- Ahmad Tafazzoli
Dr. Ahmad Tafazzoli (1937
Isfahan -January 15 ,1997 Tehran ) (PerB|احمد تفضلی) was a prominent Persian Iranist and master of ancient Iranian literature and culture. Professor Tafazzoli was a faculty member ofTehran University . One of his most important books and his latest masterpiece is "Pre-Islamic Persian Literature". ProfessorJaleh Amouzegar contributed in editing it.In January 1997, Professor Ahmad Tafazzoli was found dead in
Punak , a suburb northwest of Tehran. He was known to have contacts with many Iranian academics working abroad, and many of his colleagues believed that the authorities were behind his death, as part of thechain murders of Iran . While the precise circumstances remained unclear, Tafazzoli's death created a climate of fear at the university and discouraged criticism of the government. [cite web|url=http://www.hrw.org/worldreport/Mideast-04.htm|title=Human Rights Watch World Report 1998|publisher=Human Rights Watch |accessdate=2007-10-09]See also
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Persian literature
*Iranistics Other notable Iranologists:
*Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub
*Alireza Shapour Shahbazi
*Richard Nelson Frye
*Ehsan Yarshater
*Mehrdad Bahar References
Further reading
*"The Spirit of Wisdom: Menog I Xrad : Essays in Memory of Ahmad Tafazzoli" ISBN 1-56859-146-2
External links
* [http://www.iran-e-azad.org/english/ncr/990527.html Names of 47 victims of political killings in Iran sent to UN Human Rights High Commissioner]
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