"Although he neither speaks nor reads Persian, he is a popular interpreter of Rumi, rewriting the poems based on other English translations" white liberals lmao (en.wikipedia.org)

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this mf is a bit on Trillbilly's podcast lol

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[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

the sad part is this guy eventually got an honorary doctorate in persian literature from university of tehran. the humanities in iran are neglected and in a sad state of affairs this just goes to show how fucked up it is

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