEDEC, EFIAP/b, France
Ahmed ALBUSAIDI, EFIAP, ESFIAP, Oman
Ebrahim BAHRAMI, AFIAP, Iran
Saed NIKZAT, Iran
Mohammad Reza CHAIFOROOSH, Iran
B. Open Color
Jean Yves LOUEDEC, EFIAP/b, France
Ebrahim BAHRAMI, AFIAP, Iran
Guo JING, China
Nader DAVOODI, Iran
Kiarang ALAEI, Iran
Reserve: Vahid BABAEI, AFIAP, Iran
Ahmed ALBUSAIDI, EFIAP, ESFIAP, Oman
C. My City
Ebrahim BAHRAMI, AFIAP, Iran
Guo JING, China
Kiarang ALAEI, Iran
D. Environment
Ahmed ALBUSAIDI, EFIAP, ESFIAP, Oman
Guo JING, China
Mohammad Reza CHAIFOROOSH, Iran
Jean Yves LOUEDEC, EFIAP/b, France
Ebrahim BAHRAMI, AFIAP, Iran
E. Traditions, Cultural Heritage & Tourism
Jean Yves LOUEDEC, EFIAP/b, France
Saed NIKZAT, Iran
Nader DAVOODI, Iran
F. Agriculture & Food industries
Ahmed ALBUSAIDI, EFIAP, ESFIAP, Oman
Vahid BABAEI, AFIAP, Iran
Nader DAVOODI, Iran
Reserve: Mohammad Reza CHAIFOROOSH
Reserve: Mohammad Reza CHAIFOROOSH
Advisor of Astronomy Photography :Babak A. TAFRESHI ,Iran-Germany
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CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
ENTRIES
a) Entry is open to all photographers, amateur and professional, worldwide.
b) Sections: Each entrant may submit a maximum of four images in each of the 6 sections. There are no
restrictions as to subject matter except as outlined in the rules and definitions of specific sections, or
specified by law in Iran.
AN AUTHOR MAY NOT ENTER IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR PHOTOGRAPHS INTO DIFFERENT SECTIONS.
c) Previous Acceptances: Images accepted in a previous Khayyam Exhibition or which, in the opinion of the
organizers, are too similar to those accepted in a previous Khayyam Exhibition, will not be judged.
d) Copyright: All parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who is holding the copyright of all
works submitted. Clip Art and Copyright Free material are not acceptable. The PSA, FIAP and Focus Photo
Club assume no responsibility for misuse by anyone of the copyright of published images.
e) Submission: Images and a completed entry form must be submitted on line using the exhibition website
(www.khayyamexhibition.com). Please do not use Safari & Opera browsers to submit entry. You
may use Firefox, Google Chrome & Internet Explorer instead. If you entered in the Khayyam 2014 or
Golestaneh Biennial, you may enter this exhibition with the same username and no need for new sign up.
Entrants MUST use only the Western/Latin alphabet when submitting an entry.
f) File size: All images are to be submitted in JPEG format. It is recommended that images should use RGB
Colour Space. Digital Files (including any borders) must not exceed 1400 pixels on the longest side. Smaller
images are acceptable but will be projected smaller on the screen. Maximum file size is 1 MB. If you submit
files larger than 1 MB, you will receive an error message, and your images will be rejected. Please check all
image sizes before submission, images with sizes greater than specified will be rejected. The projection
background is black, Please DO NOT fill empty space with/or add large borders. Any borders should be no
greater than 2 pixels wide. As we will be printing a representative selection of the accepted images to a size
of 50x70 cm or larger to exhibit, participants who have had their photos selected to be printed must, upon
request, submit via the web site a High Definition file with at least 4000 pixels in the greatest dimension.
g) File Naming: Files do not need to be renamed when submitting an entry. However, the titles should appear
on the entry form as you wish them to appear in the catalogue.
h) Image Titles: Each image must have a unique title. Once an image has been accepted in a PSA
Recognized exhibition, that same image, or a like “in camera” or a “reproduction” duplicate of that image:
I. May not be re-entered in any section of the same Division Star Ratings class in that exhibition
regardless of media, format, or title.
II. May not be re-titled for entry in any other PSA Recognized exhibition.
Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera
capture filenames.
i) Judging: Entries are limited to not more than 4 images per section. An entrant’s four images will be
distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section. Judging is based on acceptance or rejection.
Judging will be done using LG HDTV & Judgment® Software (made by Focus Team Software Group,
especially to judge Digital exhibitions).
j) Names: No information about the entrant, title of the image or country will be given to the judges. No title or
identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image entered in a PSA Recognized
exhibition.
k) Public Showings: A representative selection of the accepted images will be projected at public showings
using HDTV in 1400X1050 pixels resolution. Also a representative selection of the accepted images will be
printed to a size of 50x70 cm or larger & will be exhibited there. There will be Tour of Public showings in 5
continents plus different cities of Iran such as: Nishabur (Birthplace of Khayyam), Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz,
Mashhad, Rasht, Boushehr, Ilam, Gorgan, Zahedan, Yasouj, Ahvaz, Sari & other places.
