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Women Poets Iranica is an integrative encyclopedia of postclassical, modern, and contemporary women poets.
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MAWLAWI, ʿAbd-al-Raḥim Maʿdumi
(1806-1882/83), a leading Kurdish poet of the 19th century who wrote in the Gurāni dialect of southeastern Kurdistan. He benefited from the support of Sufi shaikhs, who were generous patrons of writers and scholars.
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ʿABDALLĀH ŠĪRĀZĪ
Qāżī Aḥmad praises ʿAbdallāh’s skill in lacquer painting (rang o rowḡan). This technique was widely used in the decoration of bookbindings during the 16th century, and the examination of surviving bindings may lead to the discovery of further works by ʿAbdallāh.