SHAMLOO

What the heck?

The writer is bemoaning Shamloo's biological heirs not necessarily the regime (from what I've heard his son is complete jerk). Of course the current regime has very little interest in Sahmloo as he was a man of the Left to the end and a true patriot. Even though an ethnic Azari, he loved Persian language and Iran and served it to his last day. But this is about his greedy heirs. As to philantropist Iranians: Look, Shamloo was not beloved by the Monarchists either. His opposition to the previous regime is also known. Rich Iranians, in Iran or abroad are by and large conservative in taste and vulgar at worst. That being said, there should be enough Iranians who can pool their efforts to create a Shamloo foundation. I'd bet if someone had opened an account and start a fundraising campagin, the funds would have been secured by ordinary Iranians who like all people around the world are more generous than the upper crusters. Instead, as Shamloo once said in a poem on Ale Ahamd, "khar-khakeeha be gasadsash minegarand."

why the surprise?

This is a regime whose founder (Khomeini) said it openly that he has no feeling returning to Iran( remeber that!) what is happening is a continution of same policy. some one called it here decultureization and how true!. How many historical art affects have been demolished and looted out? you have a regime that builds a Dam to wash away our culture and history, and you expect them to care about Shamloo's posessions? why is every one so shocked by what is happening? the level of Bifarhangi is extereme in Iran. if you even have some sense of it left is becuase of the tireless efforts of Reza shah and his son, otherwise we wouldn't even be having this converstion now!

Deculturization of IRAN by IRI!

IRAN has gone through a delibrated deculturization by IRI in past thirty years.

This change has brought to our beloved country Prostituation, Addiction, murdering teenagers by other teenagers, lack of justice in judicial system and poverty.

We all Iranian who are aware of this transition and hopefully still care about our culture and long civilization must claim back IRAN from hands of these savages. 

Agreed

A foreign cultural invasion in the name of islam which is nothing but a cult of misery, despair, depression and gloom has turned ordinary citizens into individuals who can't feel anything anymore .. they have lost any sense for future, which belongs to their kids and their kids and so on. Who cares if Shamloo's artifacts are sold when same people are struggling to feed their children now and know that the future life for their kids are dark under rule of savages.

خانم شاهرخي

خانم شاهرخي عزيز با تشكر ..
متاسفانه دنياي غم انگيزي شده ! بسيار با خواندن اين مقاله متاثر شدم.
گفتيد :آیا هنوز یک یا چند تایی آدم لوطی و مرفه ایرانی در دنیا وجود دارد!!؟ به خدا نه! متاسفانه بايد گفت : آن كه مرفه است حس لوطي گري در او نيست! وگرنه مرفه نبود! كساني كه رفاه را در حد سطحي مي بينند و چشمشان بر اثر فخر فروختن نابيناست!
ايراني اگر لوطي بود اگر حس انسان دوستي و ايراني دوستي در او بود امروز ايران و ايراني در بدبختي غوطه ور نبود!
با خانم يا آقايي كه كامنت اولي را نوشته اندبسيار موافق هستم..
ما ايراني ها وقتي صحبت از فرهنگ و تاريخ ميشود به خود ميباليم ! اين فرهنگ كجاست؟! كدام تاريخ؟! به خدا كه هيچ نيستيم! اين را به وضوح با دقت در رفتار و طرز برخورد ايراني هاي عزيز در جوامع ايراني چه داخل و چه خارج از كشور مي شود ديد!! افسوس
--- روح استاد شاملو شاد ..
درود بر خانم آيدا شاملو اين بانوي فداكار .. كاش فرزندان شاملو ذره اي انسانيت از اين بانو ياد مي گرفتند..

I don't think the news of

I don't think the news of Shamloo passing away was as sad as hearing what was done to his legacy after his death. Crying my eyes out would not describe how I feel righ now. Then again this is the same country that has made Sadegh Hedayat's house into a hospital warehouse. Nothing surprises me any more about our birth land. We keep talking about our great histroy, but come on people, lets stop kidding ourselves. Iran is a gone country and nothing will ever bring it back to what it was even 10 years ago, Iranian people's mentality now is nothing more than a 3rd world AFRICAN country. If it was any other country, a group of people would buy and then donate the items to save it for the future generations. Then again there is the question: SINCE HE HAD A WILL, WHY THERE WAS AN AUCTION in the 1st place anyway???? What kind of common sense is that shit?
How many stories/plays has Arthur Miller wtitten, more than what Shamloo has done? And yet look how he and his belongings and house has been treated here in Key West, Florida.
Let's stop talking about our GREAT history and past, Iran of today is nothing more than Nigeria!!
SHAME ON YOU PEOPLE, SHAME