Bahman Nirumand
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Bahman Nirumand (Persian: بهمن نیرومند; born 18 September 1936 in Tehran) is an Iranian and German journalist and author.
Life
Bahman Nirumand was born on 18 September 1936 to a wealthy family of civil servants in
Rudolf Steiner School.[1]
After his primary and secondary schooling, he studied German, philosophy and
urban guerillas. In 1965, he returned to Germany to escape a purported imminent arrest.[2]
His book, Iran, The New Imperialism in Action, was published in January 1967 and had a large influence upon the internationalism of the
Farah Diba,[3] that, among other things, for the peasants of Mehdiabad, a "Persian meal" consists of straw put in water.[4] In October 1967, Der Spiegel published a critical review of Nirumand's book, alleging that much of the information it contained was dubious or wrong.[5]
1979 Nirumand returned to Iran before the
Islamic Republic of Iran was founded. After staying there for three years, Nirumand exiled in Paris, as he had not received permission to re-enter Germany. He later relocated to Berlin.[6]
Nirumand advocates for freedom in Iran. He holds that the forces around Ahmadinejad[needs update] are sustained through terror and threats from the West, including the threats of sanctions and war. He believes that such actions bolster the regime and that popular support for the regime is much weaker than is assumed in the West. He contends that artists, women, and the youth are not radicals and desire freedom. Nirumand argues that the image of Iran in the West has been reduced to that of only the Islamic regime itself.[7]
Nirumand is the author of several books and articles, including:
In addition to that, he authored numerous contributions that have been broadcast. He published, among others:
- "Mit Gott für die Macht" ("With God for power"), a Khomeini-biography
- "Feuer unterm Pfauenthron. Verbotene Geschichten aus dem persischen Widerstand" ("Fire under the Peacock's Throne: Forbidden stories from the Persian opposition")
- "Iran - hinter den Gittern verdorren Blumen" ("Iran - behind the bars wither flowers")
- "Sturm im Golf: Die Irak-Krise und das Pulverfass Nahost" ("Storm in the Gulf: The Iraq crisis and the Powder Keg Middle East"
In addition, he has translated literature from Persian into German, among others:
- Sadegh Hedayat
- Gholamhossein Saedi
- Samad Behrangi
- He translated "The trip" of Mahmud Doulatabadifor the Unionsverlag.
Since 2001, he has been the composer of the monthly "Iran Reports" of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
Bahman Nirumand is the father of the journalist Mariam Lau, who is currently working as the political correspondent of the weekly journal Die Zeit.
Works
As an author
- “Problems of transplanting European dramas to the Neopersian literature” (“Probleme der Verpflanzung des europäischen Dramas in die neupersische Literatur”). University of Tübingen. Dissertation, 1960.
- “Persia, a model of a developing nation or the dictatorship of the Free World” (“Persien, Modell eines Entwicklungslandes oder Die Diktatur der Freien Welt”), Rowohlt, Reinbek 1967
- Nirumand, Bahman (1969). IRAN: The New Imperialism in Action. Monthly Review Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-853-45085-6.
- “With God for power. A political biography of Ayatollah Khomeiny” (“Mit Gott für die Macht. Eine politische Biografie des Ayatollah Chomeini.“), Rowohlt, Reinbek 1987, ISBN 3-498-04628-4(mit Keywan Daddjou)
- “Fire under the peacock throne. Forbidden stories from the Persisan opposition” (“Feuer unterm Pfauenthron. Verbotene Geschichten aus dem persischen Widerstand“, Rotbuch Verlag, Hamburg 1985, ISBN 3-88022-124-3
- “Iran - behind the bars wither flowers“ (“Iran - hinter den Gittern verdorren Blumen“), Rowohlt, Reinbek 1985 ISBN 3-499-15735-7 (Übersetzung ins Türkische durch Kemal Kurt: “Iran – Soluyor Çiçekler Parmaklıklar Ardında“, mit Belge Yayınlar, Istanbul 1988)
- Living with Germans" (“Leben mit den Deutschen“), Rowohlt, Reinbek 1989, ISBN 3-499-12404-1
- “Storm in the Golf: The Iraq crisis and the powder keg Middle East“ ("Sturm im Golf: Die Irak-Krise and das Pulverfass Nah-Ost“), Rowohlt, Reinbek 1990, ISBN 3-499-12926-4
- “A stranger for Germans“ (“Fremd bei den Deutschen“), 1991, ISBN 3-499-12924-8
- “The Kurdish tragedy. The Kurds - Chased in their own land” (“Die kurdische Tragödie. Die Kurden - verfolgt im eigenen Land“), Rowohlt, Reinbek 1991, ISBN 3-499-13075-0
- “Scared of Germans. Terror against foreigners and the disintegration of the state of law” (“Angst vor den Deutschen. Terror gegen Ausländer und der Zerfall des Rechtsstaates“), Rowohlt, Reinbek 1992, ISBN 3-499-13176-5
- “iran-report“, Heinrich Böll endowment, Berlin, seit 2001 (erscheint monatlich; siehe Weblinks)
- Bahman, Nirumand (2001). At the Side of Torture Survivors: Treating a Terrible Assault on Human Dignity. Johns Hopkins University Press. (Contributing Author)
- "Iran. The imminent catastrophe" ("Iran. Die drohende Katastrophe"), Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Köln 2006, ISBN 3-462-03708-0
- "The undeclared World War" ("Der unerklärte Weltkrieg"), booklet, 2007, ISBN 978-3-940153-01-2
- Bahman, Nirumand (2011). Weit entfernt von dem Ort, an dem ich sein müsste: Autobiographie. Rowohlt Verlag GmbH.