ETHICAL INVESTIGATIONS
By the sole act of submitting his/her images or files to a salon under FIAP Patronage, the entrant accepts
without exception and with no objection the following terms:
- that the submitted images can be investigated by FIAP to establish if these obey to FIAP regulations and
definitions even if the entrant is not a member of FIAP,
- that FIAP will use any means at its disposal for this undertaking,
- that any refusal to cooperate with FIAP or any refusal to submit the original files as captured by the
camera, or failure to provide sufficient evidence, will be sanctioned by FIAP,
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- that in case of sanctions following the non-compliance with FIAP regulations, the name of the entrant will
be released in any form useful to inform the breaches of the rules.
IMPORTANT: Concerning digital entries, FIAP recommends that authors should preserve intact, with no
alteration, the original metadata of images. In case of contestation for incompliance with FIAP regulations the
fact of not being able to access this important data could mean that the author could be sanctioned.
Each author whose image shows any suspicions about the compliance with FIAP regulations or definitions
can be requested by the organizer or by FIAP, to submit the original file (file containing the data recorded by
the sensor, if so, the RAW file) plus the file of the image immediately before and immediately following the
questionable image. If he/she failed to provide what is required, he can be sanctioned.
Persons who are found guilty of plagiarism are excluded lifelong from FIAP activities.
DISPUTES
In any case of dispute regarding compliance with the Conditions of Entry, payment of fees or matters
pertaining to an image (such as receipt, acceptance, compliance, score or award), the decision of the
organizers and judges to accept your application (or not) will be final. Violations and perceived violations of
the Conditions of Entry may be reported to the various accreditation bodies and may result in a declination of
your application to have your images included in this and other exhibitions.
COMPLIANCE
The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization, or its
agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and conditions.
Take special note: - In addition, like other cultures, Iran has some subjects that are not acceptable. In the
case of Iran, our culture does not allow images of nudity or of women showing bare breasts, arms and legs.
As such images of nudes and insufficiently dressed women will not be accepted. Nude photography and
photographs of the naked body of women (including breasts, arms and legs) and also animal mating are
excluded from this contest; therefore any entries, adjudged by the organizers to fall into these categories, will
be disqualified.
NOTIFICATIONS
Notification of results will be sent by email. Entrants should ensure that they provide an active email address
and that spam filters are set to accept emails from Result@khayyamexhibition.com. Notifications will not be
sent by post. Also you may login to the site using your username and send your result to your personal email
using “Result” Key.
CATALOGUES
All entrants who paid the entry fee will be sent a free copy of the high quality printed catalogue, FIAP *****
(FIAP 5 Stars). Catalogues will be sent by surface mail for overseas addresses. Awards will be sent with the
catalogue. Extra catalogues are also available at an extra fee of $45 USD. You may login to the site, and
then go to “Catalog Status” page. There you may see the status of sending of your catalog. When your
catalog/award is received by you, please tick My Catalog/Award Delivered and then click on submit, to
inform us delivery of your catalogue.
ENTRY FEES
In an attempt to encourage entrants not to delay submitting their entry until the last minute we have
introduced an "Early Bird" system of entry fees. It is much cheaper to enter early!
For entries received on or before 26 Oct 2015
International Single Entrants
Fee
Sections
1-3 Section
4-6 Sections
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$41 USD
$46 USD
Local Entrants
Fee
Sections
1-3 Section
40,000 Toman
4-6 Sections
50,000 Toman
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For entries received after 26 Oct 2015
International Single Entrants
Fee
Sections
1-3 Section
$45 USD
4-6 Sections
$50 USD
Number of Entrants
Discount
Local Entrants
Fee
Sections
1-3 Section
50,000 Toman
4-6 Sections
60,000 Toman
Group/Club Entries - Discount Rates
5-9 Entrants
10-20 Entrants
21-40 Entrants
5 % of Total Fee 10 % of Total Fee 15 % of Total Fee
40+ Entrants
20 % of Total Fee
We prefer to receive fees of a group or club via single transfer. So you may coordinate with your friends to
participate as a group & receive discounts.
For other exhibition organizers: We will agree to co-operate with other exhibition organizers, in that we may
submit entries of our club members into your exhibition. In return you may submit entries of your club members in
our exhibition. This will hopefully reduce the transfer fees of the entry fees. (Please arrange with Chairman on
khayyamexhibition2@gmail.com for details.)
