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Dashti, ’Ali

Born 1895. Iranian writer and political figure.

Dashti studied in Iraq. In 1921 he began to publish the newspaper Shafaq-i surkh (Red Dawn) and became a majlis deputy. In the 1920’s he was arrested more than once, and he returned to political activity in 1941. He wrote collections of stories mainly about the lives of the highest strata of Iranian society, in which elements of psychoanalysis are apparent (the collections Prison Days, Jadu, Hindu, and Fitnah. He also wrote the collection of articles Shadow.

REFERENCES

Khwajah-Nuri. Bazigaran-i ’asr-i tala’i, vol. 2. Tehran, 1322 A.H. (1943).
Sadr Hashimi. M. Tarikh-i jaravid va majillat-t Iran, vol. 3. Isfahan, 1329 A.H. (1951).

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JACOBABAD -- The residents of village Juman Khan Dashti near Jacobabad including Parvez Ahmed Dashti, Ahsan Ali Dashti, Mohammad Azeem Dashti, Mohammad Hayat Dashti, Abdul Jabbar Maganhar, Sinkander Ali Dashti and others staged a protest demonstration outside the National Press Club Jacobabad on Tuesday.

Residents of village Juman Khan Dashti stage demo for basic rights

Phunal Khan Dashti allegedly opened fire on his wife Sassi and her alleged paramour Irshad Ali Dashti in Goth Sher Khan, killing them both, police said, adding the accused fled the scene after the incident.

Two gunned down for 'honour'

A relative of kidnapped persons Sajid Dashti said that his five relatives including Shabbir Jan Dashti, Irfan Dashti, Rashid Ali Dashti, Shahid Dashti and Muhammad Rafiq Dashti were going for the recovery of pesticides by two motorcycles.

Kacha area dacoits kidnap three for ransom

Asghar Ali Dashti said the CPEC is not simply a scheme but a game changer in its actual sense that could turn Pakistan into a vibrant economic and business hub in the region.

Karachi-Lahore Motorway a critical component of CPEC: scholars

Dr Asghar Ali Dashti thanked to Ms Ghinwa Bhutto for highlighting such sensitive issue in a lighter mood.

Arab elite responsible for Middle East crises

The Excise Police Inspector Hassan Ali Dashti and Mohammad Younus Nando in a press conference Saturday said that an accused Saeedul Rehman Pathan was also arrested.

Excise police confiscates fine quality of 22 kilo charas, arrests accuse

Mr Bahman's father, Bahman Mohammed Ali Dashti, started the business selling Swiss watches in the late 1940s and the business soon flourished.

Suq pioneer may shut down

A police officer Mohammad Ali Dashti told Pajhwok Afghan News that the former district chief was assassinated by a gunman in Karta area of Injil district in western Heart where he lives.

Ex-Gulistan district chief gunned down in Herat

HE al-Sada attended Forum 1: 'Natural Gas: Energy that makes a difference' poster session, where Fawaz al-Shammari (RasGas unit engineering specialist) and co-authors Abdulla al-Subaey (head of Train 6 and 7), and Ali Dashti (senior process engineer), presented a technical poster titled 'Commissioning and Operating Challenges with Large LNG trains'.

Minister attends poster exhibition

Professor Khalidi spares the work of the Iraqi Maruf al-Rusafi and the Iranian Ali Dashti from this harsh judgment, but it does not alter his general conclusion.

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Excise Inspectors Hassan Ali Dashti and Mohammad Younas in a press conference informed that Excise police team has also arrested an accused car driver Saeedur Rehman Pathan.

Excise police seize narcotics, arrested accused