- "Iran Israel War: The spark to a bush fire" (“Iran Israel Krieg: Der Funke zum Flächenbrand“), Verlag Klaus Wagenbach, 2012, ISBN 978-3803126979
- Bahman, Nirumand (2013). Nilufar. Unionsverlag. ISBN 978-3-293-00455-9
- Bahman, Nirumand (2013). And what about Human Rights?: The West's Policy on the Middle East Needs to Be CredibleAnd what about Human Rights?: The West's Policy on the Middle East Needs to Be Credible. edition Körber-Stiftung. (Contributing Author)
- Bahman, Nirumand (2015). Und das ist erst der Anfang: Deutschland und die Flüchtlinge. Rowohlt Taschenbuch. (Contributing Author)
- Bahman, Nirumand (2017). Migration und Rassismus: Politik der Menschenfeindlichkeit. Eine Publikation der NGfP (Forschung Psychosozial). Psychosozial-Verlag. (Contributing Author)
- Nirumand, Bahman (2022). Der mühsame Weg in die Freiheit: Iran zwischen Gottesstaat und Republik. zu Klampen Verlag. p. 239.
As a publisher
- “In the name of Allah. Islamic groups and the fundamentalism ın the Federal Republic of Germany” (“Im Namen Allahs. Islamische Gruppen und der Fundamentalismus in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland“), 1990, ISBN 3-89452-307-7
- “In the name of Allah“ (“Im Namen Allahs“), Dreisam Verlag, Köln 1990, ISBN 3-89607-346-X
- “German conditions. Dialog over a endangered country“ (“Deutsche Zustände. Dialog über ein gefährdetes Land“, Rowohlt, Reinbek 1993, ISBN 3-499-13354-7
- “Iran after the polls“ (“Iran nach den Wahlen“), Westfälisches Dampfboot, Münster 2001, ISBN 3-89691-506-1
As a translator (a choice of)
- Sadegh Hedayat: “The blind owl“ (“Die blinde Eule - Ein Roman and neun Erzählungen“), Eichborn, Frankfurt 1990
- Mahmud Doulatabadi: “The journey“ (“Die Reise“), Unionsverlag, Zürich 1992, ISBN 3-293-20139-3
- Mahmud Doulatabadi: “The old World“ (“Die alte Erde“), Unionsverlag Zürich 2005, ISBN 3-293-20318-3
- Mahmud Doulatabadi: “The colonel” (“Der Colonel”), Unionsverlag Zürich 2009, ISBN 3-293-00402-4
References
Notes
- ^ On the influence of Nirumand's work on the West German New Left, see Quinn Slobodian, Foreign Front: Third World Politics in Sixties West Germany Archived 2013-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Duke University Press, chapter 5
Citations
- ^ "Autobiography of Bahman Nirumand". Sueddeutsche.de. 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Interview with Iran expert Bahman Nirumand". Qantara.de.
- ^ ""Revolutionäre Romantik" | Cicero Online". Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Ulrike Marie Meinhof Offner Brief a Fra Dibah". www.infopartisan.net.
- ^ Der Spiegel, 46197096, Title=GEWALT AUF DEM CAMPUS
- ^ "Book presentation about the political situation in Iran". HL-live.de.
- ^ ""We are close to the goal"". Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bahman Nirumand.
- Gewalt auf dem Campus - Das Persienbild des Bahman Nirumand, Der Spiegel 44/1967, 23. Oktober 1967, S. 132]
- Welcher Perser isst schon Schwein? Dr. Bahman Nirumand zur Spiegeltitelgeschichte über Persien, Der Spiegel 47/1967, 13. November 1967, S. 164]
- Der Iran und die Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung - Kritik an Reformbewegung unerwünscht (Juni 2000)
- iran-report - monatliche Berichte über die Lage im Iran (seit 2001) Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- List of Nirumand's books at Abebooks.com
- “Revolutionäre Romantik“ - umfassendes Interview mit Bahman Nirumand über sein Leben and den Iran Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- IMDb profile
- Bahman Nirumand's Biography, Waterstones
- Author: Bahman Nirumand
- Interview mit Bahman Nirumand im Deutschlandfunk (Juni 2007) Archived 2007-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Die Kriegsgefahr wächst: Das Szenario erinnert an den Irak-Krieg
- Other published works at WorldCate.org
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