Nonpaid & partially paid entries will be judged but will not be eligible for any award & will not receive the high
quality FIAP 5 Stars catalogue. (In other word nonpaid entries may have only acceptances.) The entry fee is not
refundable.
Payment Ways:
1. Skrill - Moneybookers (khayyamexhibition2@gmail.com) Mrs. Leila Pazoki
2. Transfer to the Bank Account of our coordinator in Europe (Only Euro acceptable)
3. Pay to our coordinator in your country (European Countries, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Cyprus, Egypt, GCC Countries, India, Macedonia, New Zealand, Oman,
Russia, Serbia, Turkey , Ukraine.)
4. Transfer to our Bank Account in Kyrgyzstan, Asia
5. Transfer to our Visa Card
6. Sending cash by post/ courier
Also we are working to add On-Line Payment Gateway soon to the site.
We prefer to receive fees of a group or club via single transfer.
As PayPal does not allow us to use PayPal Services in our country, so we are not able to receive the fees via
PayPal for individuals. Only for groups we may accept PayPal.
Important notes:
Fees should preferably be transferred to our Skill - Moneybookers. When transferring to our bank account, all
charges to the account of the payer! You must mention your payment as “author's royalties” in the money transfer
forms in your bank, so the fee will be credited to our bank account directly & no need for us to go to our bank to
sign papers to receive the fee, as we cannot go to our bank to sign papers for every single payment made by
entrants.
Please click to download Bank Account of our coordinator in Europe (Only Euro acceptable) or Bank Account in
Kyrgyzstan, Asia or Visa Card Information. Please upload the receipt of the money transfer in the entry form/Login
page, as we need it to track your payment in our bank office.
Where entry fee can only be sent by post, it should be sent as cash (US$ only). If you send cash, please enclose
a typed & printed note containing the entrant’s name. The cash should be sent via Priority Post. Please upload the
Receipt of Priority Post/Courier Post in the entry form/Login page, as we need it to track it in our post office.
Address for sending via Priority Post:
P.O. Box: 17645/136 - Farzaneh Pazoki
Tehran
Iran
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Address for sending via Courier Post:
Ali Samei
Tel: +989127999146 & +982188172732
Khaneh Honare Khayyam
Unit 3, No 7, 2nd Dead-End Alley,
Kooh-e-Noor St. Motahari St.
Tehran, Iran
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REPRODUCTIONS
By submitting an entry for KHAYYAM INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY the entrant
permits the organizers to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication in a
catalogue, on an internet site and/or in other media related to Khayyam International Exhibition of
photography.
AWARDS
Totally $5000 USD cash Prizes and 130 Awards!
Accommodation to award ceremony in Tehran for 7 winners!
Best Author Award: Best Author will be invited to exhibit a solo show in Iran which worth $1400 USD + FIAP
light Blue Badge + Khayyam Gold Medal. (The $1400 will be used to cover the solo exhibition and will not be
paid as cash). Best Author Award will be given to the paid participant who has achieved the highest number
of total acceptances of all 6 sections of the exhibition. We will pay all the costs of the Best Author exhibition
including cost of printing the photos, Rent of Gallery, Advertising, Posters and Invitation Cards.
Best Middle Eastern Author Award: Khayyam Gold Medal
Best Persian Author Award: Khayyam Gold Medal
Best Club Award: Khayyam Gold Medal
Best creative Award in all sections.
Best Astronomy Awards: Among Astronomy photos in A, B, C and D Sections, 2-Khayyam Gold Medals will
be given to the Best Astronomy photos. (1-International Author & 1-Persian Author)
Chairman Awards: 1-Gold, 1-Silver and 1-Bronze RPS Medal (2 medals for open subject and one as Iranian
Cheetah Award for best photos of Lion, Tiger, Panther or Cheetah, preferably a Lion Roaring.)
Awards in each Section:
1-FIAP Gold Medal
1-PSA Gold Medal
1-Silver, 1-Bronze Khayyam Medals
1-Gold, 1-Silver, 1-Bronze Kamal-ol-Molk Medals
2-RPS & 2-FIAP Honorable Mention Ribbons
9-“Honorable Mention Certificates” will be awarded.
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All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances and awards to be validated by all the
International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.
a) FIAP Definitions:
Monochrome:
A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work
with the various shades of grey. A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a
monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category; such a work can be reproduced in black and
white in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage. On the other hand a black and white work modified by a
partial toning or by the addition of one colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category;
such a work requires colour reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage.
b) PSA Definitions
General:
“Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on
photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his
own (aliases are not permitted). The entrant permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material
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free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include low resolution
posting on a website. Note: Entrants who indicate that their images may not be reproduced or used “will not be
eligible for awards” or inclusion in audio-visuals of the exhibition “and could be subject to disqualification” by the
exhibition sponsors. The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright. In all sections of this exhibition
images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker and artwork or computer graphics created
by the entrant may be incorporated if the photographic content predominates subject to divisional restrictions”. All
final work must be on photographic film, or on electronic file, or on photographic or electronic print material,
mounting excepted.
