Seyyed Ebrahim Nabavi (سید ابراهیم نبوی; born 1958) is a prolific Iranian satirist, writer, diarist, journalist and researcher of Azeri origin. As of 2006, he is the most widely known and active Iranian satirist, currently living in Belgium. He currently writes in the news website Gooya and the online newspaper Rooz. Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of satirists below - writers, cartoonists and others known for their involvement in satire - humourous social criticism. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... See Diary (novel) for the novel by Chuck Palahniuk. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The Azerbaijanis[15][16] are an ethnic group mainly found in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gooya is a website started by a Europe-based Persian (Iranian) journalist, Farshad Bayan, in 1998. ... Rooz (Persian:روز, literally day) is an Iranian morning newspaper in Persian and English, temporarily published on the internet only. ...

Early career

During and after studying sociology in Shiraz University and University of Tehran, but before starting his political career in Tehran, Navabi also worked as a school teacher, and taught philosophy in the Jihad for Construction (جهاد سازندگی) effort. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Shiraz University of Medical Sciences is a well established medical school of Iran that even admits foreign students. ... Tehran University is the largest university in Iran, with 32,000 students. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ...

Nabavi started his political career working for the Iranian dalahoo in the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the Ministry of Interior (personally invited by Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri), and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (personally invited by Mohammad Hashemi). His posts include the Manager of the Political Office of the Ministry of Interior in 1361–1364 AP (ca. 1982–1985 CE). According to himself, he was chosen because of his wide political knowledge about the Iranian political issues, because of his past activities with the Office for Fostering Unity and the Organization of Muslim Students of Shiraz University, where he had worked with Ata'ollah Mohajerani, Jamileh Kadivar, and Mostafa Moeen. Hodjatoleslam Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri was the speaker of the Majles of Iran. ... IRIB is based in northern Tehran, adjacent to Mellat Park, where almost all studios and offices are centered at. ... Mohammad Hashemi is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. ... The Iranian calendar (Persian: ‎) also known as Persian calendar or the Jalāli Calendar is a solar calendar currently used in Iran and Afghanistan. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ataollah Mohajerani (عطاالله مهاجرانی) is an Iranian historian, politician, journalist, and author. ... Dr Mostafa Moeen Mostafa Moeen, M.D. (مصطفی معین; born April 1, 1951), also spelled Moin, is an Iranian politician and professor, and an Advisor to the former President Mohammad Khatami. ...

Satire and journalism career

Nabavi started his satire career in the Soroush magazine in serial articles on cinema titled "andar hekāyat-e rešte va sar-r derāz va …" and continued it in the Gozaresh-e Film magazine (which he co-founded and worked as the magazine's first editor) with "rāport-hā" (reports). After leaving Gozaresh-e Film, Nabavi helped Kioumars Saberi Foumani start the Gol-Agha magazine, where he later wrote for. Soroush lecturing in Sharif University, October 2006 Abdolkarim Soroush (Persian: عبدالكريم سروش ) or Abdulkarim Soroush (1945 - ) is a leading Iranian thinker, philosopher, reformer and Rumi scholar. ... Kioumars Saberi Foumani (1941-April 30, 2004), also known with his pen name Gol-Agha, was an Iranian satirist, writer, and teacher. ...

While working at Gol-Agha, Nabavi started writing also for the Hamshahri monthly magazine, where he suggested establishing the Hamshahri daily newspaper, which later became very popular. Nabavi left the Hamshahri Institute three months after the resignation of Ahmad Sattari, the daily newspaper's then editor. After leaving Hamshahri, Nabavi found tried various random jobs, including designing crossword puzzles. Hamshahri (Persian: همشهری) is an Iranian Persian-language newspaper published by the Municipality of Tehran, and founded by Gholamhossein Karbaschi. ... Crossword Puzzle was the second to last album made by The Partridge Family, and was not one of the most popular albums. ...

Nabavi later "escaped" to Isfahan in 1996, as a reason for which he has mentioned the tighter restrictions on media imposed during the ministership of Ali Larijani and Mostafa Mirsalim in the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. In Isfahan he later became active in the presidential campaign for Mohammad Khatami, after his election he moved back to Tehran. Part of Shah Abbas large urban project in his new capital, the Chahār Bāgh Four Gardens, is a four-kilometer avenue in the city of Isfahan. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Ali Larijani while lecturing for his presidential campaign at Sharif University of Technology in March, 2005. ... Hujjatul Islam wal Muslimeen Sayyed Mohammad Khatami (Persian : سید محمد خاتمی), born on September 29, 1943, in Ardakan city of Yazd province, is an Iranian intellectual, philosopher and political figure. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Nabavi became famous after starting his daily column sotūn-e panjom (Fifth Column) in the newspaper Jame'eh, which he continued in several newspapers (under different variations of the title) after the newspapers were banned one after another. He also helped Fa'ezeh Hashemi in the founding of the newspaper Zan. A fifth column is a group of people which clandestinely undermines a larger group to which it is expected to be loyal, such as a nation. ... Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (فائزه هاشمی رفسنجانی; born 1962) is an Iranian politician and the daughter of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, currently studying in London for her PhD. She has been a Majlis representative from Tehran in the fifth Majlis (Iran), from 1996 to 2000. ...

He has also written several books of satire, interviews, prison diaries, and research on the history of Iranian satire. As of July 2006, he also writes for the online newspaper Rooz and the BBC News in Persian. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rooz (Persian:روز, literally day) is an Iranian morning newspaper in Persian and English, temporarily published on the internet only. ... The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporations newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ...

Nabavi was arrested and jailed two times for his political satires, where he wrote sālon-e šomāre-ye šeš (سالن شماره ۶; Corridor No 6), translated to French as Couloir n° 6 : Carnets de prison (ISBN 2-7427-5161-0).

He is an ethnic Azerbaijani, and his friends call him Davar.

Awards and honors

• Prince Claus Award (2005)

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References

• Amiri, Noushabeh & and Nabavi, Seyyed Ebrahim (1999). یک گفت‌وگوی ساده (yek goftogū-ye sāde). In Nabavi, Seyyed Ebrahim, گفت‌وگوهای صریح (goftogūhā-ye sarih), pp. 13–52. Tehran, Iran: Rowzaneh. ISBN 964-334-017-1. (In Persian)

External links

• Political satire of Ebrahim Nabavi reaches abroad
• (French) Perse-sans-rire, an article about Nabavi

• (Persian) Nabavi's satires on Rooz
• (Persian) Nabavi's satirical weblog
• Human Rights Watch calls for Nabavi's release - IFEX