Monochrome:
An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e. contains only
shades of gray which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a grayscale
image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. (For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.)
A greyscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning,
multi-toning or by the inclusion of spot coloring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified
as a Color Work.
AGREEMENT
SUBMISSION OF AN ENTRY SIGNIFIES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE CONDITIONS
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Additional Information:
Omar Khayyám
Omar Khayyám (1048–1131; Persian: ‫ )عمر خیام‬was a Persian polymath: philosopher, mathematician, astronomer
and poet. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy, music, climatology and theology.
Born in Nishapur, at a young age he moved to Samarkand and obtained his education there, afterwards he moved
to Bukhara and became established as one of the major mathematicians and astronomers of the medieval period.
He is the author of one of the most important treatises on algebra written before modern times, the Treatise on
Demonstration of Problems of Algebra, which includes a geometric method for solving cubic equations by
intersecting a hyperbola with a circle. He contributed to a calendar reform.
His significance as a philosopher and teacher, and his few remaining philosophical works, have not received the
same attention as his scientific and poetic writings. Zamakhshari referred to him as “the philosopher of the world”.
Many sources have testified that he taught for decades the philosophy of Ibn Sina in Nishapur where Khayyám
was born and buried and where his mausoleum today remains a masterpiece of Iranian architecture visited by
many people every year.
Outside Iran and Persian speaking countries, Khayyám has had an impact on literature and societies through the
translation of his works and popularization by other scholars. The greatest such impact was in English-speaking
countries; the English scholar Thomas Hyde (1636–1703) was the first non-Persian to study him. The most
influential of all was Edward FitzGerald (1809–83), who made Khayyám the most famous poet of the East in the
West through his celebrated translation and adaptations of Khayyám's rather small number of quatrains
(rubaiyaas) in Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.
Omar Khayyám died in 1131 and is buried in the Khayyam garden at the Imamzadeh Mahruq mausoleum in
Nishapur. In 1963 the Omar Khayyám mausoleum was constructed on the site by Hooshang Seyhoun.
Kamal-ol-Molk
Mohammad Ghaffari (1847 - 18 August 1940), better known as Kamal-ol-Molk (also Kamal-al-Molk), was an
Iranian painter and part of the Ghaffari Clan in Kashan. Mohammad Ghaffari, better known as Kamal-ol-Molk,
born in Kashan in 1847, to a family greatly attached to art, was undoubtedly one of the most eminent artists in
Iran. Dubbed as the Michelangelo of Persia.In his visits to Dar-ol-Fonoon, Nasereddin Shah Qajar (King) came to
know Mohammad Ghaffari and, having observed his incredible talent, he invited him to the court. Mohammad did
his best to perfect his technique. Noticing his mastery in painting, Nasereddin Shah gave him the title "Kamal-olMolk (Perfection on Land)."
In this busiest period of Kamal-ol-Molk's artistic life, he created over 170 paintings. He set out for Europe at the
age of 47 to improve his art. The West opened a new horizon before the curious eyes of the artist. Discussions
with distinguished European artists gave him the opportunity to know the ins and outs of their style and improve
his own technique.
Kamal-ol-Molk copied some of Rembrandt's works. He recreated Rembrandt's famous "Self Portrait", "Jonah",
and "Saint Matthew". These copies were so splendid, so enchanting that those who compared them with the
originals were unable to tell them apart. Kamal-ol-Molk visited most of Europe's museums and closely studied the
works of some well-known artists such as Raphael, Titian, and da Vinci and adapted and altered some of their
works.He stayed in Europe for about four years during which he never spent a single moment in vain. He
experienced, created and learned. In 1898, he returned to Iran.
The master established Sanaye Mostazrafeh Art School, better known as Kamal-ol-Molk Art School, pursued his
artistic career and steadied the new style in Iranian art.The School's goal was to find new talents, embrace them
and educate them in the best possible way. Kamal-ol-Molk did not confine himself to painting. Rather, he
introduced other arts and crafts such as carpet weaving, mosaic designing, and woodwork to his school in order to
revive the dying fine arts. In addition to teaching art, through his kind behavior he also taught students love,
morals and humanity. Many a time he stayed late at school, teaching. He even allotted a portion of his monthly
payment to poor students. In a relatively short time, Kamal-ol-Molk trained competent students, who became
famous artists later on. The achievements of these artists received much attention both in Iran and Europe.In
1940, Kamal-ol-Molk, the distingushed artist whose love of his country knew utterly no boundary, died in Nishapur,
Iran. Mournful people, especially family and closely related friends, marched his body next to the tomb of Sufi
poet, Farid-al-Din-Attar.
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